Lawrence · 66049
Lawrence Presbyterian Manor
1429 Kasold Dr
Lawrence, KS 66049
Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community
⌖ Lawrence, KS · Douglas County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds76
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (partnership)
About Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community
Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community is a 76-bed for-profit nursing home in Lawrence, KS. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Kansas is 3.1. At its last full inspection (Dec 2025), inspectors found 22 problems, more than the Kansas average of 9.5. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 13 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Kansas average of 4 hr 04 min. About 50% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $29,286 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (3 of 5) and long-term care (4 of 5).
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Key details
Facility namePioneer Ridge Retirement Community
LocationDouglas County, Kansas
Phone(785) 749-2000
Address4851 Harvard Road, Lawrence, KS 66049 · Douglas County
Medicare provider number175445
Ownership typeFor-profit (partnership)
Operating companyMidwest Health · 11 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJuly 12, 2001 (25 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
1 strength and 3 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Registered nurse time per resident51 min a dayKansas average: 43 minStrength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 13 min a dayKansas average: 4 hr 04 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover50% a yearKansas average: 48%About average
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations1 for immediate jeopardyCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Jun 2026 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $29,286Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jun 2026 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
- Health citations at last inspection22 (Dec 2025)Kansas average: 9.5. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Worse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Kansas average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital23.9%State average: 22.4%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit11.1%State average: 11.5%About average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs1.0%State average: 1.9%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 10 minutes per resident a day. That is more than the state average of 2 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury6.7%State average: 4.3%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)5.6%State average: 4.4%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs7.4%State average: 18.1%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.9State average: 1.8About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Kansas average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Kansas, Medicaid pays for 57% of resident days at a typical home.
- 0% Medicaid
- 16% Medicare
- 84% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average66%Kansas typical: 84%
Cost of care per resident day$319Kansas typical: $318
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 1 star now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 15 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections1★
Staffing4★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.2
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4.2 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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