Liberal · 67901
Wheatridge Park Care Center
1501 S Holly Dr
Liberal, KS 67901
Southwest Medical Center SNF
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⌖ Liberal, KS · Seward County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds18
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare only
OwnershipGovernment (county)
About Southwest Medical Center SNF
Southwest Medical Center SNF is a 18-bed government-run nursing home in Liberal, KS. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Kansas is 3.1. At its last full inspection (Apr 2026), inspectors found 8 problems, close to the Kansas average of 9.5. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameSouthwest Medical Center Snf
LocationSeward County, Kansas
Phone(620) 629-6291
Address315 W 15th Street, Liberal, KS 67905 · Seward County
CMS provider number175163
Ownership typeGovernment (county)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJuly 31, 1987 (39 years)
✓ Medicare✗ Medicaid
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS 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 CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 strengths and nothing that stands out as a concern in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Apr 2026.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection8 (Apr 2026)Kansas average: 9.5. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About 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 hospital20.1%State average: 22.4%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit11.6%State average: 11.5%About average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs1.9%State average: 1.9%About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Kansas average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, down from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 10 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections3★
Staffing1★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day7.9
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 5 | – | 1 | – |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 4 | – | 3 | – |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 4 | – | 4 | – |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8.6 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9.0 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 4 | – | 3 | – |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7.9 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | – |
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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