Smith Center · 66967
Smith Center Health and Rehab
117 W 1st Street #369
Smith Center, KS 66967
Sunporch of Smith County
⌖ Smith Center, KS · Smith County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds22
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (other)
About Sunporch of Smith County
Sunporch of Smith County is a 22-bed nonprofit nursing home in Smith Center, KS. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Kansas is 3.1. At its last full inspection (Oct 2024), inspectors found 4 problems, fewer than the Kansas average of 9.5. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 24 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Kansas average of 4 hr 04 min. About 45% of its nursing staff left in the past year. 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 nameSunporch Of Smith County
LocationSmith County, Kansas
Phone(785) 282-6722
Address920 E Kansas Ave, Smith Center, KS 66967 · Smith County
CMS provider number175565
Ownership typeNon-profit (other)
Operating companyGrace Team Services · 9 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceSeptember 30, 2019 (6 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
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
3 strengths in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Oct 2024.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection4 (Oct 2024)Kansas average: 9.5. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 24 min a dayKansas average: 4 hr 04 minAbout average
- Registered nurse time per resident43 min a dayKansas average: 43 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover45% a yearKansas average: 48%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.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury7.1%State average: 4.3%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)2.6%State average: 4.4%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs21.2%State average: 18.1%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.6State 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.
- 38% Medicaid
- 2% Medicare
- 59% Private pay, insurance and other
Cost of care per resident day$281Kansas 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 5 stars now, up from 4 stars in January 2022. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 11 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections5★
Staffing5★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.4
20222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2022 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4.7 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5.4 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4.7 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4.2 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4.2 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4.4 |
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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