Ellis · 67637
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1101 Spruce Street
Ellis, KS 67637
Trego Co-lemke Memorial Hospital Ltcu
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⌖ Wakeeney, KS · Trego County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds37
Medicare / MedicaidMedicaid only
OwnershipGovernment (county)
About Trego Co-lemke Memorial Hospital Ltcu
Trego Co-lemke Memorial Hospital Ltcu is a 37-bed government-run nursing home in Wakeeney, KS. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in Kansas is 3.1. At its last full inspection (Jun 2025), inspectors found 9 problems, close to 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 5 hr 21 min a day with each resident, more than the Kansas average of 4 hr 04 min. About 26% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameTrego Co-lemke Memorial Hospital Ltcu
LocationTrego County, Kansas
Phone(785) 743-2182
Address320 N 13th St, Wakeeney, KS 67672 · Trego County
Medicare provider number17A020
Ownership typeGovernment (county)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMarch 31, 1974 (52 years)
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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
4 strengths and 1 thing 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
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident5 hr 21 min a dayKansas average: 4 hr 04 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident57 min a dayKansas average: 43 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover26% a yearKansas average: 48%Strength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection9 (Jun 2025)Kansas average: 9.5. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.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 Nov 2025 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
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 injury5.6%State average: 4.3%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)5.1%State average: 4.4%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs34.7%State average: 18.1%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.3State average: 1.8Better than 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 4 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 22 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections3★
Staffing5★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day5.3
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5.2 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5.0 |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 4 | – | 1 | 5.7 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5.0 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4.9 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4.3 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.3 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5.3 |
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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