THE CEDARS
THE CEDARS, in MCPHERSON, Kansas, holds 54 certified beds and has been certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1996-07-10, averaging 38.6 residents a day.
Has THE CEDARS been cited for violations?
CMS lists 29 health-inspection deficiencies for THE CEDARS since 2022-08-29, 23 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2026-01-22.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | F0550, F0582, F0605, F0628, F0657, F0689, F0757, F0849 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. | D |
| 2026-01-22 | F0801 | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. | C |
| 2024-11-12 | F0609, F0610 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D |
| 2024-03-11 | F0812, F0851 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. | F |
| 2024-03-11 | F0550, F0582, F0657, F0684, F0686, F0689, F0690, F0695, F0803, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2022-08-29 | F0600, F0675, F0726, F0756, F0758, F0760 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs. / Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
How is THE CEDARS staffed?
| Measure | This facility | KS average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.98128 | 4.06686 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 64.4 | 48.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 38.6 | 50.5 |
Who owns THE CEDARS?
THE CEDARS is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name CEDARS, INC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | BRYANT, STEPHANIE | since 04/07/2017 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | NEUFELDT, APRIL | since 08/01/2018 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BRYANT, STEPHANIE | since 04/07/2017 |