HERITAGE GROVE ESTATES
HERITAGE GROVE ESTATES is a 80-bed nursing home in TOPEKA, Kansas. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1988-06-01. It averages 59.7 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at HERITAGE GROVE ESTATES?
CMS lists 18 health-inspection deficiencies for HERITAGE GROVE ESTATES since 2021-08-18, 6 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2025-01-29.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-29 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J |
| 2024-08-07 | F0941, F0942 | Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members. / Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents. | E |
| 2024-08-07 | F0550, F0695, F0698 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D |
| 2023-02-02 | F0686, F0689 | 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. | G |
| 2023-02-02 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | E |
| 2023-02-02 | F0641, F0690, F0726, F0758 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / 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. / 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. | D |
| 2021-08-18 | F0757, F0758, F0880 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2021-08-18 | F0661, F0756 | Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D |
Why was HERITAGE GROVE ESTATES fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-29 | Fine | $9,113 |
How is HERITAGE GROVE ESTATES staffed relative to the KS average?
| Measure | This facility | KS average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.03228 | 4.06686 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 53.5 | 48.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 59.7 | 50.5 |
Who owns HERITAGE GROVE ESTATES?
HERITAGE GROVE ESTATES is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name MCCRITE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | MCCRITE REAL ESTATE INC | since 12/29/2000 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | MCCRITE FAMILY GIFTING TRUST, MCCRITE HOLDING COMPANY, MCCRITE, JUDITH, MCCRITE, PATRICK | since 12/29/2000 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | MCCRITE, JUDITH, MCCRITE, PATRICK | since 12/29/2000 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | MCCRITE, JUDITH, MCCRITE, PATRICK | since 12/29/2000 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | MCCRITE, PATRICK | since 06/14/2007 |
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