PROVIDENCE LIVING CENTER
PROVIDENCE LIVING CENTER is a 78-bed nursing home in TOPEKA, Kansas. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1997-08-01. It averages 68.0 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at PROVIDENCE LIVING CENTER?
CMS lists 38 health-inspection deficiencies for PROVIDENCE LIVING CENTER since 2022-08-10, 34 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 2026-06-17.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J |
| 2026-06-17 | F0921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E |
| 2026-06-17 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2026-03-10 | F0761 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | J |
| 2025-12-18 | F0725, F0801, F0812, F0868, F0882, F0921 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly / Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | F |
| 2025-12-18 | F0584, F0628, F0756, F0883, F0924 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. / Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways. | E |
| 2025-12-18 | F0552, F0578, F0677, F0688, F0689, F0695, F0699, F0700, F0909 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. / Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame. | D |
| 2025-12-18 | F0814 | Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | C |
| 2025-08-25 | F0684, F0757 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D |
| 2024-02-13 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | G |
| 2024-02-13 | F0801, F0851 | 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. / Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. | F |
| 2024-02-13 | F0657, F0693, F0699, F0849 | 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 feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / 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 |
| 2022-08-10 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2022-08-10 | F0756, F0758, F0825 | 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. / Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. | D |
Why was PROVIDENCE LIVING CENTER fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | Fine | $22,925 |
How is PROVIDENCE LIVING CENTER staffed relative to the KS average?
| Measure | This facility | KS average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 2.46033 | 4.06686 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 71.0 | 48.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 68.0 | 50.5 |
Who owns PROVIDENCE LIVING CENTER, and what chain is it in?
PROVIDENCE LIVING CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name PROVIDENCE OPCO LLC and belongs to the MISSION HEALTH COMMUNITIES chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | CURIS HOLDINGS, LLC | since 02/01/2024 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | BARRES, LLC, WINDWARD HEALTH PARTNERS LLC, CRINO, BRYAN, FEUER, SCOTT, LINDEMAN, STUART | since 02/01/2024 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | HESTON, TIMOTHY, MEMMER, MATTHEW | since 02/01/2024 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | LINDEMAN, STUART | since 02/01/2024 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | CURIS HOLDINGS, LLC | since 02/01/2024 |
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