WILLOW POINT REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER, KANSAS CITY
WILLOW POINT REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER, KANSAS CITY is a 56-bed nursing home in KANSAS CITY, Kansas. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1984-07-25. It averages 35.4 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at WILLOW POINT REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER, KANSAS CITY?
CMS lists 57 health-inspection deficiencies for WILLOW POINT REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER, KANSAS CITY since 2021-10-13, 13 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is L; the most recent health inspection was 2024-10-24.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-24 | F0801, F0812 | 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. | F |
| 2024-10-24 | F0607, F0689, F0700 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / 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. | E |
| 2024-10-24 | F0558, F0676, F0686, F0698, F0757 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D |
| 2024-04-10 | F0744 | Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. | D |
| 2024-03-11 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2024-02-20 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | J |
| 2023-05-04 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | L |
| 2023-05-04 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | J |
| 2023-05-04 | F0689, F0692 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | G |
| 2023-05-04 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2023-05-04 | F0677, F0679, F0761, F0865, F0883 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / 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. / Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | E |
| 2023-05-04 | F0561, F0582, F0655, F0660, F0661, F0676, F0686, F0690, F0695, F0744, F0756, F0757, F0887 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. / Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / 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. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | D |
| 2023-05-04 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
| 2021-10-13 | F0725, F0812, F0880, F0881 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | F |
| 2021-10-13 | F0584, F0688, F0755 | 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 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. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | E |
| 2021-10-13 | F0558, F0561, F0656, F0661, F0677, F0686, F0690, F0693, F0695, F0756, F0757, F0758 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / 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 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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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. | D |
| 2021-10-13 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
Why was WILLOW POINT REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER, KANSAS CITY fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-20 | Fine | $15,421 |
How is WILLOW POINT REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER, KANSAS CITY staffed relative to the KS average?
| Measure | This facility | KS average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.85328 | 4.06686 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 80.0 | 48.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 35.4 | 50.5 |
Who owns WILLOW POINT REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER, KANSAS CITY, and what chain is it in?
WILLOW POINT REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER, KANSAS CITY is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name HICKORY CREEK HEALTHCARE LLC and belongs to the THE ENSIGN GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | GATEWAY HEALTHCARE LLC | since 09/16/2025 |
| INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | THE ENSIGN GROUP INC | since 12/01/2025 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | LEWIS, CORWIN | since 02/01/2026 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BURNAM, SOON | since 09/16/2025 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | BURNAM, SOON, EPPERSON, KAREN, LEWIS, CORWIN | since 02/01/2026 |
| INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF | JORGENSEN, DAVID, KEETCH, CHAD, PORT, BARRY | since 11/05/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | ENSIGN SERVICES, INC., MOUNT SUNFLOWER HEALTH HOLDINGS LLC, STANDARD BEARER HEALTHCARE OP, LP, EPPERSON, KAREN, LEWIS, CORWIN | since 02/01/2026 |
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