Compiled from official CMS federal data
DIVERSICARE OF CHANUTE, CHANUTE, KS — Violations & Inspection Reports
Does DIVERSICARE OF CHANUTE have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), DIVERSICARE OF CHANUTE (CCN 175214), in CHANUTE, KS, has federal inspection findings.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 8 deficiencies; the most severe is rated G, a level CMS classifies as actual harm. The latest standard health inspection on file is dated 2025-09-23. Earlier-cycle citations appear in the dated timeline below as historical, not current. CMS has $13,397 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. The record also includes 1 abuse- or neglect-related citation in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series; most recent Mar 2026). This page restates the federal record and draws no conclusion of its own.
Abuse-, fall-, and care-related findings on the federal record
- 1 citation in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series) — most recent Mar 2026.
- 3 citations for accident hazards or inadequate supervision (F689) — the deficiency family behind fall-related findings; most recent Mar 2024.
- 1 pressure-ulcer care citation (F686) — the consumer term is "bedsores"; most recent May 2022.
- 12 findings on file from complaint-triggered inspections.
Every figure above restates CMS’s own dated record; this page draws no conclusion of its own. Strict state filing deadlines can apply to nursing-home injury claims — a licensed attorney in your state can review this record.
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The Federal Record
At its most recent federal inspection, CMS cited this facility for 1 deficiency that CMS classified as "actual harm" — its category for harm that reached a resident, above the level of risk alone.
Below is this facility's federal inspection record as on file with CMS.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
CMS's own A–L scope/severity grid. Plotted cells mark this facility's most recent (current-cycle) citations.
Civil money penalties on file
$13,397
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About this record: Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
Deficiency timeline
Citations are listed by scope/severity (most severe first), not chronologically; each entry is labeled current-cycle or historical.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
38 more citations on file — Abuse & neglect 1 · Accidents & supervision 2 · Pressure ulcers 1 · Medication & pharmacy 7 · Resident rights 4 · Other citations 21 (expand)
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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.
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
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.
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.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
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 pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Overall CMS star rating
This facility: 2 · CMS state average: 3.0
Both figures as published by CMS.
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How to read this record
Making sense of a CMS inspection record
CMS scores every citation on a grid from A to L, combining how widespread a finding was with how serious it was. A–C is a deficiency CMS classifies as no harm; D–F as the potential for harm; G–I as actual harm that reached a resident; and J–L as immediate jeopardy, CMS’s most serious level. Later letters mark more serious findings.
Three questions to ask on a tour
- How is the home staffed on nights, weekends, and holidays?
- What happens when a resident’s condition changes suddenly?
- How, and how quickly, are families told about an incident?