Wheatland Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Medicare-certified320 S LINCOLN ST, Russell, KS 67665
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Russell Regional Hospital LTCU provides comprehensive skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to Russell, Kansas residents and their families. Our clinical team focuses on recovery-centered care, helping patients regain independence following hospitalization or injury with personalized treatment plans.
Capacity
23 residents
Location
Russell, KS
Status
Listed in a public registry
200 S MAIN STREET, Russell, Kansas 67665
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on September 16, 2025, state inspectors cited 12 health deficiencies (the Kansas average is 9.5).
Medicare has not fined Russell Regional Hospital Ltcu in the last three years.
25 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
September 16, 2025 · Standard inspection · 12 citations
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
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.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
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.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
January 17, 2024 · Standard inspection · 13 citations
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
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.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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 a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
200 S MAIN STREETRussell, KS 67665
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State inspectors visited on September 16, 2025 and cited 12 health deficiencies, 2 of them from complaint investigations. The Kansas average is 9.5.
Medicare's records show no fines against Russell Regional Hospital Ltcu in the last three years.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.