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University Health Lakewood Medical Center brings together skilled nursing and rehabilitation expertise in Kansas City, Missouri, with a focus on individualized recovery plans. Our medical team supports patients through short-term rehabilitation and long-term care needs, combining clinical excellence with compassionate support for families navigating complex health transitions.
Capacity
188 residents
Location
Kansas City, MO
Status
Listed in a public registry
7900 LEE'S SUMMIT ROAD, Kansas City, Missouri 64139
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 August 22, 2025, state inspectors cited 6 health deficiencies (the Missouri average is 11.4).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 3 minutes with each resident a day, above the Missouri average of 3 hours 26 minutes.
Medicare fined University Health Lakewood Medical Center once in the last three years, $14,901 in total.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 3 minutesAbove the Missouri average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 31 minutesAbove the Missouri average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 39%Below the Missouri average |
17 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
July 28, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
March 20, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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 for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
1 fine totaling $14,901 in the last three years.
7900 LEE'S SUMMIT ROADKansas City, MO 64139
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State inspectors visited on August 22, 2025 and cited 6 health deficiencies, 2 of them from complaint investigations. The Missouri average is 11.4.
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 3 minutes with each resident per day, including 31 minutes from registered nurses. 39% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Yes. Medicare fined University Health Lakewood Medical Center once in the last three years, totaling $14,901.
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.