Locust Grove Village
701 W 6TH STREET, La Crosse, KS 67548
La Crosse, Kansas · CMS verdict
Locust Grove Village's CMS overall star rating stands at 2 of 5, below the Kansas state average (3.0) and reflecting below-average quality by the federal five-star measure.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Locust Grove Village in La Crosse, Kansas holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 55 of 100 (grade F). The 38-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in Kansas runs a median of $8,669 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
At 38 certified beds, this facility sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 55 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 55.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Locust Grove Village's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
Locust Grove Village holds a CMS overall quality rating of 2 out of 5 stars, based on the most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS breaks this into three sub-ratings: health inspection (2/5), staffing (4/5), and quality measures (3/5).
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in La Crosse, Kansas, this facility operates 38 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 33 residents - an occupancy rate of about 87%. The facility is classified under non profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At about 87% occupancy, this facility's bed usage looks steady and consistent with a stabilized operation.
Same-ownership peers
Within Kansas, Locust Grove Village is one of 79 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 2-star overall rating sits below the non profit - corporation-segment average of 3.5 stars, ahead of roughly 6% of same-ownership peers in the state. Same-segment comparisons like this one strip out the business-model factor, leaving a cleaner read on facility-level performance than a raw state average would give.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility (11 total). CMS has levied 1 enforcement penalty - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Locust Grove Village's lower-tercile stars compare to Kansas
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Kansas facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Kansas state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Locust Grove Village ranks in Kansas
Among the 294 CMS-rated nursing homes in Kansas, Locust Grove Village’s 2-star overall rating is higher than 21% of them. The bars show how all Kansas homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
55 Kansas homes share this 2-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 38 |
| Residents | 33 |
| Ownership | Non profit - Corporation |
| County | Rush |
| Penalties | 1 |
| Deficiencies | 11 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Locust Grove Village? ▾
CMS rates Locust Grove Village at 2 out of 5 stars overall. The three sub-ratings behind that number: health inspection 2/5, staffing 4/5, quality measures 3/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Kansas? ▾
CareScout's 2025 survey puts Kansas's median semi-private nursing home rate at $8,669 per month ($104,025 per year), with private rooms averaging $9,064 per month.
What services does Locust Grove Village offer? ▾
With 38 beds with approximately 33 current residents, Locust Grove Village is a skilled nursing facility. It operates under non profit - corporation ownership, and CMS's inspection record shows 11 deficiencies and 1 penalties.
Does Locust Grove Village have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Locust Grove Village has multiple deficiencies (11 total) and 1 penalties recorded by CMS. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Kansas? ▾
In Kansas, alternatives include assisted living ($5,975/mo), home health aides ($6,435/mo), and adult day care ($4,333/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Kansas elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 175369.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.