Valley Falls, Kansas · CMS Care Compare

Valley Health Care Center

4 of 5 · CMS overall rating Above average

400 12TH STREET, Valley Falls, KS 66088

Valley Falls, Kansas · CMS verdict

CMS places Valley Health Care Center in the above-average range on the federal scale, and above the Kansas average of 3.0.

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.

Valley Health Care Center in Valley Falls, Kansas holds a CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 63 of 100 (grade D). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.

63 of 100 · D

Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)

Its certified bed capacity 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 star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.

How the 63 is built

Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 63.

Health inspections 75/100
Staffing 0/100
Quality measures 100/100
Inspection record 77.5/100

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.

Valley Health Care Center's thinner certified-bed book

Quality ratings

On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), the overall star is a roll-up of three separately tracked sub-ratings: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The comparison chart below shows where each one sits relative to Kansas.

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 Valley Falls, Kansas. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 68% occupancy, this facility has meaningful open capacity relative to its certified bed count.

Inspection record

On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent 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 Valley Health Care Center compares to Kansas

CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Kansas facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Overall 4/5 · state avg 3.0
Health inspection 4/5 · state avg 2.8
Staffing 1/5 · state avg 3.4
Quality measures 5/5 · state avg 3.1

Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Kansas state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.

Where Valley Health Care Center ranks in Kansas

Among the 294 CMS-rated nursing homes in Kansas, Valley Health Care Center’s 4-star overall rating is higher than 61% of them. The bars show how all Kansas homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.

1 star 63 · 21%
2 stars 55 · 19%
3 stars 62 · 21%
4 stars · this facility 59 · 20%
5 stars 55 · 19%

59 Kansas homes share this 4-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.

Facility details

Beds, residents, ownership, location, penalty and deficiency counts from CMS Care Compare.
Attribute Value
Beds 40
Residents 27
Ownership For profit - Partnership
County Jefferson
Penalties 0
Deficiencies 13

Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)

What do families ask most?

What is the quality rating for Valley Health Care Center? ▾

Valley Health Care Center has an overall CMS quality rating of 4 out of 5 stars. The health inspection, staffing, and quality measures sub-ratings behind it are compared with the Kansas average in the chart on this page.

How much does a nursing home cost per month in Kansas? ▾

In Kansas, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $8,669/month ($104,025/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $9,064/month.

What services does Valley Health Care Center offer? ▾

CMS classifies Valley Health Care Center as a skilled nursing facility. Care Compare does not itemize the services on offer; the facility itself is the source for that, and its capacity, census, and ownership are listed in Facility details above.

Does Valley Health Care Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾

Valley Health Care Center has multiple deficiencies and no penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. 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).

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainElderCare