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Buhler Sunshine Home

400 S BUHLER ROAD, BUHLER, KS, 67522

(620) 543-2251

55 licensed beds

CMS rates Buhler Sunshine Home 3 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 41 citations across 6 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections1/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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400 S Buhler Road

Buhler, KS 67522

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

175404

Care type

Nursing home

County

Reno

Facility name

Buhler Sunshine Home

Street address

400 S BUHLER ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Buhler, KS 67522

Phone

(620) 543-2251

About this facility — Buhler Sunshine Home

Buhler Sunshine Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Buhler, Kansas. It is licensed for 55 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Kansas (52 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Buhler and 296 skilled nursing facilities across Kansas. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Buhler Sunshine Home 41 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on November 6, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Non profit - Church related

Registered owners & officers

Berger, Edward

Trustee — since 2021

Frazier, Mary

Director — since 2008

Hart, Geri

Director — since 2016

Hunt, Sara

Director — since 2021

Jantz, Mary

Director — since 2006

Kaufman, Cameron

Director — since 2006

Martens, Louis

Director — since 2013

Pankratz, Keith

Managing employee · Director — since 1989

Schwabauer, Beth

Director — since 2021

Smith, Charlotte

Director — since 2013

Spencer, Nathan

Managing employee · Director · Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

1 naming this facility — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1997-01-01

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

7 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-02-13

Nurse staffing

5.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$463 per day (≈ $14,080/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

56% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 34% private/other

Occupancy

81% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

50% above the KS median of $309/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-02-13Health inspection7 citations

F-0580

D · No harm found

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2025-03-27

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2025-03-27

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-03-27

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2025-03-27

F-0758

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-03-27

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2025-03-27

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-03-27

2023-04-19Health inspection5 citations

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2023-05-18

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2023-05-18

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2023-05-18

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2023-05-18

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-05-18

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (29 citations)

2021-10-21Health inspection3 citations

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2021-11-29

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2021-11-29

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2021-11-29

2025-02-13Fire-safety inspection10 citations

E-0006

F · No harm found

Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.

Corrected 2025-04-18

K-0211

E · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2025-04-18

K-0345

E · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2025-04-18

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-04-18

K-0355

E · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2025-04-18

K-0511

E · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2025-04-18

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-04-18

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-04-18

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-04-18

K-0926

E · No harm found

Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.

Corrected 2025-04-18

2023-04-19Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-05-26

K-0355

F · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2023-05-26

K-0511

E · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2023-05-26

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2023-05-26

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-05-26

2021-10-21Fire-safety inspection11 citations

K-0211

F · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2021-12-20

K-0222

F · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2021-12-20

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2021-12-20

K-0344

F · No harm found

Have an alternate power supply for its alarm system.

Corrected 2021-12-20

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2021-12-20

K-0363

F · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2021-12-20

K-0372

F · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2021-12-20

K-0511

F · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2021-12-20

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2021-12-20

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2021-12-20

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2021-12-20

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 175404.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Kansas.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 28% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 53

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

5.5

Higher than 92% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 4.0

Nursing staff turnover, annual

25%

Among the lowest of nursing homes in the state

State median: 48%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Kansas average on 6 and worse on 7. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	23.7%	17.4%	13.5%	Worse than state
Lose too much weight	4.4%	4.8%	5.1%	Near state average
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	1.8%	1.4%	0.7%	Worse than state
With a urinary tract infection	4.8%	2.8%	1.5%	Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms	6.0%	6.6%	13.5%	Near state average
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	9.1%	4.2%	3.2%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	97.7%	92.9%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	8.1%	14.5%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	19.7%	23.4%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	95.5%	94.9%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	7.0%	4.4%	4.5%	Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	20.8%	21.6%	18.3%	Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication	13.2%	17.7%	15.4%	Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	2.77	1.69	1.81	Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	2.05	2.00	1.69	Near state average

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	77.9%	77.1%	82.3%	Near state average
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.0%	1.6%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	96.6%	75.4%	80.1%	Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	21.2%	22.3%	23.4%	Near state average
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	20.0%	11.4%	11.8%	Worse than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

F-0657 3 inspections. Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
K-0353 3 inspections. Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
K-0511 3 inspections. Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
K-0918 3 inspections. Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
K-0920 3 inspections. Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
K-0211 2 inspections. Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Kansas

Licensing: Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS)
Adult Protective Services: 800-922-5330. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc, about 7.3 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Mercy Hospital, Inc, about 15 miles.
Mcpherson Hospital, about 18 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Pleasant View Home, Inman, about 7.0 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Diversicare of Hutchinson, Hutchinson, about 7.9 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Good Samaritan - Hutchinson Village, Hutchinson, about 8.1 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Hutchinson Operator, Hutchinson, about 8.2 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Wesley Towers, Hutchinson, about 9.4 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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