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Heritage Grove Estates

1610 SW 37TH STREET, TOPEKA, KS, 66611

(785) 267-2960

80 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections3/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1610 Sw 37th Street

Topeka, KS 66611

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

175171

Care type

Nursing home

County

Shawnee

Facility name

Heritage Grove Estates

Street address

1610 SW 37TH STREET

City / state / ZIP

Topeka, KS 66611

Phone

(785) 267-2960

About this facility — Heritage Grove Estates

Heritage Grove Estates is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Topeka, Kansas. It is licensed for 80 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Kansas (52 beds).

It is one of 52 senior care facilities in Topeka 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 Heritage Grove Estates 54 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, and CMS has imposed $9,113 in fines. 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 August 31, 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

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Mccrite Real Estate Inc

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2000

Mccrite Family Gifting Trust

Indirect owner — 35% stake — since 2000

Mccrite, Patrick

Indirect owner · Director · Officer · Operational control — 33% stake — since 2000

Mccrite, Judith

Indirect owner · Director · Officer — 32% stake — since 2000

Mccrite Holding Company

Indirect owner — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1988-06-01

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

5 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$9,113 total

Last standard inspection

2024-08-07

Nurse staffing

4.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$455 per day (≈ $13,830/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

16% Medicaid · 29% Medicare · 56% private/other

Occupancy

74% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

47% 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 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2025-01-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-01-28

2024-08-07Health inspection5 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2024-08-15

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-08-15

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2024-08-15

F-0941

E · No harm found

Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.

Corrected 2024-08-15

F-0942

E · No harm found

Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.

Corrected 2024-08-15

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (48 citations)

2023-02-02Health inspection7 citations

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2023-03-06

F-0657

E · 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 2023-03-06

F-0686

G · Actual harm

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2023-03-06

F-0689

G · Actual harm

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

Corrected 2023-03-06

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 2023-03-06

F-0726

D · No harm found

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Corrected 2023-03-06

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 2023-03-06

2021-08-18Health inspection5 citations

F-0661

D · No harm found

Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.

Corrected 2021-09-24

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 2021-09-24

F-0757

E · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2021-09-24

F-0758

E · No harm found

Corrected 2021-09-24

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2021-09-24

2024-08-07Fire-safety inspection6 citations

E-0026

F · No harm found

Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.

Corrected 2024-10-17

K-0211

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-10-17

K-0321

E · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2024-10-17

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-09-30

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-10-17

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-10-17

2023-02-02Fire-safety inspection15 citations

E-0009

F · No harm found

Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration.

Corrected 2023-04-28

E-0025

F · No harm found

Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.

Corrected 2023-04-28

E-0026

F · No harm found

Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.

Corrected 2023-04-28

E-0031

F · No harm found

Provide emergency officials' contact information.

Corrected 2023-04-28

E-0037

F · No harm found

Establish staff and initial training requirements.

Corrected 2023-04-28

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2023-04-28

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 2023-04-28

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-04-28

K-0354

F · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.

Corrected 2023-04-28

K-0374

F · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2023-04-28

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-04-28

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2023-03-22

K-0901

F · No harm found

Ensure that building systems meet requirements determined by risk assessment procedures performed by qualified personnel.

Corrected 2023-04-28

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-04-28

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-04-28

2021-08-18Fire-safety inspection15 citations

K-0161

F · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2021-09-27

K-0211

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-09-27

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 2021-09-27

K-0291

D · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2021-09-27

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2021-09-27

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2021-09-27

K-0361

E · No harm found

Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.

Corrected 2021-09-27

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2021-09-27

K-0374

F · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2021-09-27

K-0511

F · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2021-09-27

K-0711

F · No harm found

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2021-09-27

K-0753

E · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.

Corrected 2021-09-27

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2021-09-27

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-09-27

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2021-09-27

Federal penalties

2025-01-29Fine$9,113

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 175171.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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