Home›Browse›Kansas›Fort Dodge›Kansas Soldiers Home

Nursing homeFAID #4729

Kansas Soldiers Home

200 CUSTER, UNIT 98, FORT DODGE, KS, 67801

(620) 227-2121

56 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections5/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

Generate this report

Primary Report$79 Advanced Report$99

Delivered within 24–48 hours

Address

200 Custer, Unit 98

Fort Dodge, KS 67801

Get directions

Map facilities in this area

All facilities in Fort Dodge

Public record summary

What we can show you for free.

Bed capacity

State license

N029008

CMS facility ID

175513

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

Kansas Soldiers Home

Street address

200 CUSTER, UNIT 98

City / state / ZIP

Fort Dodge, KS 67801

Phone

(620) 227-2121

State license #

N029008

About this facility — Kansas Soldiers Home

Kansas Soldiers Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Fort Dodge, Kansas. It is licensed for 56 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Kansas (52 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Fort Dodge 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 Kansas Soldiers Home 40 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 3 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 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

Government - State

Administrator

Ronald W. Friess

Registered owners & officers

Bemiss, Amber

Managing employee — since 2015

Burden, Gregg

Managing employee — since 2015

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

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

Licensed / certified since

2009-09-17

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

12 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-08-07

Nurse staffing

6.6 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Licensed as

Nursing Facility

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-08-31. 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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-08-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered12 citations

F-0552

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F-0604

D · No harm found

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F-0605

D · No harm found

Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F-0658

E · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F-0686

G · Actual harm

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

Corrected 2025-08-29

F-0730

F · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Corrected 2025-08-29

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 2025-08-29

F-0759

E · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2025-08-29

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 2025-08-29

F-0814

F · No harm foundFood safety

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F-0881

F · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2025-08-29

2023-09-06Health inspection9 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 2023-10-13

F-0582

C · No harm found

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Corrected 2023-10-13

F-0636

D · No harm found

Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.

Corrected 2023-10-13

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 2023-10-13

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 2023-10-13

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 2023-10-13

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-10-13

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-10-13

F-0917

D · No harm found

Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space.

Corrected 2023-10-13

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (19 citations)

2021-12-16Health inspection4 citations

F-0640

D · No harm found

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Corrected 2022-01-28

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 2022-01-28

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 2022-01-28

F-0812

D · 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 2022-01-28

2025-08-07Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0211

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-11-19

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-11-19

K-0372

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-09-18

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-11-19

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-11-19

2023-09-06Fire-safety inspection8 citations

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2023-10-30

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-10-30

K-0372

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-10-30

K-0511

E · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2023-10-30

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-10-30

K-0753

D · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.

Corrected 2023-10-30

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-10-30

K-0923

F · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2023-10-30

2021-12-16Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-02-14

K-0741

F · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2022-02-14

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 175513.

Inside your report

What unlocks when you order.

Ownership & corporate history

Primary tier

Prior operators & transfers

Corporate network & affiliates

Owners' other facilities

· · 2 more

Inspection citations — last 5 years

Locked

The 40 citations above are shown free. The report takes each one and explains it in plain English — what the tag requires, how serious the scope/severity grade really is, whether it recurred across surveys — plus the five-year pattern a single inspection can't show.

Civil & criminal lawsuits

Advanced tier only

Active civil suits

Federal dockets

CDC infection data

Unlock the full file

Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.

$79 $99 Advanced

Original records

Sources we pull for this facility.

Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog

Last verified 2026-08-31

Source

Secretary of State filings

Entity & officer search

Pulled when a report is ordered

Source

PACER federal dockets

pacer.uscourts.gov

Pulled when a report is ordered