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Life Care Center of Burlington

601 CROSS STREET, BURLINGTON, KS, 66839

(620) 364-2117

77 licensed beds

CMS rates Life Care Center of Burlington 4 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 57 citations across 7 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Burlington, KS 66839

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

State license

N016001

CMS facility ID

175373

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

Life Care Center of Burlington

Street address

601 CROSS STREET

City / state / ZIP

Burlington, KS 66839

Phone

(620) 364-2117

Website

lcca.com

State license #

N016001

About this facility — Life Care Center of Burlington

Life Care Center of Burlington is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Burlington, Kansas. It is licensed for 77 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Kansas (52 beds).

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

It is listed as part of Life Care Centers of America, a group of 194 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Life Care Center of Burlington 57 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 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

Parent company

Life Care Centers of America

Ownership type

For profit - Individual

Administrator

Elizabeth Stockebrand

Registered owners & officers

Cross, Cindy

Officer — since 2006

Eklund, Amber

Governing body · Operational control — since 2024

Fletcher, Todd

Operational control — since 2021

Henry, Terry

Officer — since 2006

Lay, Lisa

Operational control — since 2017

Life Care Centers of America, Inc.

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2005

O'keefe, Damian

Governing body · Operational control — since 2023

Preston, Aubrey

Operational control — since 2024

Preston, Forrest

Indirect owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2005

Shepard, Elizabeth

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Sloyer, Jeff

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Swanker, Richard

Operational control — since 2022

Thurmond, Joan

Officer — since 2006

Ziegler, James

Operational control — since 2005

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1996-06-01

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

8 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2024-12-11

Nurse staffing

3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$351 per day (≈ $10,670/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

72% Medicaid · 9% Medicare · 19% private/other

Occupancy

80% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

14% above the KS median of $309/day — full state cost breakdown

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; 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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2024-12-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 citations

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2025-01-16

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2025-01-16

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2025-01-16

F-0623

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2025-01-16

F-0676

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

Corrected 2025-01-16

F-0801

F · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint

Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

Corrected 2025-01-16

F-0849

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Corrected 2025-01-16

F-0880

F · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-01-16

2023-01-31Health inspection8 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 2023-02-28

F-0677

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-02-28

F-0686

G · Actual harm

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

Corrected 2023-02-28

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 2023-02-28

F-0757

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-02-28

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 2023-02-28

F-0801

E · No harm foundFood safety

Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

Corrected 2023-02-28

F-0812

E · 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 2023-02-28

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (41 citations)

2021-07-12Health inspection5 citations

F-0625

D · No harm found

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

Corrected 2021-08-06

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 2021-08-06

F-0761

E · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2021-08-06

F-0921

F · No harm found

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Corrected 2021-08-06

F-0943

D · No harm found

Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Corrected 2021-08-06

2024-12-11Fire-safety inspection10 citations

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 2025-02-27

K-0291

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-02-27

K-0321

F · 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 2025-02-27

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-01-21

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-01-21

K-0363

F · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-02-27

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2025-02-27

K-0753

F · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.

Corrected 2025-02-27

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-02-27

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-02-27

2023-01-31Fire-safety inspection12 citations

K-0321

D · 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 2023-04-13

K-0345

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-04-21

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-04-21

K-0355

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-04-13

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-04-13

K-0372

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-04-12

K-0511

E · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2023-04-13

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-04-13

K-0753

E · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.

Corrected 2023-04-13

K-0761

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-04-13

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-04-13

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-04-13

2021-07-12Fire-safety inspection14 citations

E-0009

F · No harm found

Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration.

Corrected 2021-09-28

E-0015

F · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2021-09-28

E-0025

F · No harm found

Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.

Corrected 2021-09-28

K-0222

E · 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 2021-09-28

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-09-28

K-0346

F · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.

Corrected 2021-09-28

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2021-08-19

K-0354

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-09-28

K-0355

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-09-28

K-0372

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-09-28

K-0374

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-09-28

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2021-09-28

K-0914

F · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2021-09-28

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-09-28

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 175373.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Kansas.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 54% 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

3.5

Higher than 17% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 4.0

Nursing staff turnover, annual

48%

Higher than 50% 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 12 and worse on 5. 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	5.8%	17.4%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	2.2%	4.8%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.3%	1.4%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	0.8%	2.8%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	15.2%	6.6%	13.5%	Worse than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	2.7%	4.2%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	95.3%	92.9%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	5.4%	14.5%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	24.1%	23.4%	19.5%	Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	95.8%	94.9%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	1.4%	4.4%	4.5%	Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	26.0%	21.6%	18.3%	Worse than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	7.1%	17.7%	15.4%	Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.17	1.69	1.81	Better than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	2.13	2.00	1.69	Near state average

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	58.7%	77.1%	82.3%	Worse than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.0%	1.6%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	45.7%	75.4%	80.1%	Worse than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	28.2%	22.3%	23.4%	Worse than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	9.4%	11.4%	11.8%	Better 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.

K-0345 3 inspections. Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
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.
F-0801 2 inspections. Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
K-0222 2 inspections. 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.

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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

Coffey County Hospital, about 0.4 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Anderson County Hospital, about 27 miles.
Newman Regional Health, about 28 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.

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

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Medicalodges Iola, Iola, about 27 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Anderson County Hospital Ltcu, Garnett, about 27 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Parkview Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Garnett, about 28 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Flint Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center, Emporia, about 29 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Richmond, about 30 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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