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Medicalodges Paola

501 ASSEMBLY LANE, PAOLA, KS, 66071
(913) 294-3345
70 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections2/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
70
CMS facility ID
175413
Care type
Nursing home
County
Miami
Facility name
Medicalodges Paola
Street address
501 ASSEMBLY LANE
City / state / ZIP
Paola, KS 66071
Phone
(913) 294-3345

Medicalodges Paola is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Paola, Kansas. It is licensed for 70 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Kansas (52 beds).

It is one of 6 senior care facilities in Paola 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 Medicalodges Paola 51 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $78,225 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.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Medicalodges, Inc.
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Cardenas, Staci
Officer — since 2013
Coover, Teresa
Officer — since 2016
Cox, Garen
Director · Officer — since 1976
Doll, Gayle
Director — since 2005
Hines, Scott
Director · Officer — since 2009
Jallow, Allie
Managing employee — since 2019
Lager, Shannon
Officer — since 2013
Lantz, Kathleen
Officer — since 2007
Marshall, Carol
Director — since 2016
Mcbride, Travis
Officer — since 2012
Medicalodges Inc
Direct owner — since 2009
Ott, Ron
Managing employee — since 1996
Rohling Mccord, Catherine
Officer — since 2000
Smith, Pamela
Officer — since 2016
Waechter Harmon, Lori
Officer — since 2019

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
1997-02-01
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
6 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$78,225 total
Last standard inspection
2025-07-29
Nurse staffing
1.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$196 per day (≈ $5,960/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
0% Medicaid · 1% Medicare · 99% private/other
Occupancy
89% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
37% below the KS median of $309/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
70
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.
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.
2025-07-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations
F-0584
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2025-08-28
F-0732
C · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2025-08-28
F-0757
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2025-08-28
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-08-28
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-08-28
F-0947
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Corrected 2025-08-28
2024-09-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0600
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-09-26
F-0609
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-09-26
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 2024-09-26
6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (42 citations)
2023-11-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 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 2023-12-06
F-0584
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2023-12-06
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 2023-12-06
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-12-06
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 2023-10-23
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 2023-12-06
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-12-06
F-0921
E · 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 2023-12-06
2023-09-21Health 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 2023-07-31
2022-03-07Health inspection9 citations
F-0584
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2022-04-07
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 2022-04-07
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2022-04-07
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2022-04-07
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2022-04-07
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 2022-04-07
F-0761
D · 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 2022-04-07
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 2022-04-07
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 2022-04-07
2025-07-29Fire-safety inspection8 citations
K-0111
F · No harm found
Satisfy building requirements after a repair, renovation, modification, or change of user/occupancy.
Corrected 2025-10-13
K-0281
E · No harm found
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Corrected 2025-10-09
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-11-21
K-0355
E · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2025-10-09
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-11-21
K-0372
F · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2025-10-09
K-0511
E · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2025-10-09
K-0741
D · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2025-10-09
2023-11-06Fire-safety inspection12 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 2024-01-12
K-0291
D · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2024-01-12
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2024-01-12
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-01-12
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2024-01-12
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-01-12
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2024-01-12
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-01-12
K-0741
D · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2024-01-12
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2024-01-12
K-0920
F · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-01-12
K-0923
D · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2024-01-12
2022-03-07Fire-safety inspection4 citations
E-0025
F · No harm found
Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.
Corrected 2022-04-04
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 2022-04-04
K-0324
F · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2022-04-04
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2022-04-04

Federal penalties

2024-09-04Fine$55,991
2023-11-06Fine$14,041
2023-09-21Fine$8,193
Total fines$78,225
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 175413.
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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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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
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