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Prairie Sunset Home

601 E MAIN STREET, PRETTY PRAIRIE, KS, 67570

(620) 459-6822

43 licensed beds

CMS rates Prairie Sunset Home 4 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 49 citations across 6 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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601 E Main Street

Pretty Prairie, KS 67570

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

State license

N078017

CMS facility ID

175489

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

Prairie Sunset Home

Street address

601 E MAIN STREET

City / state / ZIP

Pretty Prairie, KS 67570

Phone

(620) 459-6822

State license #

N078017

About this facility — Prairie Sunset Home

Prairie Sunset Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Pretty Prairie, Kansas. It is licensed for 43 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Kansas (52 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Pretty Prairie 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 Prairie Sunset Home 49 times across 6 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

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Administrator

Aaron D. Kelley, Jr.

Registered owners & officers

Prairie Sunset Home, Inc

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2001

Brace, Patti

Director — since 2020

Fall, Chris

Director — since 2021

Goering, Tom

Director — since 2020

Graber, Gayle

Managing employee — since 2016

Kelley, Aaron

Managing employee · Director — since 2016

Krehbiel, Cindy

Director — since 2021

Schrag, Randy

Director — since 2022

Strohl, Sidney

Director — since 2022

Stucky, John

Director — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

2006-04-01

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

6 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-03-05

Nurse staffing

4.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$313 per day (≈ $9,520/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

54% Medicaid · 9% Medicare · 37% private/other

Occupancy

82% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

1% above the KS median of $309/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Licensed as

Nursing Facility<BR> Assisted Living 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.

2025-03-05Health inspection6 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 2025-04-11

F-0697

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2025-04-11

F-0732

C · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2025-04-11

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 2025-04-11

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 2025-04-11

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-04-11

2023-06-14Health inspection6 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 2023-07-10

F-0677

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-07-10

F-0689

G · Actual harm

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

Corrected 2023-07-10

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 2023-07-10

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 2023-07-10

F-0883

D · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2023-07-10

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (37 citations)

2021-11-04Health inspection6 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 2021-12-17

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 2021-12-17

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-12-17

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 2021-12-17

F-0757

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-12-17

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 2021-12-17

2025-03-05Fire-safety inspection9 citations

K-0161

F · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2025-05-02

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 2025-05-02

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-04-08

K-0363

F · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-05-02

K-0372

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-02

K-0511

F · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2025-05-05

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-05-05

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-02

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-05-05

2023-06-14Fire-safety inspection6 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 2023-07-25

K-0341

D · No harm found

Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.

Corrected 2023-07-25

K-0372

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-07-25

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 2023-07-25

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-07-25

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-07-25

2021-11-04Fire-safety inspection16 citations

E-0004

F · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2022-01-13

E-0013

F · No harm found

Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.

Corrected 2022-01-13

E-0015

F · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2022-01-13

E-0024

F · No harm found

Establish policies and procedures for volunteers.

Corrected 2022-01-13

E-0026

F · No harm found

Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.

Corrected 2022-01-13

E-0029

F · No harm found

Develop a communication plan.

Corrected 2022-01-13

E-0030

F · No harm found

List the names and contact information of those in the facility.

Corrected 2022-01-13

E-0031

F · No harm found

Provide emergency officials' contact information.

Corrected 2022-01-13

E-0036

F · No harm found

Establish emergency prep training and testing.

Corrected 2022-01-13

K-0225

D · No harm found

Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.

Corrected 2022-01-13

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 2022-01-13

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-01-13

K-0362

E · No harm found

Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.

Corrected 2022-01-13

K-0372

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-01-13

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2022-01-13

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2022-01-13

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 175489.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Kansas.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 42% 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

4.7

Higher than 80% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 4.0

Nursing staff turnover, annual

20%

Among the lowest of nursing homes in the state

State median: 48%

Resident outcomes

On 19 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	18.3%	17.4%	13.5%	Near state average
Lose too much weight	1.1%	4.8%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	2.1%	1.4%	0.7%	Worse than state
With a urinary tract infection	6.2%	2.8%	1.5%	Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms	23.8%	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	7.5%	4.2%	3.2%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	92.9%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	9.2%	14.5%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	2.2%	23.4%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	94.9%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	6.5%	4.4%	4.5%	Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	23.5%	21.6%	18.3%	Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication	4.2%	17.7%	15.4%	Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.67	1.69	1.81	Near state average
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.39	2.00	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	81.1%	77.1%	82.3%	Near state average
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	55.8%	22.3%	23.4%	Worse than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	23.6%	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-0812 3 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
K-0372 3 inspections. Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
F-0656 2 inspections. Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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.
K-0353 2 inspections. Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
K-0511 2 inspections. Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

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

Kingman Healthcare Center, about 11 miles.
Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc, about 22 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc, about 28 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.

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

Nearby facilities with inspection records

The Wheatlands Health Care Center, Kingman, about 11 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Cheney Golden Age Home, Cheney, about 16 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Mennonite Friendship Communities, South Hutchinson, about 17 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Hutchinson Operator, Hutchinson, about 21 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Diversicare of Hutchinson, Hutchinson, about 21 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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