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Rock Creek of Ottawa

1100 W 15TH STREET, OTTAWA, KS, 66067

(785) 242-5399

ensignservices.net

75 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections2/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1100 W 15th Street

Ottawa, KS 66067

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

175332

Care type

Nursing home

County

Franklin

Facility name

Rock Creek of Ottawa

Street address

1100 W 15TH STREET

City / state / ZIP

Ottawa, KS 66067

Phone

(785) 242-5399

Website

ensignservices.net

About this facility — Rock Creek of Ottawa

Rock Creek of Ottawa is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Ottawa, Kansas. It is licensed for 75 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Kansas (52 beds).

It is one of 8 senior care facilities in Ottawa 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 Rock Creek of Ottawa 48 times across 9 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $8,278 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

Parent company

The Ensign Group

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Bohrer, Tracy

Managing employee · Operational control — since 2018

Bunker, Derek

Officer — since 2018

Burnam, Soon

Officer — since 2018

Guschl, James

Officer — since 2018

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

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

Licensed / certified since

1995-01-01

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

16 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$8,278 total

Last standard inspection

2025-01-30

Nurse staffing

3.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$271 per day (≈ $8,240/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

31% Medicaid · 7% Medicare · 62% private/other

Occupancy

89% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

12% below 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

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-01-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2026-01-10

2025-01-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered15 citations

F-0550

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-03-07

F-0558

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2025-03-07

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 2025-03-07

F-0686

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-03-07

F-0688

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2025-03-07

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-03-07

F-0690

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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 2025-03-07

F-0695

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-03-07

F-0726

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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 2025-03-07

F-0744

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.

Corrected 2025-03-07

F-0757

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-03-07

F-0758

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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 2025-03-07

F-0761

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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 2025-03-07

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 2025-03-07

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-03-07

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (32 citations)

2023-12-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-01-05

2023-03-29Health inspection5 citations

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 2023-04-27

F-0688

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2023-04-27

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 2023-04-27

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 2023-04-27

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-04-27

2021-08-09Health 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 2021-08-31

F-0677

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-08-31

F-0679

D · No harm found

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Corrected 2021-08-31

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2021-08-31

F-0686

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-08-31

F-0727

F · No harm found

Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

Corrected 2021-08-31

2025-01-30Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0161

F · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2025-03-25

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 2025-03-25

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-03-25

K-0753

F · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.

Corrected 2025-03-25

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-03-25

2023-03-29Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-05-12

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-05-12

K-0372

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-05-12

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2023-05-12

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-05-12

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-05-12

2021-08-09Fire-safety inspection9 citations

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 2021-10-21

K-0293

E · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2021-10-21

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-10-21

K-0347

F · No harm found

Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.

Corrected 2021-10-21

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2021-10-21

K-0372

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-10-21

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 2021-10-21

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2021-10-21

K-0930

E · No harm found

Ensure proper storage of liquid oxygen.

Corrected 2021-10-21

Federal penalties

2026-01-27Fine$8,278

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 175332.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog

Last verified 2026-08-31

Source

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