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Sandstone Heights

440 STATE STREET, LITTLE RIVER, KS, 67457

(620) 897-6266

36 licensed beds

★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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440 State Street

Little River, KS 67457

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

175509

Care type

Nursing home

County

Rice

Facility name

Sandstone Heights

Street address

440 STATE STREET

City / state / ZIP

Little River, KS 67457

Phone

(620) 897-6266

About this facility — Sandstone Heights

Sandstone Heights is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Little River, Kansas. It is licensed for 36 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Kansas (52 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Little River 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 Sandstone Heights 51 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $67,763 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

Ownership type

Non profit - Other

Registered owners & officers

Rice County Hospital District No 2

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 1989

Decker, James

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2003

Lehman, Abigail

Governing body — since 2023

Look, Trey

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Olander, Randall

Governing body · Operational control — since 2015

Schlosser, Todd

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017

Turner, Nancy

Governing body — since 2025

Wempe, John

Governing body — since 2021

Whorton, Allen

Governing body · Operational control — since 2021

Willard, David

Governing body — since 2025

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

2008-10-01

CMS overall rating

1 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

5 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$67,763 total

Last standard inspection

2025-03-13

Nurse staffing

4.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$292 per day (≈ $8,880/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

45% Medicaid · 8% Medicare · 47% private/other

Occupancy

70% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

6% 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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-03-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 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 2025-04-02

F-0657

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2025-04-02

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 2025-05-21

F-0812

D · 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 2025-04-02

F-0851

F · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

Corrected 2025-04-02

2024-01-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0602

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

Corrected 2024-01-29

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (45 citations)

2023-06-15Health inspection9 citations

F-0557

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.

Corrected 2023-07-20

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2023-07-20

F-0660

D · No harm found

Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.

Corrected 2023-07-20

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 2023-07-20

F-0677

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-07-20

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 2023-07-20

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 2023-07-20

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-07-20

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 2023-07-20

2021-11-04Health inspection5 citations

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 2021-12-10

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2021-12-10

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2021-12-10

F-0881

E · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2021-12-10

F-0882

F · No harm found

Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.

Corrected 2021-12-10

2025-03-13Fire-safety inspection18 citations

E-0007

F · No harm found

Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.

Corrected 2025-04-29

E-0015

F · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2025-04-29

E-0018

F · No harm found

Establish procedures for tracking staff and patients during an emergency.

Corrected 2025-04-29

E-0026

F · No harm found

Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.

Corrected 2025-04-29

E-0030

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-01

K-0161

F · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2025-05-13

K-0211

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-09

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 2025-05-01

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 2025-04-29

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-05-09

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-05-13

K-0363

F · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-04-30

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-0711

E · No harm found

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2025-04-29

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 2025-05-13

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-05-01

2023-06-15Fire-safety inspection8 citations

E-0004

F · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2023-07-31

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-07-31

K-0362

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-07-31

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2023-07-31

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-07-31

K-0761

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-07-31

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-07-31

K-0926

F · No harm found

Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.

Corrected 2023-07-31

2021-11-04Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-12-22

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2021-12-22

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2021-12-22

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 2021-12-22

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-12-22

Federal penalties

2025-03-13Fine$41,262

2024-01-16Fine$26,501

2025-03-13Medicare payment denial — 40 days

Total fines$67,763

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 175509.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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