Overview
Dawson Place has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Kansas average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Hill City. It scores best on staffing (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 62% of nursing homes in Kansas (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on October 22, 2025, found 9 health deficiencies, fewer than the Kansas average of 9.5. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 48% of Kansas nursing homes have been fined.
Dawson Place is a nonprofit facility with 36 certified beds, caring for about 34 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicaid and has participated since 1976.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 67%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- October 22, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 9
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.78 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.50 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.54 hrs
- Nurse aides2.74 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 36
- Average residents per day
- 34
- Participates in
- Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 6, 1976
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes