Overview
Life Care Center of Andover has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Kansas average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Andover. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 54% of nursing homes in Kansas (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 27, 2025, found 22 health deficiencies, more than the Kansas average of 9.5. All of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 6 fines totaling $105,917 in the past three years.
Life Care Center of Andover is a for-profit facility with 154 certified beds, caring for about 92 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1986.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 27, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 22
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 22
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 6 totaling $105,917
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 6
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.90 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.59 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.97 hrs
- Nurse aides2.34 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 154
- Average residents per day
- 92
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 31, 1986
- 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