Overview
Plaza West Healthcare and Rehab has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Kansas average of 3.1. It ranks 12th of 14 nursing homes in Topeka. Its strongest area is quality of care (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 68% of nursing homes in Kansas (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 19, 2025, found 22 health deficiencies, more than the Kansas average of 9.5. All of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 9 fines totaling $51,087 in the past three years.
Plaza West Healthcare and Rehab is a for-profit facility with 151 certified beds, caring for about 129 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1993. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
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 86%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 19, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 22
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 22
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 9 totaling $51,087
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 9
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.72 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.37 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.65 hrs
- Nurse aides2.70 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 151
- Average residents per day
- 129
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 28, 1993
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes