Overview
The Shepherd's Center 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 Cimarron. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 82% of nursing homes in Kansas (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 1.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 17, 2025, found 13 health deficiencies, more than the Kansas average of 9.5. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $13,627 in the past three years.
The Shepherd's Center is a nonprofit facility with 28 certified beds, caring for about 27 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2024.
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 82%
Top 77%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 17, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 13
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $13,627
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.51 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.03 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.26 hrs
- Nurse aides2.23 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 28
- Average residents per day
- 27
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 13, 2024
- 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