SANDSTONE HEIGHTS — Nursing Home in LITTLE RIVER, KS

440 STATE STREET, LITTLE RIVER, KS, 67457 | 6208976266

CMS Five-Star Rating

★★★☆☆ 3/5

Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures

Facility Overview

Medicare Medicaid
Certified Beds36
Average Residents/Day23.3
CMS Certification Number175509

Staffing Levels

Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)

Total Nurse Staffing 4.75 HPRD
RN Staffing 1.28 HPRD

Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies

Most Recent Inspection March 13, 2025
Total Deficiencies 5 1 Severe

SANDSTONE HEIGHTS had 5 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (March 13, 2025), including 1 classified as severe.

Inspection Findings — March 13, 2025

  • 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. (Level D)
    Corrected — April 2, 2025
  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Level D)
    Corrected — April 2, 2025
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Level G)
    Corrected — May 21, 2025
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Level D)
    Corrected — April 2, 2025
  • Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. (Level F)
    Corrected — April 2, 2025
CareQED Analysis

Sandstone Heights is a 36-bed nursing home in Little River, Kansas. It holds a 3-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 4.7 hours per resident day, above the Kansas average of 4.1. Its most recent inspection, in March 2025, cited 5 deficiencies, one of them severe.

The facility’s nursing coverage appears stronger than average for the state, which could help with routine care and oversight. However, a recent inspection cited multiple deficiencies including a serious one, so you’ll want to ask what specific corrective actions were taken and how the facility is monitoring improvements in safety, care planning, food handling and resident rights.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is SANDSTONE HEIGHTS Medicare and Medicaid certified?

SANDSTONE HEIGHTS is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.

What is SANDSTONE HEIGHTS's CMS star rating?

SANDSTONE HEIGHTS has an overall CMS rating of 3 out of 5 stars.

How is staffing at SANDSTONE HEIGHTS?

SANDSTONE HEIGHTS reports 4.74793 total nurse hours per resident day.

Has SANDSTONE HEIGHTS had health inspection deficiencies?

On its most recent inspection, SANDSTONE HEIGHTS had 5 total deficiencies, including 1 classified as severe.

How many beds does SANDSTONE HEIGHTS have?

SANDSTONE HEIGHTS has 36 certified beds.

Data Source

This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.

CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.

CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.

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