Assisted Living
Brookdale Tallgrass
8600 E 21st North, Wichita, KS 67206 · Map
BKD STERLING HOUSE OF WICHITA - TALLGRASS LLC
Brookdale Tallgrass is a state-licensed assisted living community in Wichita, Kansas. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.
| Care | Starting at | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living | $6,145 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
Area costs
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Brookdale Tallgrass says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
At Brookdale, our skilled nursing team provides round-the-clock nursing care seven days a week.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
page for more information on pet-friendly living.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
License
Active
Assisted Living Facility N087037. Licensee BKD STERLING HOUSE OF WICHITA - TALLGRASS LLC.
Nearest emergency room
3.9 miles
Wesley Medical Center, rated 4 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookdale Tallgrass this community | Not listed | $6,145/mo | Active | 11 citations in 5 years | |
| Brookdale East Wichita | 0.4 mi | Not listed | $9,785/mo | Active | 11 citations in 5 years |
| Larksfield Place Assisted Living | 0.8 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active | 17 citations in 5 years |
| Chisholm Place | 0.8 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active | 22 citations in 5 years |
| Golden Boomers Home Plus | 1.0 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active | 14 citations in 5 years |
State inspection record11 citations in 5 years
- Most recent report
- September 22, 2026
- Reports posted in the last five years
- 5
- Citations in those reports
- 11
- Every citation from the September 22, 2026 survey was corrected by October 5, 2026
Reports (newest first)
- September 22, 2026: licensure + follow-up, 2 citations · report · follow-up
- Negotiated Service Agreement (26-41-202(a)) · SS=D
- Negotiated Service Agreement Revisions (26-41-202(d)) · SS=D
- June 11, 2025: licensure + follow-up, 4 citations · report · follow-up
- Delegation of Duties (26-41-204(e)) · SS=F
- Written Emergency Plan (26-41-104(b)) · SS=F
- Facility Food Storage (26-41-206(e)(1)) · SS=E
- MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS (28-39-256) · SS=E
- March 19, 2024: complaint + follow-up, 1 citation · report · follow-up
- Staff Treatment of Residents ANE (26-41-101(f)(1)) · SS=J
- January 10, 2024: complaint + licensure + follow-up, 4 citations · report · follow-up
- Functional Capacity Screen Accurate (26-41-201(d)) · SS=D
- Negotiated Service Agreement (26-41-202(a)) · SS=E
- OVER THE COUNTER DRUGS (26-41-205(g)(3)) · SS=E
- Final Observations
- November 16, 2021: complaint + licensure, no citations listed · report
KDADS adult care home directory → (search for State ID N087037, then choose “Inspection Results and Facility Details”)
What these terms mean
KDADS: “The Deficiency Report is a report of findings at the facility. The Plan of Correction is the facility's response to the observations. The 2567B is the final report.”
Each citation names the Kansas regulation the surveyors found was not met (K.A.R. 26-39 to 26-42 for assisted living, residential health care, home plus and boarding care homes; K.A.R. 28-39 for the building; K.S.A. for state law). The heading shown is the state's own heading from the report.
“SS=” is the scope and severity letter KDADS printed beside the citation on the report.
Citations are read from the text of each KDADS report; reports posted as scans are linked without a count. Source: Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), data as of October 15, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license, licensee BKD STERLING HOUSE OF WICHITA - TALLGRASS LLC
- License type
- Assisted Living Facility
- License number
- N087037
- License status
- Active
- Licensee
- BKD STERLING HOUSE OF WICHITA - TALLGRASS LLC
- County
- Sedgwick County
- Administrator
- Jessica Johnson
Source: Kansas state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from the Kansas licensing record, as of Sep 9, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Kansas, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Kansas
- HCBS Frail Elderly (FE) Waiver. Kansas Medicaid's Frail Elderly (FE) waiver is for people 65 and older who meet the nursing facility threshold and qualify for Medicaid. KDADS says it pays for some, but not all, services for people living in an assisted living facility, residential health care facility, home plus, or boarding care home. To apply, start with the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC). The state Medicaid agency can confirm whether it pays for services in assisted living. (state page)
- Waitlist. KDADS began a waitlist for the Frail Elderly waiver for people assessed on or after July 6, 2026. The KDADS site blocks automated access; the quote was read from the search index copy of the notice. (source)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 3.9 mi, nursing home 0.9 mi, pharmacy 0.6 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. 3.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Great Plains Post Acute, Wichita. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Specialized Home Care, Wichita. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 67206 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care- Wichita East, Wichita, 0.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Ne Wichita Dialysis Center, Wichita, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Pediatrics Dialysis Service At Wesley, Wichita, 3.9 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 22 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 67206.
Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC, office in Wichita, 0.6 miles away, straight line
Specialized Home Care & Hospice, office in Wichita, 0.6 miles away, straight line
Good Shepherd Hospice, office in Wichita, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Premier Hospitalists Of Kansas LLC, Bel Aire. 3.2 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in September 2026. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
- How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
What we checked12 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Brookdale Tallgrass provide?
Brookdale Tallgrass is licensed by the state of Kansas for assisted living in Wichita, Kansas.
Does Lilisity rate Brookdale Tallgrass?
No. We publish state licensing details for Brookdale Tallgrass but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Brookdale Tallgrass cost?
Assisted Living in Kansas typically starts at $3,650 to $5,850 a month. Based on 57 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. The starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.
How do I contact Brookdale Tallgrass?
Use Brookdale Tallgrass's website, brookdale.com/en/communities/brookdale-tallgrass.html, or visit at 8600 E 21st North, Wichita, KS 67206.
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