Assisted Living
Independent Living
517 N Monroe Street, Smith Center, KS 66967 · Map
State license activeIndependent Living is a state-licensed assisted living community in Smith Center, Kansas. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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Area costs
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What the public record shows
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License
Active
Boarding Care Home B092001.
Nearest emergency room
1.0 miles
Smith County Memorial Hospital.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Living this community | Not listed | Not published | Active | 0 citations in 5 years | |
| Sunporch of Smith County (Assisted Living) | 1.0 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active | 9 citations in 5 years |
| River View Homes | 22.7 mi | 41 | Not published | Active | No record |
| Accura Healthcare of Franklin, Fairway Dr | 23.5 mi | 18 | Not published | Active | No record |
| Cherry Corner Estates | 25.1 mi | 18 | Not published | Active | No record |
State inspection record0 citations in 5 years
- Most recent report
- February 11, 2025
- Reports posted in the last five years
- 3
- Citations in those reports
- 0
- No citations at the last 3 surveys (January 2022 to February 2025)
Reports (newest first)
- February 11, 2025: licensure, no citations listed · report
- July 18, 2023: licensure, no citations listed · report
- January 13, 2022: licensure, no citations listed · report
KDADS adult care home directory → (search for State ID B092001, 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
- License type
- Boarding Care Home
- License number
- B092001
- License status
- Active
- County
- Smith County
- Administrator
- Michael Heiland
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.
Staff pay and workplace safety1 OSHA inspection, 1 violation cited
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jun 26, 2026: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case open. 1 violation cited (1 serious). Penalties: $2,837 proposed, $1,702 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Michael Heiland. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(c)(1)(i)). Penalty $2,837 proposed, $1,702 now. To be fixed by Sep 2, 2026.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 1.0 mi, nursing home 1.0 mi, pharmacy 24.4 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Smith County Memorial Hospital, Smith Center. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Sunporch of Smith County, Smith Center. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Pivotal Health & Wellness, Inc, Courtland. 47.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 24.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 66967 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 1 Medicare hospice tells CMS it serves ZIP code 66967.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Michael Reeh, MD, Hillsboro. 130.4 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 moderate; 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
- FEMA has identified no high-risk (1% annual chance) flood area in this community. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, 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 tour9 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- 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?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
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 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively 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 | No plain statements of services found |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Independent Living provide?
Independent Living is licensed by the state of Kansas for assisted living in Smith Center, Kansas.
Does Lilisity rate Independent Living?
No. We publish state licensing details for Independent Living 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 Independent Living 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. Independent Living does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Independent Living?
Use Independent Living's website, independentliving.org, or visit at 517 N Monroe Street, Smith Center, KS 66967.
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