Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Bethel Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
3000 Ivy Drive, North Newton, KS 67117 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 65 certified beds
Bethel Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in North Newton, Kansas. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.14 hours per resident per day, above the Kansas average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Dec 18, 2024 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bethel Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) compares
This facility vs. the Kansas and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Kansas avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 5.14 | 4.07 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.05 | 0.71 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.60 | 2.69 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 26.7% | 49.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 10.1 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the December 18, 2024 inspection was corrected by February 1, 2025
What inspectors found at Bethel Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2023 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 3000 Ivy Drive
North Newton, KS 67117 - CMS certification #
- 175402
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 65
- Avg residents/day
- 57.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Transportation, 1 meals a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Bethel Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Apr 9, 2016.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Nmc Health, Newton. 4.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Newton Presbyterian Manor, Newton. 2.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Nmc Health Home Care, Newton. 4.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Hesston Pharmacy. 6.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 67117 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Renal Treatment Center-Newton, Newton, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Renal Care Group - Newton, Newton, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 67117.
Phoenix Home Care & Hospice, office in Wichita, 23.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Heartland Hospice (Wichita), office in Wichita, 24.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Michael Reeh, MD, Hillsboro. 20.6 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 risk
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 moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, 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.
What we checked
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 |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bethel Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bethel Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bethel Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) staffed?
Bethel Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) reports 5.14 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kansas average of 4.07.
Has Bethel Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bethel Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) have?
Bethel Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is certified for 65 beds.