Nursing home
Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF
325 Maine Street, Lawrence, KS 66044 · Map
Government - City · 14 certified beds
Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lawrence, Kansas. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 7.38 hours per resident per day, above the Kansas average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Oct 14, 2024 cited 8 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF 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) | 7.38 | 4.07 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.11 | 0.71 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.46 | 2.69 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 49.5% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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 October 14, 2024 inspection was corrected by November 15, 2024
What inspectors found at Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF
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 · Oct 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 21, 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
- 325 Maine Street
Lawrence, KS 66044 - CMS certification #
- 175151
- Ownership
- Government - City
- Certified beds
- 14
- Avg residents/day
- 14.7
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1985-10-08
- Setting
- Urban
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF using Google Maps.
Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
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 Mar 22, 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
- Lmh, Lawrence. 0.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, Lawrence. 2.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Visiting Nurses Association (Vna), Lawrence. 0.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- River City Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 66044 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Lawrence Home Training, Lawrence, 3.2 miles away, straight line
Davita Free State Dialysis, Lawrence, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 22 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 66044.
Visiting Nurses Hospice, office in Lawrence, 0.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Good Shepherd Hospice Of Mid America Inc, office in Olathe, 24.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Hospice The University Of Kansas Health System, office in Olathe, 24.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Kansas University Physicians Inc, Olathe. 24.5 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 low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very 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.
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 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF staffed?
Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF reports 7.38 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kansas average of 4.07.
Has Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF have?
Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF is certified for 14 beds.