Nursing home
Orchard Gardens
1600 S Woodlawn Blvd, Wichita, KS 67218 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Advena Living Communities (6 facilities) · 80 certified beds
Orchard Gardens is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Wichita, Kansas. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.63 hours per resident per day, below the Kansas average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Apr 1, 2025 cited 20 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $24,908In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Orchard Gardens 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) | 2.63 | 4.07 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.35 | 0.71 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.76 | 2.69 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 74.0% | 49.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 20.0 | 10.1 | 9.5 | above 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 January 21, 2026 inspection was corrected by February 9, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $24,908, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Orchard Gardens
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 21, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 21, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 21, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 21, 2026 · 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 · Sep 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 3, 2025 · 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 · Apr 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 1600 S Woodlawn Blvd
Wichita, KS 67218 - CMS certification #
- 175452
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 80
- Avg residents/day
- 70.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2002-03-11
- Chain
- Advena Living Communities (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Advena Living Communities
Advena Living Communities operates 6 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Advena Living Communities facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. 2.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Lincoln Care and Rehab, Wichita. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Home Health & Hospice Of Kansas, Wichita. 0.7 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 67218 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita East Wichita Dialysis Center, Wichita, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Pediatrics Dialysis Service At Wesley, Wichita, 2.9 miles away, straight line
Fresenius Medical Care- Wichita East, Wichita, 4.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 24 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 67218.
Home Health & Hospice Of Kansas, office in Wichita, 0.7 miles away, straight line
Traditions Health, office in Wichita, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Providence Home Health & Hospice LLC, office in Wichita, 1.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Premier Hospitalists Of Kansas LLC, Bel Aire. 7.1 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: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively 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 | 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Orchard Gardens a good nursing home?
CMS gives Orchard Gardens an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Orchard Gardens staffed?
Orchard Gardens reports 2.63 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kansas average of 4.07.
Has Orchard Gardens had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 20 deficiencies.
How many beds does Orchard Gardens have?
Orchard Gardens is certified for 80 beds.