Nursing home
Oswego Operator
1104 Ohio Street, Oswego, KS 67356 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Mission Health Communities (40 facilities) · 40 certified beds
Oswego Operator is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Oswego, Kansas. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.95 hours per resident per day, below the Kansas average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Dec 30, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Oswego Operator 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) | 3.95 | 4.07 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.02 | 0.71 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.72 | 2.69 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 39.3% | 49.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 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 30, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 31, 2026
What inspectors found at Oswego Operator
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
Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
Environmental Deficiencies · Dec 30, 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 · Dec 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 30, 2025 · 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 · Dec 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration Deficiencies · May 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Aug 16, 2022 - 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 · Aug 16, 2022
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
- 1104 Ohio Street
Oswego, KS 67356 - CMS certification #
- 175434
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 40
- Avg residents/day
- 33.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1999-01-27
- Chain
- Mission Health Communities (40 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Mission Health Communities
Mission Health Communities operates 40 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Mission Health Communities facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Oswego Operator using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Oswego Operator says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
respite care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Our community participates in Medicaid, Medicare Part A & B, private insurance, hospice, respite care, and participating HMO plans.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
transportation to hemodialysis
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
private and semi-private rooms
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Labette Health, Parsons. 14.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Medicalodges Columbus, Columbus. 14.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Labette Home Health, Parsons. 14.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Riggs Drug. 8.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 67356 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Parsons Dialysis Center, Parsons, 14.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 67356.
Gentiva, office in Parsons, 15.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Freeman-Oak Hill Health System, Lamar. 51.3 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 moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively 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 | See above |
Looking for assisted living or memory care instead?
Frequently asked questions
Is Oswego Operator a good nursing home?
CMS gives Oswego Operator an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Oswego Operator staffed?
Oswego Operator reports 3.95 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kansas average of 4.07.
Has Oswego Operator had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Oswego Operator have?
Oswego Operator is certified for 40 beds.