Nursing home
Via Christi Village Hays KS
2225 Canterbury Dr, Hays, KS 67601 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Ascension Living (19 facilities) · 96 certified beds
Via Christi Village Hays KS is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Hays, Kansas. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.57 hours per resident per day, above the Kansas average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Jul 23, 2025 cited 20 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $15,593In CMS records: 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Via Christi Village Hays KS 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) | 4.57 | 4.07 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.98 | 0.71 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.01 | 2.69 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 90.2% | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $15,593, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Via Christi Village Hays KS
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 · Jul 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Jul 23, 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 · Jul 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jul 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 23, 2025 · 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 · Jul 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jul 23, 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
- 2225 Canterbury Dr
Hays, KS 67601 - CMS certification #
- 175498
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 96
- Avg residents/day
- 86.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2007-07-09
- Chain
- Ascension Living (19 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Ascension Living
Ascension Living operates 19 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Ascension Living facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
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
- Hays Medical Center, Hays. 0.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Good Samaritan Society - Hays, Hays. 1.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Good Samaritan Home Health Of Central Kansas, Hays. 1.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Dillons Pharmacy. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 67601 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Renal Care Group - Hays, Hays, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 67601.
Hospice & Palliative Care At Haysmed, office in Hays, 0.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Michael Reeh, MD, Hillsboro. 118.8 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 relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very 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 | 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 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Via Christi Village Hays KS a good nursing home?
CMS gives Via Christi Village Hays KS an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Via Christi Village Hays KS staffed?
Via Christi Village Hays KS reports 4.57 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kansas average of 4.07.
Has Via Christi Village Hays KS had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 20 deficiencies.
How many beds does Via Christi Village Hays KS have?
Via Christi Village Hays KS is certified for 96 beds.