Nursing homes › Kansas › Mennonite Friendship Communities Inc
600 W Blanchard Avenue, South Hutchinson, KS 67505 · 6206637175 · 100 certified beds
CMS lists no chain affiliation for this facility. Ownership type on record: Non profit - Corporation.
Total nurse staffing: 3.98 (Kansas median: 3.94). RN hours: 0.41. Weekend total: 3.56. Nursing staff turnover: 36%.
All-time on record: 24 deficiency citations. Below: citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-26 | Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-09-25 |
| 2025-08-26 | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-09-26 |
| 2025-01-15 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E | complaint | corrected 2025-02-20 |
| 2025-01-15 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-02-20 |
| 2025-01-15 | Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-02-20 |
| 2025-01-15 | Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-02-20 |
| 2025-01-15 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-02-20 |
| 2025-01-15 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-02-20 |
| 2025-01-15 | 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. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-02-20 |
| 2025-01-15 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-02-20 |
| 2025-01-15 | Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-02-20 |
| 2023-03-09 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Health | corrected 2023-04-14 |
| 2023-03-09 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F | Health | corrected 2023-04-14 |
| 2023-03-09 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Health | corrected 2023-04-14 |
| 2023-03-09 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D | Health | corrected 2023-04-14 |
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-05 | Fine | $14,498 |
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MENNONITE FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITIES, INC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Organization | 100% | since 04/17/1972 |
| LEE, JANICE | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/21/2018 |
| MARTENS, JORETTA | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/17/2021 |
| MILLE, ROBERT | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/21/2023 |
| MILLER, ARLYN | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/31/2022 |
| MILLER, MARTHA | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2024 |
| MILLER, MYRON | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/16/2022 |
| MILLER, TIMOTHY | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/31/2022 |
| MILLER, VERTON | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2024 |
| NISLY, J MARVIN | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/16/2022 |
| NISLY, KEITH | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2024 |
| SCHMIDT, CHRIS | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2024 |
| VEH, DAWN | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/11/2021 |
| YODER, CALEB | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/17/2021 |
| WEDEL, RUSSELL | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/16/2022 |
| LIEPINS, RICHARD | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/01/2025 |
| MILLE, ROBERT | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/21/2023 |
| VEH, DAWN | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/11/2021 |
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 175379. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.