Trego Co-Lemke Memorial Hospital LtcuCMS ratings, inspections and fines
- Address
- 320 N 13th St, Wakeeney, KS 67672
- CCN
- 17A020
- Ownership type
- Government, county
- Certified beds
- 37
- Chain
- None in the CMS record
- Residents per day
- 32
- CMS flags
- None in the CMS record
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CMS gives Trego Co-Lemke Memorial Hospital Ltcu an overall rating of 4 of 5 stars. The last standard survey was on 4 Jun 2025. The latest survey cycle has 9 health citations. The median for nursing homes in Kansas is 8. CMS lists no fines for this home in its penalties file.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide, July 2026. CMS processed this record on .
Since the last CMS update
The site has no recorded change for this home. In each CMS update, the site compares the ratings, the penalties and the citations of each home.
Ratings
CMS gives each home 1 to 5 stars for health inspections, for staffing and for quality measures, and one overall rating.
| Rating (1 to 5 stars) | This home | Kansas median | US average (CMS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Health inspection rating | 3 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Staffing rating | 5 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
| Quality measure rating | 2 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
A median is the middle value of the homes in the group: 296 homes in the state. What the CMS star ratings measure
Citations by survey cycle
CMS keeps the last three cycles, and cycle 1 is the latest. A cycle has one standard survey. Citations from complaint and infection control inspections go into cycles of 12 months.
| Survey cycle | Standard survey | Citations | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle 1 (latest) | 4 Jun 2025 | 9 | 8 |
| Cycle 2 | 20 Sep 2023 | 8 | 8 |
| Cycle 3 | No date | 1 | 6 |
Health citations
The record of one deficiency in an inspection. One inspection can give many citations.
Scope and severity. A letter from A to L on each citation. Scope is the number of residents that the deficiency affected. Severity is the level of harm.
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | K0 | L0 | |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G0 | H0 | I0 |
| No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | |||
| No actual harm, potential for minimal harm | A0 | B0 |
Survey cycle 1 (latest): 9 citations
Standard survey of this cycle: .
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2025 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | J | Complaint investigation | 17 Nov 2025 |
| 4 Jun 2025 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | Standard survey | 18 Jul 2025 |
| 4 Jun 2025 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | Standard survey | 18 Jul 2025 |
| 4 Jun 2025 | F0690 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D | Standard survey | 18 Jul 2025 |
| 4 Jun 2025 | F0727 | Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. | E | Standard survey | 18 Jul 2025 |
| 4 Jun 2025 | F0757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Standard survey | 18 Jul 2025 |
| 4 Jun 2025 | F0801 | 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. | F | Standard survey | 18 Jul 2025 |
| 4 Jun 2025 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F | Standard survey | 18 Jul 2025 |
| 4 Jun 2025 | F0881 | Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | D | Standard survey | 18 Jul 2025 |
Survey cycle 2: 8 citations
Standard survey of this cycle: .
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2023 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Standard survey | 5 Oct 2023 |
| 20 Sep 2023 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard survey | 5 Oct 2023 |
| 20 Sep 2023 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D | Standard survey | 5 Oct 2023 |
| 20 Sep 2023 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C | Standard survey | 5 Oct 2023 |
| 20 Sep 2023 | F0756 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D | Standard survey | 5 Oct 2023 |
| 20 Sep 2023 | F0757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Standard survey | 5 Oct 2023 |
| 20 Sep 2023 | F0758 | 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 | Standard survey | 5 Oct 2023 |
| 20 Sep 2023 | F0849 | 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 | Standard survey | 5 Oct 2023 |
Survey cycle 3: 1 citation
The CMS provider file has no standard survey date for this cycle.
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2022 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F | Standard survey | 9 Jun 2022 |
The requirement text is the CMS summary of the F-tag. It is not the report of the surveyor. How to read an inspection report
Penalties
A fine, or a payment denial: a period in which Medicare or Medicaid does not pay for new admissions. The CMS penalties file holds three years.
CMS lists no fine and no payment denial for this home in its penalties file.
Staffing
Hours per resident per day. The nurse hours for one resident on an average day. CMS calculates the figure from the hours that the home reports for a quarter.
| Staff | This home | Kansas median | Kansas average (CMS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nurse staff | 5.35 | 3.90 | 4.07 |
| Registered nurses (RN) | 0.95 | 0.60 | 0.71 |
| Licensed practical nurses (LPN) | 1.13 | 0.65 | |
| Nurse aides | 3.28 | 2.70 | |
| All nurse staff, weekends | 4.46 | 3.50 | 3.60 |
- Nurse staff turnover in a year
- 26.5%
- Nurse staff turnover, Kansas median
- 47.4%
- RN turnover in a year
- 33.3%
- Administrators who left in a year
- No data
Homes report the hours to CMS in the Payroll-Based Journal.
Quality measures
A figure that CMS calculates from the assessments of residents. One example is the percentage of long-stay residents with a fall and a major injury.
| Measure (CMS text) | Residents | This home | Kansas median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 16.7% | 17.3% | 12.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 3.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 4.0% | 2.0% | 0.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 5.6% | 3.7% | 2.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 13.9% | 15.5% | 12.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 5.1% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 34.7% | 15.4% | 13.4% |
For each measure in this table, CMS gives more points in the quality measure rating for a lower percentage. The site calculates the medians from the CMS file. What the CMS star ratings measure
Ownership
An organisation in the CMS ownership file. CMS records its role, for example an ownership interest, operational or managerial control, or a mortgage interest.
- Ownership type
- Government, county
- Setting
- In a hospital
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
The CMS ownership record of this home lists no organisation.
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Official channels
- Care Compare record of this nursing homeMedicare.gov. The official CMS record of this home.
- Contact information for State Survey AgenciesCMS. The web address and the telephone number of the State Survey Agency of each state. These agencies investigate complaints about nursing homes.
- Filing a complaintMedicare.gov. The page names the State Survey Agency as the place for a complaint about nursing home care or facility conditions.
- Eldercare LocatorAdministration for Community Living. A public service that connects older adults and their families to local services. Telephone: 1-800-677-1116.
Cite this page
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare. Record of Trego Co-Lemke Memorial Hospital Ltcu (CCN 17A020). Data processed 1 Aug 2026. Elder Care Record, https://eldercarerecord.com/facility/trego-co-lemke-memorial-hospital-ltcu-wakeeney-ks-17A020/
Provenance
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Questions
- When was Trego Co-Lemke Memorial Hospital Ltcu last inspected?
- The latest inspection with a citation in the CMS record was on 19 Nov 2025. It was a complaint investigation. It gave 1 citation. The standard survey before the last one was on 20 Sep 2023.
- Who operates Trego Co-Lemke Memorial Hospital Ltcu?
- The CMS record gives the ownership type as government, county. CMS lists no chain for the home. The CMS ownership file names no organisation for this home. This site does not show the names of persons.
- Is Trego Co-Lemke Memorial Hospital Ltcu a Special Focus Facility?
- No. The CMS provider file lists no Special Focus status for this home. CMS lists 1 home in Kansas as a Special Focus Facility and 10 as candidates.
- Where does the data on this page come from?
- The data comes from the CMS Care Compare files for nursing homes. CMS processed the files on 1 Aug 2026. The Care Compare record on Medicare.gov is the official record of the home.