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Heritage Grove Estates

1610 Sw 37th Street, Topeka, KS 66611785267296080 certified beds · 60 residentsFor profit - CorporationMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
4
since 2021
Deficiencies
18
0153
Penalties · 3 yrs
$9,113
1 fine
Last survey
2025-01-29
Complaint
CMS overall
4 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 4/5
Health 4
Staffing 3
Quality 4
Star ratings as published by CMS · CMS’s caveats

Survey history

Source: CMS · Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services · data as of 2026-08-01
DateKindDeficienciesOfficial recordArchived PDF
2025-01-29Complaint001CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2024-08-07Standard050CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2023-02-02Standard052CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2021-08-18Standard050CMS-2567 (Care Compare)

Counts by class: paperwork · standard · harm.

Deficiencies

CMS · Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services publishes each citation’s tag, official description and scope/severity letter. The surveyor’s written findings are in the Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) for each survey, linked above.

2025-01-29Complaint survey · 1 deficiencyOfficial report
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity JHarm
Care planningFalls
Isolated; immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.Corrected 2025-01-28Record 175171-20250129-F689
2024-08-07Standard survey · 5 deficienciesOfficial report
F550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-08-15Record 175171-20240807-F550
F695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-08-15Record 175171-20240807-F695
F698Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-08-15Record 175171-20240807-F698
F941Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.Scope/severity EStandard
Records
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-08-15Record 175171-20240807-F941
F942Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.Scope/severity EStandard
Dignity & rights
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-08-15Record 175171-20240807-F942
2023-02-02Standard survey · 7 deficienciesOfficial report
F686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.Scope/severity GHarm
Care planning
Isolated; actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy.Corrected 2023-03-06Record 175171-20230202-F686
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity GHarm
Care planningFalls
Isolated; actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy.Corrected 2023-03-06Record 175171-20230202-F689
F641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-03-06Record 175171-20230202-F641
F657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.Scope/severity EStandard
Care planningRecords
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-03-06Record 175171-20230202-F657
F690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-03-06Record 175171-20230202-F690
F726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.Scope/severity DStandard
Staffing
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-03-06Record 175171-20230202-F726
F758Implement 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.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-03-06Record 175171-20230202-F758
2021-08-18Standard survey · 5 deficienciesOfficial report
F661Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2021-09-24Record 175171-20210818-F661
F756Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2021-09-24Record 175171-20210818-F756
F757Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.Scope/severity EStandard
Medication
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2021-09-24Record 175171-20210818-F757
F758Implement 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.Scope/severity EStandard
Medication
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2021-09-24Record 175171-20210818-F758
F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Scope/severity EStandard
Infection control
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2021-09-24Record 175171-20210818-F880

Penalties & enforcement

DateActionAmountSource
2025-01-29Civil money penalty$9,113CMS · Penalties

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day0.60
Facility
Kansas
National
Kansas 0.71 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day4.03
Facility
Kansas
National
Kansas 4.07 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours3.56
Facility
Kansas
National
Kansas 3.60 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover54%
Facility
Kansas
National
Kansas 48% · National 46%
Registered nurse turnover40%
Facility
Kansas
National
Kansas 42% · National 43%

Quality measures

CMS MDS quality measures · 2025Q2-2026Q1 · definitions
MeasureFacilityKansasNational
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
lower is better
3.0%4.4%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
6.3%4.3%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
6.8%18.1%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
1.9%2.9%1.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
lower is better
0.0%0.0%0.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
lower is better
6.7%17.9%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
9.3%4.9%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
8.8%23.2%19.5%

Figures verbatim from CMS, with the state and national figures from the same release. The direction that counts as better is CMS’s own and is stated on every row.

Ownership

As reported to CMS (Provider Enrollment)
EntityRoleInterestSinceRegistry
Mccrite Real Estate Inc
Organization
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%
Mccrite Family Gifting Trust
Organization
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST35%
Mccrite Holding Company
Organization
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTNO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED
Mccrite, Judith
Individual
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST32%
Mccrite, Patrick
Individual
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST33%
Mccrite, Patrick
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Mccrite, Judith
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Mccrite, Judith
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Mccrite, Patrick
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Mccrite, Patrick
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE

Ownership as reported to CMS/state. CMS ownership data has known gaps; merges between entities are published only after human review.

Cost context

County figures from public surveys. Not this facility’s price. Nursing-home rates are not published by CMS or Kansas.

No county cost figures on file for Shawnee.

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Sources & provenance

SectionAgency · datasetRetrieved
Facility, ratingsCMS Provider Data · Nursing Home Provider Information2026-08-01
SurveysCMS · Survey Summary2026-08-01
DeficienciesCMS · Health Deficiencies (CMS-2567 findings via Care Compare)2026-08-01
PenaltiesCMS · Penalties2026-08-01
StaffingCMS · Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ, as published Aug 2026)2026-08-01
Quality measuresCMS · MDS Quality Measures2026-08-01
OwnershipCMS · Ownership2026-08-01