Nursing Home

Southwest Medical Center Snf

315 W 15th Street, Liberal, KS 67905

(620) 629-6291

18 certified beds 3 residents per day on average

CMS Five-Star Quality Rating

3 out of 5 Stars

Overall rating

Health inspections

From the three most recent annual inspection cycles and recent complaint investigations.

Staffing

Not rated

Based on nurse staffing hours relative to the care needs of this facility’s residents.

Quality measures

Based on clinical quality measures reported for residents, from assessments and Medicare claims.

Source: CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System. These are CMS's own ratings, shown exactly as published — CareRanks does not adjust or re-weight them. How CMS calculates these ratings ↗

Medicare Outcome Measures

Potentially preventable hospital readmissions

12.13% (lower is better)

No Different than the National Rate
Residents discharged back to the community

65.79% (higher is better)

Better than the National Rate
Infections acquired during the stay requiring hospitalization

5.62% (lower is better)

No Different than the National Rate

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program. Rates are risk-standardized by CMS; the comparison category is CMS's own, shown exactly as published.

Clinical Quality Measures

Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication

1.9%

national median 1.0%

worse than the national median

Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).

Nurse Staffing

CMS has not published staffing data for this facility.

Ownership

Ownership type: Government - County

Who owns this facility — 13 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓

Cain, Sandra Individual

Managing employee (W-2) since 05/01/2021
Cowan, Mark Individual

Managing employee (W-2) since 05/01/2015
Moree, Keeley Individual

Managing employee (W-2) since 06/01/2019
Williams, Amber Individual

Managing employee (W-2) since 07/01/1997
Knudsen, Dennis Individual

Corporate director since 04/01/2022
Lara, Jose Individual

Corporate director since 04/01/2021
Love, Ivanhoe Individual

Corporate director since 03/18/2018
Mckee, Tony Individual

Corporate director since 04/01/2022
Noblejas, Maria Individual

Corporate director since 07/01/2021
Sander, Dennis Individual

Corporate director since 04/01/2015

…and 3 more entries in CMS's ownership records for this facility.

From CMS's nursing-home ownership file. Roles and percentages are as reported to CMS by the facility; one person or entity can hold several roles.

Inspections & Fire Safety — 8 health (KS avg 9.5) · 10 fire (KS avg 8.9) Details

15 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles. Most recent survey: April 22, 2026.

Most recent inspection cycle: 8 health deficiencies · KS average: 9.5 · National: 9.3

20 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often smoke (9) and emergency preparedness (4).

Most recent fire-safety inspection (2026-04-22): 10 deficiencies · KS average: 8.9 · National: 4.5

Sources: CMS health inspection reports (standard surveys and complaint investigations) and CMS Life Safety Code inspections (smoke barriers, sprinklers, exits, emergency preparedness). Averages are CMS-published state and national figures for the most recent inspection cycle.

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