Excel Healthcare and Rehab Topeka

TOPEKA, KS • CMS Certification: 175172

  • Date Updated: September 01, 2025
  • Overall Rating: 1 Stars
  • Address: 2515 SW WANAMAKER ROAD, TOPEKA KS 66614
  • Phone: 7854802246

About Excel Healthcare and Rehab Topeka

Excel Healthcare And Rehab Topeka, located in TOPEKA, KS, is a for-profit organization that accepts Medicare and Medicaid.

Why Families Choose Excel Healthcare and Rehab Topeka

  • More Nursing Time: Staff spends 3.96 hours per resident daily (National Avg: 3.87).

Key Performance Indicators

  • CMS Overall Rating 1 Stars
  • Nursing Hours 3.96 hrs
  • Safety Record Clean

Chain Affiliations & Network

According to CMS records, this facility is independently owned and operated.

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Nursing Staff Analysis

Staffing levels are a critical indicator of quality care. We analyze the daily hours of care provided by Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs).

Mixed Staffing Levels

Excel Healthcare and Rehab Topeka provides less care hours than the state average and more than the national average.

Registered Nurses (RN)

0.35 hrs/day
State: 0.71 US: 0.68
Case Mix Adj: 0.56
Quality Adj: 0.42

Licensed Practical Nurses

1.15 hrs/day
State: 1.37 US: 1.54
Case Mix Adj: 0.72
Quality Adj: 0.97

Certified Assistants

2.81 hrs/day
State: 2.68 US: 2.33
Case Mix Adj: 1.91
Quality Adj: 3.38

CMS Quality Ratings

Category Rating Stars
Overall Rating 1
Health Inspection 1
Quality Measures 2
Staffing 2

Health Inspection History

Inspection Cycle Score Date
Cycle 1 (Most Recent) 295 Nov 21, 2024
Weighted Average 468 Combined Score
Lower scores are better. Scores are based on health inspections and complaint investigations.

Detailed Quality Measures

Rates are from CMS quality measures (claims-based and MDS-based) for the reporting period ending Sep 01, 2025. Some measures may be omitted when CMS does not report a numeric rate for this facility.

Medicare claims-based measures

Typically includes short-stay outcomes, hospitalizations, and ED use from Medicare claims.

Measure Rate
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursi... (QM521) 23.3%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency depar... (QM522) 20.6%
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (QM551) 1.2%
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resi... (QM552) 1.3%

MDS-based measures

Resident assessment data; often used for long-stay care quality.

Measure Rate
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activit... (QM401) 8.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (QM404) 3.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in t... (QM406) 2.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (QM407) 1.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (QM408) 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (QM409) 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with ma... (QM410) 1.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the p... (QM415) 90.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medicati... (QM419) 13.5%
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the... (QM430) 68.9%
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic m... (QM434) 2.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently wo... (QM451) 14.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnoti... (QM452) 23.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the s... (QM454) 82.8%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately g... (QM472) 32.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (QM479) 5.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder... (QM480) 27.4%

Complaints & Deficiencies

Complaint History by Year

This chart shows the number of complaints filed each year.

Summary:

  • 2022: 14 complaints
  • 2023: 15 complaints
  • 2024: 61 complaints
  • 2026: 29 complaints
  • Total: 119 complaints on record

Recent Complaints (Since Jan 2023)

Date Description
Jul 30, 2024 Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Jul 30, 2024 Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Jul 30, 2024 Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Jul 30, 2024 Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Jul 30, 2024 Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Jul 30, 2024 Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Jul 30, 2024 Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Jul 30, 2024 Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Jul 30, 2024 Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Jul 30, 2024 Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Jul 30, 2024 Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Jul 30, 2024 Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Jul 30, 2024 Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Jul 30, 2024 Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Jul 30, 2024 Post nurse staffing information every day.
Jul 30, 2024 Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Jul 30, 2024 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.
Jul 30, 2024 Keep complete, dated laboratory records in the resident's record.
Jul 30, 2024 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.
Jul 30, 2024 Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Jul 30, 2024 Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Jul 30, 2024 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.
Jul 30, 2024 Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Jul 30, 2024 Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Jul 30, 2024 Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Jul 30, 2024 Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Jul 30, 2024 Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
Jul 30, 2024 Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.
Jul 30, 2024 Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Jul 30, 2024 Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.
Feb 28, 2024 Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals.
Jan 12, 2024 Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Jan 12, 2024 Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Jan 12, 2024 Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.
Jan 12, 2024 Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Jan 12, 2024 Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Jan 12, 2024 Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Jan 12, 2024 Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Jan 12, 2024 Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Jan 12, 2024 Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Jan 12, 2024 Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Jan 12, 2024 Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Jan 12, 2024 Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Jan 12, 2024 Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Jan 12, 2024 Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Jan 12, 2024 Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident?s advance directives.
Jan 12, 2024 Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Jan 12, 2024 Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Jan 12, 2024 Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Jan 12, 2024 Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Jan 12, 2024 Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Jan 12, 2024 Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Jan 12, 2024 Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Jan 12, 2024 Ensure each resident?s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Jan 12, 2024 Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Jan 12, 2024 Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Jan 12, 2024 Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Jan 12, 2024 Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Jan 12, 2024 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.
Jan 12, 2024 Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Jan 12, 2024 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.
Nov 02, 2023 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.
Nov 02, 2023 Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals.
Apr 18, 2023 Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Apr 18, 2023 Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Apr 18, 2023 Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals.
Apr 18, 2023 Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Mar 07, 2023 Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Mar 07, 2023 Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Mar 07, 2023 Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Mar 07, 2023 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.
Mar 07, 2023 Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Mar 07, 2023 Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Mar 07, 2023 Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Mar 07, 2023 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.
Mar 07, 2023 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.
Jun 21, 2026 Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Jun 21, 2026 Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Jun 21, 2026 Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Jun 21, 2026 Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Jun 21, 2026 Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Jun 21, 2026 Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Jun 21, 2026 Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Jun 21, 2026 Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Jun 21, 2026 Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Jun 21, 2026 Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Jun 21, 2026 Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Jun 21, 2026 Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.
Jun 21, 2026 Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Jun 21, 2026 Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Jun 21, 2026 Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Jun 21, 2026 Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Jun 21, 2026 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.
Jun 21, 2026 Post nurse staffing information every day.
Jun 21, 2026 Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Jun 21, 2026 Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Jun 21, 2026 Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Jun 21, 2026 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.
Jun 21, 2026 Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Jun 21, 2026 Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Jun 21, 2026 Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Jun 21, 2026 Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
Jun 21, 2026 Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.
Jun 21, 2026 Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.
Jun 21, 2026 Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Note: Table shows only complaints filed since Jan 1, 2023. See chart for historical trends.

Owner & Operator Information

Business Entity

EXCEL OF TOPEKA LLC

Ownership Structure

Management & Direction

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Frequently Asked Questions

Excel Healthcare and Rehab Topeka has a 1-star CMS overall rating out of 5, which indicates care quality that may need improvement. The nursing staff spends 3.96 hours per resident daily, compared to the national average of 3.87 hours.

Excel Healthcare and Rehab Topeka is certified to accept Medicare and Medicaid and provides comprehensive nursing home services including:
  • Skilled Nursing Care: 24/7 medical supervision and complex medical treatments
  • Long-term Residential Care: Assistance with daily living activities for extended stays
  • Short-term Rehabilitation: Recovery services after hospital stays or surgeries
  • Memory Care: Specialized programs for residents with dementia and Alzheimer's disease
The facility has 120 certified beds.

Excel Healthcare and Rehab Topeka accepts Medicare and Medicaid, which helps cover costs for eligible residents. Specific pricing varies based on:
  • Level of care needed (skilled nursing vs. long-term care)
  • Room type (private vs. semi-private)
  • Insurance coverage (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance)
  • Length of stay and specific services required

For current rates and to discuss payment options, contact Excel Healthcare and Rehab Topeka directly at 7854802246. Their admissions team can help determine coverage and out-of-pocket expenses.

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Environment & Cleanliness

  • Overall cleanliness and odors
  • Resident room conditions
  • Common area maintenance
  • Safety features and accessibility

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  • Staff-to-resident ratios
  • How staff interact with residents
  • Response time to resident needs
  • Staff knowledge and professionalism

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