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Skilled nursing facility · CMS certification number 175163

SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER SNF

LIBERAL, Kansas · Medicare

Certified beds, as filed in Care Compare: 18

Finances, as filed

Not yet extracted for this facility.

Nurse staffing

Nurse staffing hours from the Payroll-Based Journal, quarter by quarter, are on this facility’s staffing page, each quarter with the file it came from.

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Ownership, as filed with CMS

Care Compare

As filed in the CMS file dated 1 August 2026 (Care Compare ownership).

Owner or managerRoleTypeOwnership percentageAssociation
KNUDSEN, DENNISCORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 04/01/2022
LARA, JOSECORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 04/01/2021
LOVE, IVANHOECORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 03/18/2018
MCKEE, TONYCORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 04/01/2022
NOBLEJAS, MARIACORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 07/01/2021
SANDER, DENNISCORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 04/01/2015
WEST, JOHNCORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 04/01/2022
WILLIAMS, AMBERCORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 09/28/2014
COWAN, MARKCORPORATE OFFICERIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 05/01/2015
CAIN, SANDRAW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEEIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 05/01/2021
COWAN, MARKW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEEIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 05/01/2015
MOREE, KEELEYW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEEIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 06/01/2019
WILLIAMS, AMBERW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEEIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 07/01/1997

Medicare enrollment

As filed in the CMS file dated 1 August 2026 (Medicare enrollment ownership), under the enrollment of SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER (enrollment ID O20040616000785).

OwnerIndividual or organizationRoleOwnership percentageAssociation dateDescribed in the filing as
AMBER WILLIAMSIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTOR09/28/2014
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
DENNIS L KNUDSENIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTORCMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.4/1/2022
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
DENNIS SANDERIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTORCMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.4/1/2015
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
IVANHOE LOVEIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTORCMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.3/18/2018
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
JOHN WESTIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTORCMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.4/1/2022
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
JOSE LARAIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTORCMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.4/1/2021
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
MARIA LAURALYNN NOBLEJASIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTORCMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.7/1/2021
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
TONY MCKEEIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTORCMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.4/1/2022
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
MARK COWANIndividualCORPORATE OFFICERCMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.5/1/2015
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
AMBER WILLIAMSIndividualW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEECMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.7/1/1997
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
KEELEY R MOREEIndividualW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEECMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.6/1/2019
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
MARK COWANIndividualW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEECMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.5/1/2015
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
SANDRA CAINIndividualW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEECMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.5/1/2021
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.

Changes in ownership

Recent changes on this record

Inspections

Inspection cycleHealth inspectionFire safety inspectionHealth deficienciesFire safety deficiencies
122 April 202622 April 2026810
212 June 202412 June 202478
38 June 20228 June 202202

From the Care Compare inspection summary file NH_SurveySummary_Aug2026.csv, processed on 1 August 2026.

Deficiencies cited

15 deficiencies on file, newest inspection first
Inspection dateInspection typeTagCategoryWhat was citedScope and severityComplaintCorrectedCorrection date
22 April 2026HealthF 0553Resident Rights DeficienciesAllow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.DNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction2 June 2026
22 April 2026HealthF 0628Resident Rights DeficienciesProvide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.DNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction5 June 2026
22 April 2026HealthF 0655Resident Assessment and Care Planning DeficienciesCreate and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admittedENoDeficient, Provider has date of correction5 June 2026
22 April 2026HealthF 0686Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesProvide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.DNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction5 June 2026
22 April 2026HealthF 0727Nursing and Physician Services DeficienciesHave 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.FNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction5 June 2026
22 April 2026HealthF 0761Pharmacy Service DeficienciesEnsure 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.ENoDeficient, Provider has date of correction5 June 2026
22 April 2026HealthF 0851Administration DeficienciesElectronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.CNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction5 June 2026
22 April 2026HealthF 0880Infection Control DeficienciesProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.FNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction5 June 2026
12 June 2024HealthF 0636Resident Assessment and Care Planning DeficienciesAssess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.DNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction17 July 2024
12 June 2024HealthF 0812Nutrition and Dietary DeficienciesProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.FNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction17 July 2024
12 June 2024HealthF 0814Nutrition and Dietary DeficienciesDispose of garbage and refuse properly.FNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction17 July 2024
12 June 2024HealthF 0851Administration DeficienciesElectronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.FNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction17 July 2024
12 June 2024HealthF 0880Infection Control DeficienciesProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.DNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction17 July 2024
12 June 2024HealthF 0883Infection Control DeficienciesDevelop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.DNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction17 July 2024
12 June 2024HealthF 0947Nursing and Physician Services DeficienciesEnsure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.FNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction17 July 2024

From the Care Compare health citations file NH_HealthCitations_Aug2026.csv, processed on 1 August 2026.

Penalties

Not yet extracted for this facility.

Care Compare provider information

FieldAs filed
Provider TypeMedicare
Ownership TypeGovernment - County
Legal Business NameSOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER
Date First Approved to Provide Medicare and Medicaid Services1987-07-31
Provider Resides in HospitalY
Continuing Care Retirement CommunityN
UrbanN
County/ParishSeward
Telephone Number6206296291
Provider Changed Ownership in Last 12 MonthsN
With a Resident and Family CouncilNone
Automatic Sprinkler Systems in All Required AreasYes
Number of Certified Beds18
Average Number of Residents per Day2.8
Overall Rating3
Health Inspection Rating3
QM Rating3
Short-Stay QM Rating3
Processing Date2026-08-01

From the Care Compare Provider Information file NH_ProviderInfo_Aug2026.csv, processed on 1 August 2026.

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