Flint Hills Care & Rehab Center

    1620 Wheeler St, Emporia, KS 66801
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Clean cozy facility; compassionate staff

    I feel my loved one is well cared for in this clean, cozy facility - the staff are compassionate, professional, and often go above and beyond. Meals are nutritious and tasty (cherry pie is a favorite), activities are varied, therapy is effective, and the homey, family atmosphere makes it easy to recommend.

    Loved one of resident
    Sep 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.31·(26)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.3
    • Staff

      4.5
    • Meals

      4.7
    • Amenities

      3.7
    • Value

      2.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, respectful nursing and CNA staff
    • Attentive and involved administration
    • Supportive family communication
    • Varied, nutritious, and tasty meals
    • Skilled and responsive therapy services
    • Active and varied resident activities
    • Clean and well-maintained facility
    • Homey, family-style atmosphere
    • Kitchen staff accommodating special food requests
    • Secure and safe environment

    Cons

    • Variability in staff responsiveness and care consistency
    • Gaps in family communication and care coordination
    • Allegations of inconsistent adherence to advance directives
    • Inconsistent social-work practices and communication tone
    • Limited or dated physical environment and small room sizes
    • Perceived price–value mismatch

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews portray Flint Hills Care & Rehab Center as a small, homey facility with a strong emphasis on interpersonal care and nourishment. Many accounts emphasize compassionate, respectful interactions from CNAs, nurses, and kitchen staff, and describe the environment as clean, safe, and family-oriented. Administration and the kitchen team are frequently noted as attentive and willing to accommodate resident and family requests.

    Care and staff: The dominant theme is positive: reviewers frequently describe caring, relationship-focused caregiving and staff who go beyond basic duties to make residents comfortable. Therapy services are described as effective and comfort-focused. However, a pattern of inconsistency emerges in a subset of comments. These indicate variability in responsiveness and conduct across staff members, and some concerns about care coordination and communication with families. There is also at least one serious claim that an advance directive was not followed; this represents an elevated concern and suggests families should confirm clinical-protocol safeguards and documentation during their evaluation.

    Dining and activities: Dining is a clear strength. Multiple reviewers praise varied, nutritious, and tasty meals, with specific positive mentions of the kitchen team and accommodations for special requests. Activities are described as active and varied, contributing to a sense that residents are engaged and well cared for socially and recreationally.

    Facilities and management: The facility is consistently described as clean, secure, and home-like rather than modern or upscale. Rooms are noted as clean but not spacious, and some reviewers characterize the building as modest in appearance. Administration receives positive mention for being supportive and responsive, with examples of staff going the extra mile to improve comfort. Conversely, several comments point to uneven social-work practices and communication tone; combined with the variability in care responsiveness and an isolated serious allegation regarding an advance directive, these items suggest families should ask detailed questions about care plans, escalation procedures, and how advance directives are honored.

    Recommendation guidance: For prospective residents and families, Flint Hills appears to offer strong interpersonal care, good dining, engaging activities, and a tidy, secure environment. Given the noted variability in staff conduct and the gravity of at least one claim about advance-directive adherence, an in-person visit is advisable to assess room size, staff interactions, and administrative procedures. Ask specifically about staffing levels, care-plan communication, advance-directive protocols, and pricing to determine fit and clarify expectations.

    Reviews written on Mirador

    • I was going to go to Flint Hills Care and Rehab Center for physical therapy after a total knee replacement. Staff was rude,they put me in one of the worst rooms in the facility, at the end of the hall, I told them that I have very specific dietary requirements, there isn't much that I can tolerate. The supper they brought me while they were doing the admission consisted of only things I had just told them that I can't eat then they told me what the next day's breakfast and lunch were, both were things I can't eat and I wasn't offered alternatives.

      Diane Smith

    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Map showing location of Flint Hills Care & Rehab Center

    Flint Hills Care & Rehab Center is located at 1620 Wheeler St, Emporia, KS, 66801.

    About Flint Hills Care & Rehab Center

    Flint Hills Care & Rehab Center sits at 1620 Wheeler St and mainly provides nursing home care and rehabilitation services. The center contains 50 certified beds and usually has about 46 residents each day. The place offers memory care services, long-term and short-term medical support, and help for caregivers. Recover Care Healthcare is affiliated, while Midwest Snf Holdings LLC owns the facility. Mrc Snf Management LLC has handled management since May 2023. Staff includes nurses who spend an average of 3.38 hours per resident per day, though the nurse turnover rate sits at 48.8%. Inspection reports show 27 total deficiencies, with three related to infections, and there've been recent complaints about things like food sources and staff training for behavioral health needs, specifically on June 25 and February 27, 2024. The home focuses on respecting residents and treating them kindly, and staff-from nurses to aides-try to stay compassionate and warm. The building recently had renovations, aiming for a homey and serene feel, with an emphasis on landscaping and nourishing meals. The care teams build strong bonds with people living there and provide medical support following five-star nursing standards, though the facility's reviews average a 3.3 rating from six people. Flint Hills Care & Rehab Center runs around the clock, always open, and keeps its doors available for those needing steady, skilled nursing or extra support for memory-related issues.

    People often ask...

    Flint Hills Care & Rehab Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    There are 9 photos of Flint Hills Care & Rehab Center on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 1620 Wheeler St, Emporia, KS 66801.

    No, Flint Hills Care & Rehab Center does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Kansas, the Department for Aging & Disability Services licenses adult care homes and assisted living facilities and posts the statements of deficiency from its surveys.

    License numberN056003
    StatusActive
    Facility typeNursing Facility
    LicenseeRECOVER-CARE EMPORIA LLC

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