Hill Top House

    505 W Elm PO Box 248, Bucklin, KS 67834
    • Assisted Living
    • Skilled Nursing
    4.7ยท30 reviews

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

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

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

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

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.73ยท(30)

    Overall rating

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

      4.8
    • Staff

      4.0
    • Meals

      4.7
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      4.7

    Pros

    • Attentive, compassionate staff
    • Respectful staffโ€“resident interactions
    • Skilled caregiving
    • Home-like, welcoming atmosphere
    • Well-maintained facility
    • Attractive courtyard and outdoor spaces

    Cons

    • Limited information on dining quality and menu variety
    • Unclear range of scheduled activities and engagement programs
    • No explicit mention of specialized memory-care or clinical services
    • Limited visibility into staffing levels and turnover
    • Limited information on family communication and administrative practices

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews present a uniformly positive portrait of Hill Top House, with emphasis on interpersonal care and the facility environment. Commenters consistently highlight the staff as friendly, welcoming, and attentive, and they describe a respectful, home-like atmosphere. The facility itself is noted as pleasant and well cared-for, with an attractive courtyard and outdoor spaces that contribute to a comfortable setting.

    Care quality and staff: Reviewers emphasize compassionate, respectful interactions and describe caregivers as skilled and helpful. Statements referencing "utmost care and respect," attentiveness, and hometown-style care point to a strong relational model of caregiving. Families considering the facility should confirm that this relational strength aligns with their clinical needs by asking about nurse oversight, care-plan reviews, and staff training relevant to any specific medical requirements.

    Dining and activities: The available summaries do not describe dining quality, menu variety, or the scope of activities and engagement programs. This absence makes it difficult to evaluate meal-service continuity, dietary accommodations, recreational programming, and therapeutic activities from the reviews alone. Prospective residents should request sample menus, dietary policies, and a current activities calendar during a tour.

    Facilities and management: The facility is described as nice and well maintained, with positive remarks about courtyard and common areas. However, reviews offer little detail on operational metrics such as staffing levels, staff turnover, administrative accessibility, or family-communication practices. Those operational elements can materially affect day-to-day experience; prospective families should ask about staffing ratios, turnover history, internal communication protocols, and emergency procedures.

    Notable patterns and recommendations: The dominant pattern in the reviews is consistent praise for staff demeanor and the welcoming, home-like environment. Areas that are not covered in the reviews โ€” dining, formal activity programming, specialized clinical services, and administrative transparency โ€” represent information gaps rather than documented deficiencies. Visitors should verify these domains directly during a visit: observe meals and activities, meet nursing leadership, review care-plan examples, and request recent inspection or quality reports to form a fuller picture of operational performance.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

    Hill Top House is located at 505 W Elm PO Box 248, Bucklin, KS, 67834.

    About Hill Top House

    Hill Top House has a variety of locations and services across Cimarron, Jetmore, Dodge City, and Bucklin, Kansas, with facilities like the 610 Edison St Apt 12 site in Jetmore and the 2400 N 14th Ave Ofc and 501 W Beeson Rd addresses in Dodge City, all providing different levels of care for seniors aged 55 and up in mostly middle-income communities where the median household and family incomes range from about $41,127 to $51,178, so the assisted living costs average around $2,960 per month, which is lower than the national rate and probably helps families plan ahead a bit easier. Each senior community, whether the 60-room, 50-unit, or 32-room facilities, offers care tailored for seniors from independent living with maintenance-free features and resort-style amenities to full medical care, including skilled nursing, memory care, and adult day services, and there's always a focus on keeping things comfortable with air conditioning, accessible cable TV, and Wi-Fi. The facility supports pet owners because cats and dogs are allowed, and residents can use a kitchenette, gym, beauty salon, barber salon, chapel, hot tub, pool, and laundry room, while shared community spaces like the house arts room, garden, chapel, and furnished common areas let folks socialize, have movie nights, or walk outside on the paths. Residents get help with daily activities, medication management, transportation for both non-medical and medical needs, housekeeping, linen service, and meal preparation with special diets for allergies or diabetes-all under the care of staff that includes Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses, and Certified Nursing Assistants, who together provide a mix of care average minutes per resident each day, and there's always 24-hour supervision and an emergency call system that means quick responses when someone needs help. There are memory-enhancing programs and secure spaces for those living with Alzheimer's or dementia, plus options for respite care, and Hill Top House partners with Medicare and Medicaid, following all certification and regulatory quality steps through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, with star ratings and care goal tracking, surveys, and ongoing training for nurses, administrators, social workers, and dietitians, so care stays up-to-date with current best practices. Shared amenities include a dining room, telephones, transportation and parking, and community services areas with activities and devotional groups, all located in quieter Kansas towns, mostly in neighborhoods where there's a smaller, friendly population around 4,000 residents, and the facility often offers networking events, light breakfast, and programs approved for continuing education, with specific names and terms for different areas and activities, tying together many levels of support for seniors in one place.

    People often ask...

    Hill Top House offers assisted living, board and care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 505 W Elm PO Box 248, Bucklin, KS 67834.

    No, Hill Top House 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 numberN029004
    StatusActive
    Facility typeNursing Facility / Assisted Living Facility
    LicenseeHILL TOP HOUSE

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