Pricing ranges from
    $4,778 – 5,733/month

    Kearny County Hospital

    Kearny Cnty Hospital, 500 N Thorpe St, Lakin, KS, 67860
    4.2 · 19 reviews
    • Assisted living
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    2.0

    Loved caregivers, dangerous systemic failures

    I'm a long-term patron - the staff are friendly, funny, and an amazing doctor helped me, and I truly love many of the caregivers. However, quality has declined: it's short-staffed, management is unresponsive, billing/collections are awful, and there were dangerous medical lapses (dismissed symptoms, delayed evaluation, late-stage cancer diagnosis). Because of those systemic issues, I can't recommend it for anyone with serious health needs.

    Pricing

    $4,778+/moSemi-privateAssisted Living
    $5,733+/mo1 BedroomAssisted Living

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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
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • 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
    • Small library

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

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

    4.21 · 19 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      2.4
    • Staff

      3.8
    • Meals

      4.2
    • Amenities

      4.2
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate and helpful physician(s)
    • Caring, friendly staff
    • Staff with a good sense of humor
    • Positive long-term patient experiences
    • Some patients highly recommend the hospital
    • Instances of good clinical care reported

    Cons

    • Misdiagnosis and delayed medical evaluations
    • Dismissal of patient symptoms
    • Late diagnosis of serious conditions (including late-stage cancer)
    • Perceived decline in overall care quality
    • Short-staffing affecting care
    • Unresponsive management and no follow-up on complaints
    • Poor billing practices and collections actions
    • Lack of communication with patients and families
    • Reports advising to avoid the hospital due to safety concerns

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in these review summaries is mixed and polarized, with a clear split between strong praise for individual clinicians and staff members and serious safety and operational concerns raised by other reviewers. On the positive side, multiple reviewers emphasize compassionate, friendly personnel — including at least one "amazing doctor" — and long-term patrons express satisfaction and willingness to highly recommend the hospital. Staff friendliness and a good sense of humor were specifically noted more than once, and some reviews describe receiving "great care." These comments suggest that at least parts of the clinical team and frontline caregivers deliver meaningful, person-centered interactions that leave patients feeling supported.

    However, several reviews raise grave clinical-safety and quality issues that overshadow the positive comments for some patients. The most severe concerns include alleged misdiagnosis, dismissal of patient-reported symptoms, delayed medical evaluation, and a subsequent late-stage cancer diagnosis. Reviewers described these events as life-threatening and urged avoidance of the hospital. Such reports represent high-severity complaints that point to potential lapses in diagnostic processes, triage, or follow-up. In addition to these clinical failures, there is a broader pattern of perceived declining quality and short-staffing. Short staffing is cited as a driver of poorer care experiences and likely contributes to delays and responsiveness problems.

    Management and communication issues appear repeatedly. Several reviewers reported unresponsive management and no follow-up after filing complaints, indicating weaknesses in complaint handling, accountability, and organizational responsiveness. Complaints about poor communication also came up — both clinical communication and administrative communication — which can exacerbate safety risks and undermine patient trust. Billing and financial practices are another concrete operational problem: reviewers mention poor billing, collections actions, and lack of clarity or helpfulness in billing communications. These administrative concerns compound clinical worries and contribute to overall dissatisfaction for some patients.

    Notable patterns: reviews demonstrate a dichotomy between positive interpersonal experiences (friendly, humorous staff and a clinician who earned praise) and systemic or episodic failures (misdiagnosis, delayed care, staffing shortages, management unresponsiveness, and billing problems). The items most frequently and seriously mentioned are diagnostic delays/misdiagnosis and short-staffing; both carry implications for patient safety. There is limited or no information in these summaries about facilities, dining, activities, or other environmental/service features — those areas were not commented on and therefore cannot be assessed from this dataset.

    In summary, the hospital appears to have strengths in individual caregivers and certain clinical interactions that produce strong loyalty among some long-term patrons. At the same time, recurrent reports of diagnostic errors, delayed evaluations, staffing shortages, poor complaint follow-up, communication failures, and problematic billing create substantial concerns for patient safety and satisfaction. The overall picture is mixed: potential for excellent personal care exists but is undermined for some patients by systemic and operational issues that warrant investigation and corrective action.

    Location

    Map showing location of Kearny County Hospital

    About Kearny County Hospital

    Kearny County Hospital sits at 500 N Thorpe St in Lakin, Kansas, and has served the community since 1952 as a general hospital managed by a government agency, with about 51 to 200 employees working there and keeping things running day and night. The hospital focuses on both acute care and managing chronic diseases, so they can help with sudden problems as well as ongoing health needs. They provide both inpatient care if someone needs to stay overnight in a hospital bed, and outpatient services if the person can go home after treatment, and they've got departments for things like Family Medicine, Women's Health, ENT, General Surgery, Orthopedics, Audiology, Urology, and Endocrinology. Kearny County Hospital has a range of services from emergency care, laboratory testing, and medical imaging to things like cardiac rehab, physical therapy, and respiratory therapy, so no matter what the need may be, they try to cover it.

    They offer surgery, skilled swing bed services, and have a place called the Special Blessings Birth Center for OB care, helping new mothers and babies. Their staff handles allergies, immunology, sleep medicine, and even cosmetic injectables if someone's interested in something like that, which is a bit unique for a rural hospital. They have dedicated spaces for emergencies, medical and surgical care, and they provide vaccinations, preventative care, and wellness support. Through High Plains Retirement Village, they also have assisted living, long-term care, and memory care, so seniors and people needing extra help can get skilled nursing and dementia care on site. If a person needs help finding doctors, the hospital's system makes it possible to look for doctors by location, special training, accepted insurance, and even recognitions. There's a medical advisory board and ongoing research, and resources for people who want to start or advance careers in health care, plus programs for scholarships and virtual health career days, which is helpful for young folks and those looking to change their path.

    Kearny County Hospital has amenities designed for patient comfort and supportive care, and a hospital map to help visitors find their way. They participate with groups like the Kansas Hospital Association and highlight a focus on "Happy in Health Care," showing pride in their work, though things aren't perfect. The hospital's departments all pitch in to give the best care they can, whether it's for a new baby in the birth center, a senior needing help with memory, or someone walking in with an emergency in the middle of the night.

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