The Gardens At Aldersgate
3220 Sw Albright Drive, Topeka, KS 666147854789440Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability companyCertified beds: 175Avg. daily residents: 161Chain: Recover-Care Healthcare (27 facilities)County: Shawnee
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The complete public record on The Gardens At Aldersgate, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Topeka, Kansas, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.
CMS Star Ratings
Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Kansas average: 3.1 stars.
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★☆☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
The Gardens At Aldersgate holds a 1-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Nursing staff turnover of 64% is well above the Kansas average of 48%; high turnover is one of the strongest predictors of inconsistent care. Federal regulators have fined this facility $56,617 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.
Staffing
4.01 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
about the state average (4.06)
0.68 RN hours per resident per day
about the state average (0.71)
3.71 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
64.2% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (48.1)
56.5% RN turnover
1 administrator left in the reporting period
Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.
Inspections & Penalties
January 7, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
20 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (9.5)
28 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$56,617 in federal fines across 3 penalties (last 3 years)
above the state average ($20,465)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed
Recent Inspection Citations
58 citations on record across recent inspections, 4 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.
| Inspection | Tag | What was cited | Severity |
|---|
| June 29, 2026 | 0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. Complaint | E · Potential for more than minimal harm |
| June 29, 2026 | 0602 | Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. Complaint | D · Potential for more than minimal harm |
| June 29, 2026 | 0761 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all… Complaint | D · Potential for more than minimal harm |
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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.