Bethesda Home

• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jul 1, 2025

• Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 17, 2025

• To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 17, 2025

• Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 22, 2025

• Ensure that smoke control systems are tested and documented in accordance with established engineering principles.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 17, 2025

• Establish emergency prep training and testing.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 17, 2025

• Use approved construction type or materials.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 17, 2025

• Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 17, 2025

• Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 17, 2025

• Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 17, 2025

• Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 17, 2025

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 4, 2025

• Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 17, 2025

• Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 17, 2025

• Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 27, 2023

• Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 27, 2023

• Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 27, 2023

• Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 27, 2023

• Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 27, 2023

• Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jul 27, 2023

• Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jul 27, 2023

• Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 14, 2022

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 14, 2022

• Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 11, 2022

• Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 11, 2022

• Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 11, 2022

• Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 11, 2022

• Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 11, 2022

• Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 11, 2022

• Meet other general requirements.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 11, 2022

• Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 11, 2022

• Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 11, 2022

• Post nurse staffing information every day.

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 14, 2022

Bethesda Home offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Bethesda Home is located at 408 E Main in Goessel, Kansas.

Bethesda Home carries a 4.4 out of 5 rating from 42 Google reviews. Reviewers of Bethesda Home are divided: several families praise the caring, attentive staff and the personal attention their loved ones received, while a couple of reviewers describe a decline in quality after a change in administration, along with restrictive rules and frequent fundraising mail. The community is a not-for-profit Christian nursing home in Goessel, Kansas offering both long-term and short-term rehabilitation care. Reviews on MyLivingChoice come from families who confirmed a connection to the community and appear with the reviewer's first name and last initial.

Bethesda Home had 4 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 33 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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