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Legend Healthcare in Tonganoxie, KS

Legend Healthcare is a nursing home community in Tonganoxie, KS.

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1010 East Street, Tonganoxie, KS 66086

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3.6 from 31 reviews
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Overall Review of Legend Healthcare

common 16 reviews mention this

Care teams are kind and responsive

Residents and families describe a care team that is consistently kind and attentive.

Many reviewers focus on how staff pay attention to needs and show concern while providing day-to-day help. Several also mention that call lights are answered promptly and that staff feel welcoming from the start. A smaller set of reviewers describe the opposite, citing neglect or missed help, but the most repeated storyline is that staff are caring in practice.

common 6 reviews mention this

Meals are a mixed experience

Dining gets both praise and sharp criticism from reviewers.

Some residents and families say meals are good, served on time, and delivered in a way that supports appetite and dietary limits. Others report problems such as inedible food, refusal to eat, or generally poor dining quality. Meal preparation and service also show up as part of the care services offered, which matches why food comes up often in reviews.

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Rehab and skilled nursing support

Reviews frequently connect care here with rehab and skilled nursing needs.

Multiple reviewers describe coming to the facility after a hospital stay or injuries and receiving rehab support, including therapy alongside skilled nursing care. One reviewer also highlights respite care and being able to get personal care and help with day-to-day needs during the stay. A negative thread also points to care not being provided as expected for someone who needed higher-level support.

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Cleanliness and sanitation are contested

Cleanliness is a recurring point of disagreement in reviews.

Several reviewers say rooms are kept clean, cleaned daily, and that residents look healthy during visits. Others strongly criticize sanitation, including reports of urine-soaked items, urine left unchanged, bed bug and scabies claims, foul odors, and housekeeping concerns. Because both experiences show up in the reviews, cleanliness appears inconsistent depending on the reviewer’s stay.

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Activities help residents feel involved

Activities and daily engagement show up as a recurring positive theme.

Some families describe residents enjoying activities and day-to-day programming, including scheduled engagement. Others mention how the facility supports engagement through events and in-room support, while still pointing to attentive staff involvement. While not every review discusses activities, those that do connect it to how at-home or supported a stay feels.

How we summarize

Counts show how many written reviews mention each theme; a review can touch several themes, and only frequently mentioned themes are displayed.

Features

Housing

  • 90 resident community capacity 90 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Skilled Nursing Facility Skilled Nursing Facility

Amenities

  • Air-conditioning Air-conditioning
  • Beauty salon Beauty salon
  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Computer center Computer center
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fitness room Fitness room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Gaming room Gaming room
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Kitchenette Kitchenette
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Private bathrooms Private bathrooms
  • Restaurant-style dining Restaurant-style dining
  • Small library Small library
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wellness center Wellness center
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • Kansas City International (24 miles away) Kansas City International (24 miles away)
  • Community operated transportation Community operated transportation
  • Transportation arrangement Transportation arrangement
  • Transportation arrangement (non-medical) Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Care Services

  • 12-16 hour nursing 12-16 hour nursing
  • 24-hour call system 24-hour call system
  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Mental wellness program Mental wellness program
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Concierge services Concierge services
  • Fitness programs Fitness programs
  • Planned day trips Planned day trips
  • Resident-run activities Resident-run activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

Nearby Places of Interest

Pharmacies

  • The Downtown Drug Store (0.5 miles)
  • Medicine Store (1 miles)
  • The Medicine Store Basehor (7.7 miles)
  • Walgreens (10.8 miles)
  • Cedar Creek Pharmacy (11 miles)
  • DeGoler Pharmacy (11.1 miles)
  • Auburn Pharmacy (11.7 miles)

Restaurants

  • Talette's Cafe (0.6 miles)
  • Grandpa's Burger Box (0.9 miles)
  • Ajuua Mexican Grill And Cantina (0.9 miles)
  • Subway (1 miles)
  • Sonic Drive-In (1 miles)
  • Helen's Hilltop (2.9 miles)
  • Kelley's Grill & Bar (7.5 miles)

Places of Worship

  • Tonganoxie United Methodist Church (0.6 miles)
  • First Christian Church (10.9 miles)
  • Velocity Church (12.5 miles)
  • St John The Evangelist Church (13 miles)
  • Danforth Chapel (13.3 miles)
  • Church of the Open Door (13.5 miles)

Cafes

  • Small Town Cafe (9.5 miles)
  • Bitlers Cozy Cafe (9.6 miles)
  • Ten & Two Coffee Bar (10.8 miles)
  • Uplift Coffee Co. (11.8 miles)
  • Decade (12.3 miles)
  • Bourgeois Pig (12.5 miles)
  • 1900 Barker Bakery And Cafe (13.4 miles)

Physicians

  • Physician Resources (10.9 miles)
  • Eudora Family Care (11.2 miles)
  • Eudora Family Care (12 miles)
  • Oral Surgery Kansas (12.4 miles)
  • Lawrence Oral & Maxillofacial (12.4 miles)
  • Rainbolt Thomas DDS (12.5 miles)
  • NeuCare Family Medicine (12.5 miles)

Parks

  • Kill Creek Streamway Dog Park (11.6 miles)
  • Burcham Park (12.2 miles)
  • Garrett Park (13.3 miles)
  • Ryan Gray Playground (13.5 miles)

Theaters

  • Liberty Hall (12.3 miles)

Hospitals

  • Community Health Facility (12.4 miles)
  • LMH Endoscopy (12.4 miles)
  • Lawrence Surgery Center (12.7 miles)

Transportation

  • Lawrence Memorial Hospital Heliport (12.4 miles)

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