senior care

Counties in northeast Kansas are seeing increasing COVID-19 activity, and Community HealthCare System is no exception. CHCS clinics are finding increased positivity rates among patients who are tested for the virus.

Widespread community transmission in the area means that our associates are increasingly likely to be affected. Ongoing testing at Eastridge Skilled Nursing Facility in Centralia and St. Marys Manor in St. Marys has identified one positive associate in each...

COVID-19 has caused many problems this year, but one of the most concerning for many people has been the safety and isolation of loved ones in nursing homes. At Eastridge and St. Marys Manor, our staff has worked diligently to protect the vulnerable from COVID-19 infection while also ensuring that residents are cared for physically, spiritually, and mentally. Staff members have planned special activities and worked with residents to maintain family and social connections via FaceTime and visits...

Two associates at Redbud Plaza Assisted Living in Onaga have tested positive for COVID-19.

According to Lura Flentie, director of long-term care services at Community HealthCare System, or CHCS, residents and family members have been informed, per Kansas Department of Health and Environment and Pottawatomie County Public Health guidelines.

“CHCS and our associates have done all we can to mitigate the risks of spreading COVID-19, and the associate was wearing a KN5 mask...

An associate at Eastridge Skilled Nursing Facility in Centralia has tested positive for COVID-19. The associate was wearing a KN95 mask during their shift. When the associate was notified that they had tested positive, the associate was an hour and a half into their shift and left work immediately. The associate is asymptomatic and was tested at another workplace in a county in north-central Kansas as part of that facility's routine screening of all employees. At this time, no other...

Starting immediately, Community HealthCare Systems senior care facilities will not allow visitors in an effort to protect residents from COVID-19. Eastridge Skilled Nursing Facility, St. Marys Manor, and Redbud Assisted Living will be affected.

Anyone with questions can call the appropriate facility and ask for Lura Flentie, CHCS director of long-term care services. 

Our priority is to protect residents. Older adults and people who have serious chronic medical conditions...

Eastridge Skilled Nursing Facility is one of the top nursing homes in the country according to U.S. News & World Report. The Centralia nursing home is operated by Community HealthCare System, or CHCS, and is one of 2,969 nursing homes out of 15,000 nationwide to earn the designation. In Kansas, Eastridge was one of only 27 homes to receive an overall rating of 5 out of 5.

“We’re proud of the quality experience we provide for our residents,” said Lura Flentie, CHCS director...