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Overview of Mother Hull Home

Mother Hull Home is a nursing home in Kearney, Nebraska, providing skilled nursing care. Licensed nurses are on site around the clock for residents who need ongoing clinical support. The home has 58 beds, which may suit someone who prefers a smaller community where staff and residents can get to know one another.

Nurse staffing totals 5 hours and 34 minutes per resident each day. That figure represents the daily nursing time assigned to each resident. Payment options include Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay, giving families several ways to cover an eligible stay. Stephanie Simmons serves as the administrator.

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Overview of Sunrise Country Manor

Sunrise Country Manor provides nursing home and assisted living care in Milford, NE. Nursing home care includes skilled nursing and rehabilitation support, while assisted living helps with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication. Having both care levels in one community may suit a resident whose needs change over time without requiring a move to a different community.

Rehabilitation services include postsurgical care, pain management, IV therapy, stroke recovery, orthopedic rehabilitation, neurologic rehabilitation for stroke, fall prevention, and dementia and mental health programs. Short term rehabilitation supports a temporary recovery period, while respite care offers a short stay for a family whose usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.

The community has 80 beds. Total nurse staffing is 3h 53m per resident per day, representing the recorded daily nurse time available for each resident. Payment options are Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay; Medicare can cover short term skilled care after a hospital stay, while Medicaid may help when personal savings do not cover a long stay. Sunrise Country operates the community, and Seth Stauffer serves as administrator. A Walk Score of 42 / 100 places the area in a car dependent setting, so a resident who no longer drives would generally need a car or ride for most errands.

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Overview of Wilber Care Center

Wilber Care Center is a nursing home in Wilber, Nebraska, offering assisted living and skilled nursing. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care around the clock, while assisted living helps with bathing, dressing and medication while allowing a resident to maintain a private living space. Having both care levels may suit someone whose needs increase over time without requiring a move to another community.

The center has 68 beds and opened in 1967. Total nurse staffing is 4 hours and 55 minutes per resident each day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time allocated to each resident. Nicole Lane serves as the administrator.

A multisensory room supports sensory-based activities, and outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy addresses movement, daily-function and communication rehabilitation needs. Dementia care and a Meals on Wheels program are also available through the center’s listed programs.

Medicare, Medicaid and private pay are accepted, giving families different ways to cover care. Medicare may cover short-term skilled care after a hospital stay, Medicaid may help when savings do not cover a long stay, and private pay provides another option. A Walk Score of 57 places the area in the somewhat walkable band, where some errands can be done on foot, so a resident may be able to complete nearby errands without a car.

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Overview of Continental Springs

Continental Springs offers nursing home, assisted living, memory care, respite care, and skilled nursing in South Sioux City, Nebraska. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks while a resident maintains their apartment, while memory care provides a supervised setting for someone who may be at risk of wandering. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock.

Respite care offers a short stay while a usual caregiver travels or recovers. The range of care levels may suit someone whose needs change over time. The community has 77 beds, with total nurse staffing of 3 hours and 37 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time assigned to each resident.

Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are accepted. Medicaid may help when savings do not cover a long stay, while Medicare applies to short-term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long-term residence. Administrator Ericka Niles serves as the administrator.

A Walk Score of 73 means the area is very walkable, with most errands possible on foot, so a resident who no longer drives can still reach nearby shops or services independently. A salon and spacious lawn with gardening spots give residents places for personal grooming and outdoor gardening. Rehabilitation Services and scheduled local transportation support therapy activities and local outings without requiring a resident to arrange transportation independently. Pets are allowed, so a resident may keep a pet while living at Continental Springs.

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Overview of The Oaks at Central City

The Oaks at Central City in Central City, NE, offers two care types, nursing home care and memory care. The program behind the second of those is Secured Memory Care & Mental Health Unit, which puts the supervision and the secured setting in one place.

A resident who needs both of those things at once is who the unit is built around. Rehabilitation Services belong to the service list here as well. Sixty-four beds are licensed, with Sylvia Mileg holding the administrator’s title.

Three payers are accepted, Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. Medicare’s reach stops at the skilled nursing course a hospital admission opens. Medicaid is what a long stay falls back on when savings run dry, and private pay is the money a family puts up itself. Across a day, one resident’s share of nursing is 3 hours and 29 minutes.

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Overview of Falls City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Offering rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and respite care, Falls City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a nursing home in Falls City, Nebraska. The community provides continuous clinical support through skilled nursing services. Through rehabilitation, residents receive recovery-focused care to improve mobility. Moreover, respite care provides a short stay when a family caregiver needs time to travel or recover,

Administered by Kristie Kallemeyn, the community has 65 beds, with an occupancy of 40%. Additionally, total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 26 minutes per resident each day, representing the daily nursing time allocated to each resident. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are also accepted, giving families those payment methods for covering care.

A Walk Score of 71 out of 100 places the area in the very walkable band, where most errands can be done on foot. A resident who no longer drives can still get out independently.

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Overview of Gold Crest Retirement Center

Gold Crest Retirement Center provides nursing home care, assisted living, hospice care, memory care, and skilled nursing in Adams, Nebraska. Assisted living helps residents with daily tasks while they maintain their own living space, while skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock. Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision, and hospice care supports residents at the end of life. Having these care levels together may suit someone whose needs grow over time without requiring a move to another community.

Gold Crest has 35 beds, placing it in the smaller community range where staff and residents can get to know one another. All listed beds are filled, with occupancy at 100 percent. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families public program and direct payment routes for covering care. Total nurse staffing is 46 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time allocated to each resident.

The community opened in 1984. Rehabilitation services and short-term rehabilitation provide a temporary stay focused on recovery, while respite care offers a short stay when a usual caregiver needs to travel or recover. These options can support a resident returning from an illness or injury, or a family arranging a brief change in care.

Jennifer Graff administers the community, which is operated by Coffman-Levi Charitable Trust. The range of care may be a good fit for a resident who needs assisted living now and could later require memory care, skilled nursing, or hospice support without leaving the community.

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Overview of Ponderosa Villa

Ponderosa Villa is a nursing home in Crawford, Nebraska, with 35 beds. Its smaller community size may suit a resident who needs nursing home care and prefers a setting where staff and residents can get to know one another. Nursing home care includes nursing support for residents with ongoing health needs and daily care.

Total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 29 minutes per resident per day. That represents the total nursing staff time available for each resident’s daily care. Payment options include Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. Charlene Zander serves as the administrator, and the City of Crawford operates the community.

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Overview of The Meadows at Ashland

Nursing home care is the single care type The Meadows at Ashland carries in Ashland, NE. Jeffrey Baker oversees the home as administrator.

The home has 97 beds, and four hours and 48 minutes of daily nursing go to each resident. Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay can each be used to pay for a stay.

Nursing home care combines nursing oversight with help in daily care, and it happens in a residential setting. That makes the home a possible fit for a person needing ongoing assistance with more than they can manage on their own.

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Overview of The Mulberry at Waverly

The Mulberry at Waverly provides nursing home and assisted living care in Waverly, NE. Nursing home care provides ongoing nursing oversight and help with daily needs, while assisted living supports residents with tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication management.

The community has 54 beds, making it a smaller setting that may suit someone who prefers a community where staff and residents can get to know one another. Rehabilitation services are available, giving residents access to recovery support through the facility’s services.

Total nurse staffing is 3h 37m per resident per day, representing the daily amount of nurse staffing allocated to each resident. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, and Administrator Rob Foxworthy oversees the community.

A Walk Score of 58 means the area is somewhat walkable, with some errands possible on foot for a resident who can walk independently. The community may be a good fit for someone seeking both nursing home and assisted living care in a smaller setting.

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Nursing Homes in Nebraska at a glance

Avg Overall CMS Rating: 2.8/ 5The average Overall CMS Rating for all CMS-certified nursing homes in Nebraska. Ratings combine health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.2/ 5
Avg Staffing Rating: 3.4/ 5The average Staffing Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in Nebraska. Reflects nursing staff hours per resident per day (including RNs), adjusted for residents' care needs. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.4/ 5
Avg Health Insp. Rating: 2.7/ 5The average Health Inspection Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in Nebraska. Based on each facility's recent inspections and complaint investigations, weighing the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.0/ 5