Nursing HomeInspections

Wauneta Care and Therapy Center

Nursing home in Wauneta, NE

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
427 Legion Street, Wauneta, NE 69045
Phone
(308) 394-5738
Listed under
Government-owned
Medicare CCN
285220
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
1 of 5
Quality measures rating
1 of 5
Certified beds
36
Average residents per day
31
Ownership
Government, city
Legal business name
Village of Wauneta
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
May 16, 1998
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 285220. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: May 13, 2025. CMS lists 14 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 16, 2023 to May 13, 2025): 1 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
May 13, 2025Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Nursing and Physician Services		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 13, 2025Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 13, 2025Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 13, 2025Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Nursing and Physician Services		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 13, 2025Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
May 16, 2024Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and…
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 16, 2024Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 16, 2024Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 16, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 16, 2024Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
May 16, 2024Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
May 16, 2024Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care		G
Actual harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 14. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 0 fines totalling $0 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

May 16, 2024Payment denial for 15 days from Jun 12, 2024

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.11 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.52 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.32 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.79 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
60%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.