Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital
1715 26th Street, Central City, NE · (308) 946-2920
- Certified beds
- 46
- Residents per day
- 30
- Ownership
- Government
- Chain
- Good Samaritan Society
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- October 30, 2014
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How this home got 4 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Nebraska.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★4 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Nebraska homes
Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital carries 13 inspection points. That is fewer than 86% of Nebraska's 178 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Nebraska: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–9 pts
- 4★ 9–31 pts
- 3★ 31–50 pts
- 2★ 50–94.25 pts
- 1★ over 94.25 pts
Bars show every rated home in Nebraska by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
7 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Infection Control2F
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Quality of Life and Care2D
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning1E
- E
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Pharmacy Service1E
- E
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Nutrition and Dietary1F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspection history
2025-09-11
1 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
2024-08-13
5 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
2023-06-29
1 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 35 min of nursing staff time a day, 38 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 35 min
Nebraska average
4 h 7 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 31% of nursing staff and 40% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days2.1 pts worse | 3.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.6 pts worse | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine7 pts better | 100.0% | 93.0% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.4 pts better | 100.0% | 95.6% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.8 pts better | 1.7% | 4.5% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1 pts worse | 5.4% | 4.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.4 pts better | 2.7% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication4.8 pts worse | 23.8% | 19.0% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication7.7 pts better | 13.0% | 20.7% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.3 pts better | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened6.2 pts worse | 23.0% | 16.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased1 pts worse | 20.0% | 19.0% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.7 pts better | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection5.4 pts worse | 8.1% | 2.7% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence6 pts worse | 31.0% | 25.0% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.3 pts better | 3.7% | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine18.7 pts better | 100.0% | 81.3% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit3.8 pts worse | 14.6% | 10.8% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication2.1 pts better | 0.0% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission16.7 pts worse | 37.8% | 21.1% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
12 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Merrick County | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 1 facilities |
| Benner, Tyson | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Glasser, Ronald | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Glasser, Ronald | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Huggett, Raymond | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Johnson, Laurie | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Mahnke, Steven | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Triplett, Emily | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Vandewalle, Melissa | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Vandewalle, Melissa | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Wolfe, Katheryn | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
8 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- D
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Smoke3F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Emergency Preparedness1F
- F
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Egress1E
- E
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
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