Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Ponderosa Villa
755 First Street, Crawford, NE · (308) 665-1224
- Certified beds
- 39
- Residents per day
- 28
- Ownership
- Government
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- June 1, 2003
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How this home got 3 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
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Nebraska homes
Ponderosa Villa carries 38 inspection points. That is fewer than 58% 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
13 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
Resident Assessment and Care Planning3E
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- E
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Rights3D
- D
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- D
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Quality of Life and Care3E
- E
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Nursing and Physician Services2F
- F
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- F
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Infection Control2F
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2026-01-14
4 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
2024-11-21
6 health deficiencies · 7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2023-11-07
3 health deficiencies · 8 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 6 min of nursing staff time a day, 44 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 6 min
Nebraska average
4 h 7 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
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 days0.8 pts better | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.3 pts worse | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine4.8 pts better | 97.8% | 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 injury3.2 pts worse | 7.7% | 4.5% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms4.4 pts better | 0.0% | 4.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.9 pts better | 1.2% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication14.5 pts better | 4.5% | 19.0% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication12.6 pts worse | 33.3% | 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 worsened9.1 pts better | 7.7% | 16.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased0.1 pts worse | 19.1% | 19.0% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.3 pts better | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.7 pts better | 0.0% | 2.7% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence4.3 pts better | 20.7% | 25.0% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2 pts better | 2.0% | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine9.8 pts better | 91.1% | 81.3% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication2.1 pts worse | 4.2% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
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Who owns and runs it
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cascades Healthcare LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Cascades Healthcare LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 11 facilities |
| City Of Crawford | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| City Of Crawford | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mader, Kris | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mader, Kris | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mader, Kris | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Pelton, Edward | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Pelton, Edward | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Schoenemann, Rhonda | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Schoenemann, Rhonda | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Schoenemann, Rhonda | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Suchor, Ralene | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Suchor, Ralene | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Suchor, Ralene | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Vogl, Twila | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Vogl, Twila | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Vogl, Twila | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Zander, Charlene | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Zander, Charlene | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
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Fire safety
20 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Emergency Preparedness8F
- F
Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.
- F
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- F
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- F
Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.
- F
List the names and contact information of those in the facility.
- F
Establish emergency prep training and testing.
- F
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- F
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Smoke4F
- F
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Miscellaneous4F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems4F
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- F
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- F
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
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