Ponderosa Villa
Nursing home in Crawford, Nebraska, CMS certification number 285250
755 First Street, Crawford, NE 69339 · Dawes County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 39
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 14, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Ponderosa Villa take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Ponderosa Villa is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Ponderosa Villa reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.10
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.73
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.42
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.95
- Weekend total hours
- 2.53
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 14, 2026 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 21, 2024, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Ponderosa Villa in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 27.7 residents live here, about 71% of its 39 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 39
- Average residents per day
- 27.7
- Certified since
- June 1, 2003
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Ponderosa Villa
- Legal business name
- City of Crawford
- Ownership type
- Government - City
Other nursing homes near Ponderosa Villa
- Crest View Care Center420 Gordon Avenue, Chadron 69337
- Hemingford Care Center605 Donald Avenue, Hemingford 69348
- Pioneer Manor Nursing Home318 N 3rd Street, Hay Springs 69347
- Highland Park Care Center1633 Sweetwater, Alliance 69301
- Oglala Sioux Lakota Nursing Home7835 Elders Drive, State Highway 87, Rushville 69360
Who inspects nursing homes in Nebraska
Nebraska's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Nebraska, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Ponderosa Villa, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Ponderosa Villa
What is the CMS star rating of Ponderosa Villa?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Ponderosa Villa accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Ponderosa Villa?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Ponderosa Villa?
City of Crawford, government - city.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.