Wauneta Care and Therapy Center
Nursing home in Wauneta, Nebraska, CMS certification number 285220
427 Legion Street, Wauneta, NE 69045 · Chase County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 36
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 3, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 6
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Wauneta Care and Therapy Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Wauneta Care and Therapy Center 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Wauneta Care and Therapy Center 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
- 3.73
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.58
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.49
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.66
- Weekend total hours
- 3.28
- Nursing staff turnover
- 62.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 83.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 3, 2026 and cited 6 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 13, 2025, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Wauneta Care and Therapy Center in the past 3 years.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 30.2 residents live here, about 84% of its 36 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 36
- Average residents per day
- 30.2
- Certified since
- May 16, 1998
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Wauneta Care and Therapy Center
- Legal business name
- Village of Wauneta
- Ownership type
- Government - City
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- Hillcrest Nursing Home309 West 7th Street, McCook 69001
- Adept Nursing & Rehab of Sutherland333 Maple Street, Sutherland 69165
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 Wauneta Care and Therapy Center, 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 Wauneta Care and Therapy Center
What is the CMS star rating of Wauneta Care and Therapy Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Wauneta Care and Therapy Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Wauneta Care and Therapy Center?
6 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Wauneta Care and Therapy Center?
Village of Wauneta, government - city.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.