Nursing home
Arbor Care Centers - Ord
220 South 26Th Street, Ord, NE 68862 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Arbor Care Centers (9 facilities) · 60 certified beds
Arbor Care Centers - Ord is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Ord, Nebraska. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.03 hours per resident per day, below the Nebraska average of 4.17. Its most recent inspection on Nov 18, 2025 cited 13 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Arbor Care Centers - Ord compares
This facility vs. the Nebraska and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Nebraska avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.03 | 4.17 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.34 | 0.71 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.10 | 2.76 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 67.6% | 49.3% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 13.0 | 6.7 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the November 18, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 18, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 total penalty, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Arbor Care Centers - Ord
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Follow rules about disclosure of ownership requirements and tell the state agency about changes in ownership and/or administrative personnel.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both.
Environmental Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 220 South 26Th Street
Ord, NE 68862 - CMS certification #
- 285294
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 38.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2015-07-01
- Chain
- Arbor Care Centers (9 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Arbor Care Centers
Arbor Care Centers operates 9 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Arbor Care Centers facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice, transportation
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2020
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Arbor Care Centers - Ord says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice/Palliative Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation Services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and Semi-Private Rooms
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Nov 1, 2020 to May 14, 2021. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $3,767 owed to 16 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Arbor Care Center (Arbor Care Centers - Ord LLC). Case 1932977.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Valley County Health System, Ord. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Community Memorial Health Center, Burwell. 16.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Vchs Home Health, Ord. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Wells Pharmacy. 48.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 68862 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 68862.
Vchs Hospice, office in Ord, 0.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Unmc Physicians, Omaha. 144.4 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Ord, NE, risk to homes is greater than 86% of communities in Nebraska and 80% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively high, heat wave very low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Arbor Care Centers - Ord a good nursing home?
CMS gives Arbor Care Centers - Ord an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Arbor Care Centers - Ord staffed?
Arbor Care Centers - Ord reports 3.03 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Nebraska average of 4.17.
Has Arbor Care Centers - Ord had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 13 deficiencies.
How many beds does Arbor Care Centers - Ord have?
Arbor Care Centers - Ord is certified for 60 beds.