Nursing home
Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital
1715 26Th Street, Central City, NE 68826 · Map
Government - County · 46 certified beds
Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Central City, Nebraska. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.22 hours per resident per day, below the Nebraska average of 4.17. Its most recent inspection on Sep 11, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital 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) | 3.22 | 4.17 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.61 | 0.71 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.82 | 2.76 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 23.3% | 49.3% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 6.7 | 9.5 | below 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 September 11, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 15, 2025
What inspectors found at Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 7 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 13, 2024 · 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 · Jun 29, 2023
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
- 1715 26Th Street
Central City, NE 68826 - CMS certification #
- 285292
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 46
- Avg residents/day
- 33.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2014-10-30
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
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.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Mar 20, 2007.
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
- Merrick Medical Center, Central City. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Oaks at Central City, Central City. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Chi Health At Home - Grand Island, Grand Island. 22.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- U-Save Pharmacy. 21.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 68826 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 68826.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Unmc Physicians, Omaha. 94.3 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
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively 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 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital a good nursing home?
CMS gives Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital staffed?
Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital reports 3.22 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Nebraska average of 4.17.
Has Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital have?
Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital is certified for 46 beds.