Dunklau Gardens: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Dunklau Gardens is a 106-bed nonprofit nursing home in Fremont, Nebraska. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.13 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% above the Nebraska average of 2.64, and 24.7% nursing staff turnover (Nebraska average 48.7%).
Dunklau Gardens
450 East 23rd StreetFremont, NE 68025
Dodge County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Dunklau Gardens, nurse aides logged 3.13 hours per resident per day, 19% above the Nebraska average. With about 85 residents a day, that works out to roughly 265 aide hours a day, or about 33 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Nebraska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.13 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.26 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.04 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.43 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.79 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
24.7% of nursing staff at Dunklau Gardens left over the year CMS measured, against a Nebraska average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 19.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 1, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Nebraska average 7.2). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Dunklau Gardens holds 5 of 5 overall; the Nebraska average is 2.8.
About Dunklau Gardens
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Methodist Fremont Health
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 22, 1992
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Dunklau Gardens
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Nye Legacy Health & Rehabilitation Center Fremont | 0.5 | 100 | 2.82 | 4.37 | 47.1% | 4 | None |
| Nye Pointe Health & Rehab Ctr Fremont | 1.1 | 43 | 2.67 | 3.71 | 64.2% | 3 | None |
| Arbor Care Center-Valhaven, LLC Valley | 12.4 | 66 | 2.49 | 3.33 | 74.1% | 3 | None |
| Life Care Center of Elkhorn Elkhorn | 17.6 | 135 | 2.21 | 3.77 | 33.3% | 1 | $26,397 |
| Crowell Memorial Home Blair | 19.0 | 74 | 3.24 | 4.11 | 90.5% | 1 | None |
| South Haven Living Center Wahoo | 19.0 | 85 | 2.77 | 3.95 | 32.2% | 4 | None |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Home Blair | 19.2 | 84 | 2.58 | 3.50 | 70.3% | 1 | None |
| Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center Elkhorn | 19.2 | 140 | 3.04 | 4.66 | 31.9% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.