Elwood Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Elwood Care Center is a 43-bed government-run nursing home in Elwood, Nebraska. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.60 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Nebraska average of 2.64, and 39.4% nursing staff turnover (Nebraska average 48.7%).
Elwood Care Center
607 Smith AvenueElwood, NE 68937
Gosper 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 Elwood Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.60 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Nebraska average. With about 30 residents a day, that works out to roughly 79 aide hours a day, or about 10 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Nebraska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.60 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.80 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.01 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.66 | 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
39.4% of nursing staff at Elwood Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Nebraska average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 20.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 6, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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. Elwood Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Nebraska average is 2.8.
About Elwood Care Center
- Ownership: Government - City
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Elwood Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bertrand Nursing Home Bertrand | 12.8 | 26 | 2.21 | 3.91 | 45.5% | 5 | None |
| Emerald Nursing & Rehab Cozad Cozad | 20.6 | 67 | 2.24 | 3.50 | 65.3% | 1 | None |
| Christian Homes Health Care Center Holdrege | 25.9 | 86 | 2.44 | 3.72 | 58.3% | 1 | None |
| Holdrege Memorial Homes, Inc Holdrege | 28.0 | 94 | 2.56 | 3.86 | — | 2 | None |
| Hilltop Estates Gothenburg | 28.9 | 64 | 2.69 | 4.11 | 46.4% | 2 | None |
| Beaver City Manor Beaver City | 31.5 | 30 | 2.67 | 4.43 | 29.0% | 3 | None |
| Brookestone Gardens Kearney | 39.5 | 54 | 3.29 | 4.79 | 35.2% | 5 | None |
| Mt Carmel Home - Keens Memorial Kearney | 41.2 | 75 | 4.48 | 6.11 | 41.0% | 4 | 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.