Hilltop Estates: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hilltop Estates is a 64-bed for-profit nursing home in Gothenburg, Nebraska. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.69 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Nebraska average of 2.64, and 46.4% nursing staff turnover (Nebraska average 48.7%).
Hilltop Estates
2520 Avenue MGothenburg, NE 69138
Dawson 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 Hilltop Estates, nurse aides logged 2.69 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Nebraska average. With about 41 residents a day, that works out to roughly 111 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Nebraska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.69 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.73 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.11 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.38 | 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
46.4% of nursing staff at Hilltop Estates left over the year CMS measured, against a Nebraska average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 22.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 16, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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. Hilltop Estates holds 2 of 5 overall; the Nebraska average is 2.8.
About Hilltop Estates
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: K C Health Care Enterprises Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 2, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Hilltop Estates
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Emerald Nursing & Rehab Cozad Cozad | 9.9 | 67 | 2.24 | 3.50 | 65.3% | 1 | None |
| Callaway Good Life Center, Inc Callaway | 26.6 | 38 | 2.63 | 3.95 | — | 1 | $34,608 |
| Elwood Care Center Elwood | 28.9 | 43 | 2.60 | 4.01 | 39.4% | 5 | None |
| Adept Nursing & Rehab of North Platte North Platte | 34.5 | 94 | 2.15 | 3.49 | 63.2% | 2 | $44,343 |
| Accura HealthCare of North Platte North Platte | 36.2 | 71 | 2.22 | 3.35 | 65.1% | 4 | None |
| Linden Court North Platte | 36.6 | 135 | 2.18 | 3.90 | 39.0% | 2 | $14,017 |
| Bertrand Nursing Home Bertrand | 39.8 | 26 | 2.21 | 3.91 | 45.5% | 5 | None |
| Brookestone View Broken Bow | 41.4 | 60 | 2.72 | 4.22 | 29.8% | 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.