Life Care Center of Elkhorn: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Elkhorn is a 135-bed for-profit nursing home in Elkhorn, Nebraska, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.21 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% below the Nebraska average of 2.64, and 33.3% nursing staff turnover (Nebraska average 48.7%).
Life Care Center of Elkhorn
20275 Hopper StreetElkhorn, NE 68022
Douglas 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 Life Care Center of Elkhorn, nurse aides logged 2.21 hours per resident per day, 16% below the Nebraska average. With about 86 residents a day, that works out to roughly 189 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Nebraska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.21 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.92 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.77 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.24 | 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
33.3% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Elkhorn left over the year CMS measured, against a Nebraska average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 8, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 24 health deficiencies (Nebraska average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $26,397 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2025 | Fine | $26,397 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Payment Denial | 30 days from Dec 9, 2025 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Payment Denial | 11 days from Nov 30, 2024 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Life Care Center of Elkhorn holds 1 of 5 overall; the Nebraska average is 2.8.
About Life Care Center of Elkhorn
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Consolidated Resources Health Care Fund I LP
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 17, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Elkhorn
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center Elkhorn | 2.5 | 140 | 3.04 | 4.66 | 31.9% | 5 | None |
| The Lighthouse at Lakeside Village Omaha | 4.3 | 54 | 3.00 | 5.31 | 47.4% | 4 | None |
| Rose Blumkin Jewish Home Omaha | 6.2 | 105 | 3.03 | 4.91 | 38.8% | 5 | None |
| Arbor Care Center-Valhaven, LLC Valley | 6.4 | 66 | 2.49 | 3.33 | 74.1% | 3 | None |
| The Banyan at Montclair Omaha · Special Focus Facility | 6.6 | 175 | 2.75 | 4.16 | 62.8% | — | $141,793 |
| Newport House Omaha | 6.7 | 96 | 3.01 | 5.07 | 32.8% | 5 | None |
| Brookestone Village Omaha | 6.9 | 140 | 3.23 | 4.84 | 33.7% | 5 | None |
| Hillcrest Millard LLC Omaha | 7.1 | 76 | 2.16 | 3.13 | 77.2% | 1 | 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.