Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital is a 46-bed government-run nursing home in Central City, Nebraska, part of Good Samaritan Society. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.15 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% below the Nebraska average of 2.64, and 30.0% nursing staff turnover (Nebraska average 48.7%).
Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital
1715 26th StreetCentral City, NE 68826
Merrick 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 Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital, nurse aides logged 2.15 hours per resident per day, 18% below the Nebraska average. With about 30 residents a day, that works out to roughly 65 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Nebraska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.15 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.49 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.15 | 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
30.0% of nursing staff at Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital left over the year CMS measured, against a Nebraska average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital holds 4 of 5 overall; the Nebraska average is 2.8.
About Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital
- Ownership: Government - County
- Chain: Good Samaritan Society, 92 homes
- Legal name: Litzenberg Memorial Merrick County
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 30, 2014
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Adept Nursing & Rehab of Central City Central City | 0.1 | 63 | 2.16 | 3.17 | 47.1% | 2 | None |
| Memorial Community Care Aurora | 16.2 | 48 | 3.36 | 4.68 | 28.3% | 5 | None |
| Westfield Quality Care of Aurora Aurora · no staffing data submitted | 16.4 | 64 | — | — | — | 1 | $41,980 |
| Accura Healthcare of Fullerton Fullerton | 18.1 | 75 | 2.10 | 2.93 | 41.9% | 3 | None |
| Midwest Covenant Home Stromsburg | 21.6 | 51 | 2.64 | 4.30 | 49.2% | 3 | None |
| Adept Nursing & Rehab of Grand Island Grand Island | 22.5 | 76 | 2.00 | 2.86 | 76.1% | 1 | $16,801 |
| CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island · no staffing data submitted | 22.6 | 36 | — | — | — | 3 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Grand Island Village Grand Island | 23.1 | 67 | 2.62 | 3.56 | 63.8% | 1 | $10,033 |
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.