Mitchell Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Mitchell Care Center is a 50-bed government-run nursing home in Mitchell, Nebraska, part of Rural Health Development. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.45 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Nebraska average of 2.64, and 47.5% nursing staff turnover (Nebraska average 48.7%).
Mitchell Care Center
1723 23rd StreetMitchell, NE 69357
Scott Bluff 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 Mitchell Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.45 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Nebraska average. With about 46 residents a day, that works out to roughly 112 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) | 2.45 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.96 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.81 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.13 | 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
47.5% of nursing staff at Mitchell 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 60.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 10, 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. Mitchell Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Nebraska average is 2.8.
About Mitchell Care Center
- Ownership: Government - City/county
- Chain: Rural Health Development, 9 homes
- Legal name: City of Mitchell
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 2014
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Mitchell Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Monument Healthcare and Nursing Center Scottsbluff | 8.2 | 160 | 2.64 | 3.95 | 63.0% | 1 | $28,182 |
| Northfield Retirement Communities Care Center Scottsbluff · many days without an RN | 9.2 | 66 | 2.63 | 3.88 | 65.8% | 1 | None |
| Heritage Estates Gering | 10.7 | 102 | 3.02 | 4.44 | 51.5% | 4 | None |
| Goshen Healthcare Community Torrington | 22.5 | 103 | 1.96 | 3.05 | 45.8% | 3 | $29,617 |
| Chimney Rock Villa Bayard | 27.4 | 49 | 2.46 | 3.47 | 50.0% | 1 | $110,988 |
| Cascades at Skyview Bridgeport · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 40.4 | 48 | 2.57 | 4.08 | 75.5% | 1 | $141,424 |
| Hemingford Care Center Hemingford | 44.4 | 39 | 2.63 | 4.02 | 55.3% | 1 | None |
| Highland Park Care Center Alliance | 48.5 | 60 | 3.69 | 4.79 | 15.5% | 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.