Sandhills Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sandhills Care Center is a 46-bed government-run nursing home in Ainsworth, Nebraska. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.07 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% above the Nebraska average of 2.64.
Sandhills Care Center
143 N Fullerton StreetAinsworth, NE 69210
Brown 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 Sandhills Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.07 hours per resident per day, 16% above the Nebraska average. With about 29 residents a day, that works out to roughly 89 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Nebraska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.07 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.41 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.79 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.28 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.46 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Sandhills Care Center in this release. 1 administrator left over the same period.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 17, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 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. Sandhills Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Nebraska average is 2.8.
About Sandhills Care Center
- Ownership: Government - City/county
- Legal name: Ainsworth Brown County Care Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 23, 2016
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Sandhills Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Rock County Hospital Long Term Care Bassett | 15.9 | 30 | 4.41 | 6.14 | — | 4 | None |
| Parkside Manor Stuart | 36.0 | 40 | 2.19 | 3.52 | 35.7% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Atkinson Atkinson | 44.5 | 61 | 1.87 | 3.44 | 68.3% | 1 | $22,653 |
| Avera Rosebud Country Care Center Gregory | 51.9 | 30 | 3.70 | 5.39 | — | 4 | None |
| Winner Regional Healthcare Center Winner · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 57.0 | 40 | 3.53 | 4.99 | 68.4% | 1 | $13,039 |
| Accura Healthcare of O'Neill O' Neill | 60.8 | 84 | 2.55 | 3.77 | 63.8% | 1 | None |
| Community Memorial Health Center Burwell | 64.0 | 64 | 3.00 | 3.98 | 24.3% | 2 | None |
| Platte Care Center Platte | 77.2 | 48 | 2.72 | 4.17 | 41.9% | 5 | $20,183 |
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.