Saunders Medical Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Saunders Medical Center is a 60-bed government-run nursing home in Wahoo, Nebraska. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.35 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 27% above the Nebraska average of 2.64, and 39.7% nursing staff turnover (Nebraska average 48.7%).
Saunders Medical Center
1760 County Rd JWahoo, NE 68066
Saunders 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 Saunders Medical Center, nurse aides logged 3.35 hours per resident per day, 27% above the Nebraska average. With about 56 residents a day, that works out to roughly 188 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Nebraska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.35 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.94 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.54 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.83 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.46 | 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
39.7% of nursing staff at Saunders Medical 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 37.5%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 15, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. Saunders Medical Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Nebraska average is 2.8.
About Saunders Medical Center
- Ownership: Government - County
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 8, 2016
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Saunders Medical Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| South Haven Living Center Wahoo | 3.1 | 85 | 2.77 | 3.95 | 32.2% | 4 | None |
| Arbor Care Center-Valhaven, LLC Valley | 18.7 | 66 | 2.49 | 3.33 | 74.1% | 3 | None |
| Adept Nursing & Rehab of Ashland Ashland | 18.8 | 97 | 3.19 | 4.25 | 64.7% | 2 | None |
| Adept Nursing & Rehab of Waverly Waverly | 20.2 | 54 | 2.38 | 3.50 | 78.1% | 2 | $25,642 |
| Dunklau Gardens Fremont | 20.4 | 106 | 3.13 | 4.43 | 24.7% | 5 | None |
| Nye Legacy Health & Rehabilitation Center Fremont | 20.9 | 100 | 2.82 | 4.37 | 47.1% | 4 | None |
| Nye Pointe Health & Rehab Ctr Fremont | 21.1 | 43 | 2.67 | 3.71 | 64.2% | 3 | None |
| Adept Nursing & Rehab of Gretna Gretna | 22.9 | 63 | 2.85 | 4.04 | 87.1% | 2 | 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.