Wakefield Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wakefield Health Care Center is a 40-bed government-run nursing home in Wakefield, Nebraska. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.87 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 47% above the Nebraska average of 2.64, and 33.3% nursing staff turnover (Nebraska average 48.7%).
Wakefield Health Care Center
306 Ash StreetWakefield, NE 68784
Dixon 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 Wakefield Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.87 hours per resident per day, 47% above the Nebraska average. With about 30 residents a day, that works out to roughly 115 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Nebraska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.87 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.56 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.05 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.70 | 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 Wakefield Health 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 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 22, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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. Wakefield Health Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Nebraska average is 2.8.
About Wakefield Health Care Center
- Ownership: Government - City
- Legal name: Wakefield Care Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Wakefield Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Wayne Countryview Care and Rehabilitation Wayne | 7.1 | 60 | 2.87 | 3.82 | 55.3% | 3 | None |
| Heritage of Emerson Emerson | 7.6 | 38 | 1.98 | 3.04 | 39.3% | 5 | None |
| Wisner Care Center Wisner | 19.2 | 38 | 2.51 | 3.83 | 51.2% | 4 | None |
| Colonial Haven Beemer | 23.6 | 34 | 2.65 | 3.98 | — | 5 | None |
| Park View Haven Nursing Home Coleridge | 23.8 | 34 | 2.77 | 4.03 | 72.2% | 3 | $34,512 |
| Colonial Manor of Randolph Randolph | 25.8 | 45 | 2.16 | 3.63 | — | 1 | None |
| Westwood Specialty Care Sioux City | 26.5 | 85 | 1.98 | 3.20 | 49.3% | 1 | $181,086 |
| Adept Nursing & Rehab of South Sioux City South Sioux City | 26.8 | 72 | 2.82 | 4.63 | 39.2% | 1 | $33,784 |
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.