Wilber Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wilber Care Center is a 58-bed government-run nursing home in Wilber, Nebraska, part of Rural Health Development. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.99 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% above the Nebraska average of 2.64, and 67.4% nursing staff turnover (Nebraska average 48.7%).
Wilber Care Center
611 North MainWilber, NE 68465
Saline 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 Wilber Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.99 hours per resident per day, 13% above the Nebraska average. With about 30 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 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Nebraska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.99 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.85 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.26 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.51 | 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
67.4% of nursing staff at Wilber 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 80.0%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 22, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 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. Wilber Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Nebraska average is 2.8.
About Wilber Care Center
- Ownership: Government - City/county
- Chain: Rural Health Development, 9 homes
- Legal name: Wilber Care Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Wilber Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Eventide Crete Crete | 9.5 | 38 | 3.22 | 4.93 | 38.6% | 5 | None |
| Beatrice Health and Rehabilitation Beatrice | 18.8 | 87 | 2.45 | 3.80 | 43.5% | 4 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice Beatrice | 19.9 | 80 | 1.99 | 3.74 | 16.1% | 3 | None |
| Milford Meadows Care Center Milford | 19.9 | 80 | 2.40 | 3.34 | — | 2 | None |
| Gold Crest Retirement Center Adams · many days without an RN | 23.1 | 52 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 66.7% | 3 | None |
| Heartland Ridge Care Center Lincoln | 23.2 | 47 | 2.78 | 5.12 | 77.6% | 2 | None |
| Eventide Williamsburg Lincoln | 23.7 | 50 | 4.23 | 5.89 | 54.2% | 5 | None |
| Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster LLC Lincoln · SFF candidate | 24.8 | 293 | 2.46 | 3.39 | 73.5% | 1 | $79,725 |
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.