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Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital

1715 26Th Street, Central City, NE 688263089462920Ownership: Government - CountyCertified beds: 46Avg. daily residents: 30Chain: Good Samaritan Society (92 facilities)County: Merrick

The complete public record on Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Central City, Nebraska, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★★★☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Nebraska average: 2.8 stars.
Health inspection
★★★★☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★☆☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital holds a 4-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.49 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.98)
0.65 RN hours per resident per day
about the state average (0.67)
3.15 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
30.0% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (48.7)
Not reported RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

September 11, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
1 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (7.2)
5 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

7 citations on record across recent inspections. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
September 11, 20250880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 13, 20240880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 13, 20240655Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admittedE · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 13, 20240759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 13, 20240690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 13, 20240692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 29, 20230812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…F · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.