Central City Care Center
Retirement Living
2720 17th Avenue, Central City, NE 68826
Central City Care Center is a skilled nursing home center at the south end of Central City, Nebraska. At Central City, we work closely with our residents to personalize their care.
Operated by Avid Healthcare Group, which runs 7 communities in our directory.
Central City Care Center is licensed for 63 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Central City average about 55 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 94% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place. That is above the Central City average of roughly 80%.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Central City average about 3.0 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in July 2025 and recorded 8 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.3 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 47%.
The community is located in MERRICK County, NE.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 19 problems at Central City Care Center. None of them caused harm to a resident. 7 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nursing and Physician Services
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Central City Care Center offers memory care, nursing home care, and respite care.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 63
- Occupancy 94%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.2
- Annual staff turnover 47%
- Last health inspection July 2025
Resident & family reviews
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