Ashland Care Center
Retirement Living
1700 Furnas Street, Ashland, NE 68003
Ashland Care Center in Ashland, Nebraska, is a warm and caring skilled nursing facility that includes specialized rehabilitation services, as well as two dementia care units for residents with Alzheimer’s or other memory-related symptoms.
Operated by Avid Healthcare Group, which runs 7 communities in our directory.
Ashland Care Center is licensed for 97 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in SAUNDERS County average about 81 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 78% of its licensed beds. That is below the SAUNDERS County average of roughly 88%.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in SAUNDERS County average about 3.3 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in July 2025 and recorded 5 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.2 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.5 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 65%, which is high and can affect continuity of care.
The community is located in SAUNDERS County, NE.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 19 problems at Ashland Care Center. 3 findings involved harm to a resident. 8 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
Medicare stopped paying for new admissions once in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Pharmacy Service
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
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.
Ashland Care Center offers memory care, nursing home care, and respite care.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 97
- Occupancy 78%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.2
- Annual staff turnover 65%
- Last health inspection July 2025
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