Sutherland Care Center
Retirement Living
333 Maple St, Sutherland, NE 69165
Sutherland Care Center is located in the heart of Nebraska. Along with our skilled nursing and Alzheimer's/dementia unit, we offer our own on-site therapist for both inpatient and outpatient services.
Operated by Avid Healthcare Group, which runs 7 communities in our directory.
Sutherland Care Center is licensed for 60 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 72% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in March 2026 and recorded 9 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.5 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 70%, which is high and can affect continuity of care.
The community is located in RED WILLOW County, NE.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 39 problems at Sutherland Care Center. 3 findings involved harm to a resident, including 2 that put residents in immediate danger. 21 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $51,637. Medicare also stopped paying for new admissions once in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Put residents in immediate danger, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Put residents in immediate danger, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
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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, 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
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
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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
Pharmacy Service
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
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
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Minimal harm or the potential for it, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
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.
Sutherland Care Center offers memory care, nursing home care, and respite care.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 60
- Occupancy 72%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.5
- Annual staff turnover 70%
- Last health inspection March 2026
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