Northfield Retirement Communities Care Center
Nursing Home Facility
2100 Circle Drive, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Northfield Retirement Communities Care Center is a senior care community located in Scottsbluff, NE. It provides nursing home care, continuing care (CCRC), and senior living for older adults in the Scottsbluff area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (308) 632-4342.
Northfield Retirement Communities Care Center is licensed for 66 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Scottsbluff average about 81 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 83% of its licensed beds. That is above the Scottsbluff average of roughly 68%.
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 May 2025 and recorded 12 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.9 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 66%, which is high and can affect continuity of care.
The community is located in Scotts Bluff County, NE.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 28 problems at Northfield Retirement Communities Care Center. None of them caused harm to a resident. 4 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, 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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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nursing and Physician Services
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
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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, widespread
Administration
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nursing and Physician Services
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
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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, 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
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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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 appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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.
Northfield Retirement Communities Care Center offers nursing home care, continuing care (CCRC), and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Non profit - Corporation
- Beds / units 66
- Occupancy 83%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.9
- Annual staff turnover 66%
- Last health inspection May 2025
Resident & family reviews
This Care Center is the only one in the community that is listed on the watch list for violation for Medicare. They are understaffed and the turnover is unbelievable. The care is mediocre and management doesn't seem to do much about it. When choosing a nursing home for your loved one, check out the medicare website nursing home compares, talk to several families that are in the center as well as those who have had realtives in there and moved them. It has potential but management is only interested in the money aspect of the center not the care. Be very watchful over your loved one and don't just take what is stated as gospel make sure you are on top of things.
by K Hunt, Feb 2017