Overview
Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Nebraska average of 2.9. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Benkelman. It scores best on staffing (4 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.4 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 72% of nursing homes in Nebraska (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 2, 2026, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Nebraska average of 7.6. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 25% of Nebraska nursing homes have been fined.
Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home is a nonprofit facility with 56 certified beds, caring for about 31 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2001.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 2, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.40 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.49 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.91 hrs
- Nurse aides3.00 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 56
- Average residents per day
- 31
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 1, 2001
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes