Overview
Wakefield Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Nebraska average of 2.9. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Wakefield. It scores best on health inspections (4 of 5) and lowest on staffing (1 of 5).
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 22, 2025, found 4 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.
Wakefield Health Care Center is a government-run facility with 40 certified beds, caring for about 32 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1997.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 22, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - City
- Certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 32
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 1, 1997
- 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