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Avera Creighton Care Centre

1603 MAIN STREET, CREIGHTON, NE, 68729
(402) 358-5701
47 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections1/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
47
CMS facility ID
285284
Care type
Nursing home
County
Knox
Facility name
Avera Creighton Care Centre
Street address
1603 MAIN STREET
City / state / ZIP
Creighton, NE 68729
Phone
(402) 358-5701

About this facility — Avera Creighton Care Centre

Avera Creighton Care Centre is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Creighton, Nebraska. It is licensed for 47 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Nebraska (64 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Creighton and 180 skilled nursing facilities across Nebraska. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Avera Creighton Care Centre 18 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

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Ownership & operator

Parent company
Avera Health
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Avera Health
Direct owner · Operational control — 100% stake — since 2011
Becker, Carolyn
Director — since 2017
Ekeren, Douglas
Director · Operational control — since 2014
Greeneway, Kathy
Director — since 2017
Hiltunen, Scott
Director — since 2021
Hunhoff, Bernie
Director — since 2019
Hurley, John
Director — since 2020
Kolecka, Debra
Director — since 2017
Laflan, Douglas
Managing employee — since 2011
Leon, Amy
Director — since 2019
Lorang, Thomas
Director — since 2019
Mikkelsen, Beth
Director — since 2019
Schindler, Steve
Director — since 2020
Schmeichel, Steve
Director — since 2021
Seifert, Roxanne
Director — since 2021
Steward, Brian
Director — since 2018
Strom, Richard
Director — since 2017
Sutton, Bobby
Director — since 2018
Welbig, Lucille
Director — since 2011

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
13 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
2010-08-01
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
4 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-12-03

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
47
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-12-03Health inspection4 citations
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-12-17
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-01-02
F-0699
D · No harm found
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Corrected 2026-01-30
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-01-30
2024-09-24Health inspection2 citations
F-0755
E · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-10-09
F-0880
F · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-10-09
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (12 citations)
2023-09-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0606
D · No harm found
Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.
Corrected 2023-10-05
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2023-10-05
F-0728
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
Corrected 2023-10-05
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-10-05
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-10-05
2025-12-03Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0222
F · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2026-01-30
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2026-01-30
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-01-30
2024-09-24Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0753
F · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.
Corrected 2024-10-08
K-0920
D · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-10-08
2023-09-05Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0291
F · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2023-09-19
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2023-09-26
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 285284.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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