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Bethany Home

515 WEST FIRST STREET, MINDEN, NE, 68959

(308) 832-1594

64 licensed beds

CMS rates Bethany Home 3 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 40 citations across 6 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections5/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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515 West First Street

Minden, NE 68959

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

285270

Care type

Nursing home

County

Kearney

Facility name

Bethany Home

Street address

515 WEST FIRST STREET

City / state / ZIP

Minden, NE 68959

Phone

(308) 832-1594

About this facility — Bethany Home

Bethany Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Minden, Nebraska. It is licensed for 64 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Nebraska (64 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Minden 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 Bethany Home 40 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 6 food-safety citations; 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 November 6, 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

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Bethany Home Inc

Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 1966

Althouse, Douglas

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2016

Christensen, Terry

Governing body · Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Dorn, Marcia

Governing body · Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Faber, Dana

Governing body · Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2014

Hultquist, Rob

Governing body · Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Johnson, Scott

Governing body · Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Nielsen, Sharry

Governing body · Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Paulsen, Karla

Governing body · Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Tank, Robert

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2008

Tira, Kay

Governing body · Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Yant, Mary Evelyn

Governing body · Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

2005-10-01

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

7 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-06-26

Nurse staffing

4.1 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$364 per day (≈ $11,070/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

42% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 54% private/other

Occupancy

95% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

8% above the NE median of $338/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-11-06. 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 6 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-06-26Health inspection7 citations

F-0552

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2025-08-08

F-0605

D · No harm found

Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

Corrected 2025-08-08

F-0628

D · No harm found

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Corrected 2025-08-08

F-0645

D · No harm found

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2025-08-08

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2025-08-08

F-0802

F · No harm foundFood safety

Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.

Corrected 2025-08-08

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 2025-08-08

2024-05-02Health inspection6 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2024-06-07

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2024-06-07

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2024-06-07

F-0761

D · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2024-06-07

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 2024-06-07

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-06-07

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (27 citations)

2023-06-08Health inspection6 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2023-07-31

F-0758

D · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2023-07-31

F-0803

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

Corrected 2023-07-31

F-0809

D · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.

Corrected 2023-07-31

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 2023-07-31

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-07-31

2025-06-26Fire-safety inspection7 citations

E-0035

F · No harm found

Provide family notifications of emergency plan.

Corrected 2025-08-08

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2025-08-22

K-0222

E · 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 2025-08-22

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-08-22

K-0372

E · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2025-08-22

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-08-22

K-0921

F · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2025-08-22

2024-05-02Fire-safety inspection7 citations

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2024-06-07

K-0321

E · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2024-06-07

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-06-07

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2024-06-07

K-0754

E · No harm found

Provide properly sized and located linen or trash receptacles.

Corrected 2024-06-07

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-06-07

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2024-06-07

2023-06-08Fire-safety inspection7 citations

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2023-07-31

K-0131

E · No harm found

Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction.

Corrected 2023-07-31

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2023-07-31

K-0914

F · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2023-07-31

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2023-07-31

K-0919

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.

Corrected 2023-07-31

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-07-31

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 285270.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Nebraska.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 65% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 33

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

4.1

Higher than 58% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 4.0

Nursing staff turnover, annual

34%

Higher than 23% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 48%

Resident outcomes

On 17 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Nebraska average on 6 and worse on 6. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	28.7%	19.0%	13.5%	Worse than state
Lose too much weight	2.2%	5.1%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.9%	1.3%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	5.6%	2.7%	1.5%	Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms	4.8%	4.4%	13.5%	Near state average
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	4.2%	4.5%	3.2%	Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	98.7%	93.0%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	18.5%	16.8%	12.7%	Worse than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	23.8%	19.0%	19.5%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	95.6%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	3.5%	4.0%	4.5%	Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	29.2%	25.0%	18.3%	Worse than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	35.3%	20.7%	15.4%	Worse than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.04	1.67	1.81	Better than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.78	1.85	1.69	Near state average

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	97.7%	81.3%	82.3%	Better than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

E-0041 3 inspections. Implement emergency and standby power systems.
F-0812 3 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
K-0918 3 inspections. Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
K-0324 2 inspections. Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
F-0550 2 inspections. Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
F-0880 2 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Nebraska

Licensing: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Licensure Unit
File a complaint: 402-471-0316 · Online
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-942-7830. A free advocate for residents and families.
Adult Protective Services: 800-652-1999. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

Kearney County Health Services Hospital, about 0.7 miles.
Kearney Regional Medical Center, about 15 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Chi Health Good Samaritan, about 16 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Mt Carmel Home - Keens Memorial, Kearney, about 15 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Mother Hull Home, Kearney, about 15 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, Kearney, about 15 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Brookestone Gardens, Kearney, about 16 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Good Samaritan Society - St John's, Kearney, about 16 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.

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