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Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital

1715 26TH STREET, CENTRAL CITY, NE, 68826
(308) 946-2920
good-sam.com
46 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
46
CMS facility ID
285292
Care type
Nursing home
County
Merrick
Facility name
Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital
Street address
1715 26TH STREET
City / state / ZIP
Central City, NE 68826
Phone
(308) 946-2920
Website
good-sam.com

About this facility — Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital

Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Central City, Nebraska. It is licensed for 46 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Nebraska (64 beds).

It is one of 4 senior care facilities in Central City 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 Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital 15 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

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Operator / owner
Michael Bowman
Parent company
Good Samaritan Society
Ownership type
Government - County

Registered owners & officers

Merrick County
Indirect owner — 100% stake — since 2017
Benner, Tyson
Officer — since 2021
Glasser, Ronald
Director · Officer — since 1986
Huggett, Raymond
Director — since 1999
Johnson, Laurie
Operational control — since 2012
Mahnke, Steven
Operational control — since 2011
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Operational control — since 2017
Triplett, Emily
Operational control — since 2017
Vandewalle, Melissa
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Wolfe, Katheryn
Director — since 2002

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
2014-10-30
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
1 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-09-11
Nurse staffing
3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$368 per day (≈ $11,190/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
53% Medicaid · 8% Medicare · 39% private/other
Occupancy
64% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
9% above the NE median of $338/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
46
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 2026-08-31. 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.
2025-09-11Health inspection1 citation
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-10-15
2024-08-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0655
E · No harm found
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2024-09-20
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2024-09-20
F-0692
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2024-09-20
F-0759
E · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2024-09-20
F-0880
F · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-09-20
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (9 citations)
2023-06-29Health inspection1 citation
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 2023-08-08
2025-09-11Fire-safety inspection2 citations
E-0041
F · No harm found
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Corrected 2025-10-15
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-10-15
2024-08-13Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0211
E · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2024-09-20
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2024-09-20
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2024-09-20
2023-06-29Fire-safety inspection3 citations
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 2023-07-21
K-0324
F · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2023-07-21
K-0923
D · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2023-07-21
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 285292.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Federal NPI Registry (NPPES)
NPI 1922183516
Monthly federal file
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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