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Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home

407 DAKOTA STREET, BENKELMAN, NE, 69021

(308) 423-2179

56 licensed beds

★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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407 Dakota Street

Benkelman, NE 69021

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

285241

Care type

Nursing home

County

Dundy

Facility name

Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home

Street address

407 DAKOTA STREET

City / state / ZIP

Benkelman, NE 69021

Phone

(308) 423-2179

About this facility — Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home

Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Benkelman, Nebraska. It is licensed for 56 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Nebraska (64 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Benkelman 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 Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home 26 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 3 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 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

Janice Edwards

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Amx Holdings, Llc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2005

Bartholomew, Richard

Governing body · Trustee — since 2018

Brunswig, Michael

Governing body · Trustee — since 2025

Crouse, Jared

Governing body · Trustee — since 2025

Denny, Penny

Governing body · Trustee — since 2025

Edwards, Janice

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2005

Haines, Amy

Governing body · Trustee — since 2013

Hudson, Sara

Governing body · Trustee — since 2018

Stonehocker, Lori

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2011

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

2001-11-01

CMS overall rating

2 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

5 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-04-02

Nurse staffing

4.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$274 per day (≈ $8,330/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

71% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 24% private/other

Occupancy

53% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

19% below 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 2026-08-31. 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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-04-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

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 2026-06-14

2026-04-02Health inspection4 citations

F-0550

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-05-17

F-0607

C · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Corrected 2026-05-17

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 2026-05-17

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 2026-05-17

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (21 citations)

2025-04-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0657

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-05-18

2025-01-15Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 citations

F-0604

D · No harm found

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2025-02-28

F-0656

E · 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 2025-02-28

F-0729

C · No harm found

Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.

Corrected 2025-02-28

F-0757

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2025-02-28

F-0758

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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 2025-02-28

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 2025-02-28

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-02-28

F-0947

E · No harm found

Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

Corrected 2025-02-28

2023-11-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0689

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-01-14

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 2024-01-14

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-01-14

2026-04-02Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0761

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-05-17

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-05-17

2025-01-15Fire-safety inspection3 citations

E-0007

F · No harm found

Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.

Corrected 2025-02-28

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-02-28

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-02-28

2023-11-30Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-01-14

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-01-14

K-0761

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-01-14

K-0921

F · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2024-01-14

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 285241.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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NPI 1326039595

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