Nursing Homes in Clarkson, NE- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics

Data as of April 28, 2024

Reviewed by Richard Saunders

The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report

Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.

At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.

The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Clarkson
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on April 28, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Clarkson has a total of 12 active skilled nursing facilities and 819 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Clarkson of 633, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.77 persons in Clarkson. There were 642 residents in nursing homes as April 28, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 78.39 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Clarkson has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Clarkson and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels City State / National
Registered Nurse (RN) 0.56 0.70 / 0.65
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) 2.67 2.56 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 0.64 0.69 / 0.88
All Staff 3.88 3.95 / 3.78

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Nebraska.

COVID-19 Infections in Clarkson Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Clarkson there were a total of 0 new cases and 0 new deaths among residents for the week ending April 28, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Clarkson

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Clarkson Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Clarkson, NE. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Clarkson

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Clarkson based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility Rating
Community Pride Care Center
901 SOUTH 4TH STREET
BATTLE CREEK, NE
12.67
St Joseph's Hillside Villa
540 E WASHINGTON STREET
WEST POINT, NE
26.00
Heritage of Bel Air
1203 NORTH 13TH STREET
NORFOLK, NE
25.33
Emerald Nursing and Rehab Columbus
2855 40TH AVENUE
COLUMBUS, NE
24.00
Brookestone Acres
4715 38TH STREET
COLUMBUS, NE
32.00
Wisner Care Center
1105 9TH STREET
WISNER, NE
32.67
Stanton Health Center
301 17TH STREET
STANTON, NE
71.50
St. Joseph's Rehabilitation and Care Center
401 NORTH 18TH STREET
NORFOLK, NE
38.67
Clarkson Community Care Center Inc
212 SUNRISE DRIVE
CLARKSON, NE
29.33
Colonial Haven
424 HARRISON ST
BEEMER, NE
50.67

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Clarkson based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility Rating
Parkview Home, Inc.
930 2ND STREET
DODGE, NE
80.67
Arbor Care Centers-Countryside LLC
703 NORTH MAIN STREET
MADISON, NE
40.00
Colonial Haven
424 HARRISON ST
BEEMER, NE
50.67
Stanton Health Center
301 17TH STREET
STANTON, NE
71.50
Wisner Care Center
1105 9TH STREET
WISNER, NE
32.67
St. Joseph's Rehabilitation and Care Center
401 NORTH 18TH STREET
NORFOLK, NE
38.67
Clarkson Community Care Center Inc
212 SUNRISE DRIVE
CLARKSON, NE
29.33
St Joseph's Hillside Villa
540 E WASHINGTON STREET
WEST POINT, NE
26.00
Heritage of Bel Air
1203 NORTH 13TH STREET
NORFOLK, NE
25.33
Emerald Nursing and Rehab Columbus
2855 40TH AVENUE
COLUMBUS, NE
24.00

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