Wauneta Care And Therapy Center
427 Legion Street, Wauneta, NE, 69045
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - City
- Certified beds
- 36 · avg 32 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 47.4% — near the Nebraska averageNebraska avg: 48.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Nebraska averageNebraska avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 285220
- Certified beds
- 36 beds · avg 32 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - City
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Village Of Wauneta
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (5 on record)
- Ranae Richardson
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Rural Health Development Inc.
Adp of The Snf · since 2023
- Jose r Garcia
Operational/managerial Control · since 2021
- Rick Einspahr
Corporate Officer · since 2017
- Village of Wauneta
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2012
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 14)
- F0947·May 13, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
- D0759·May 13, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D0757·May 13, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- E0712·May 13, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
- D0710·May 13, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
- F0947·May 16, 2024
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
- E0880·May 16, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0851·May 16, 2024
Administration Deficiencies
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 payment denial
Most recent events
- May 16, 2024Payment denial · 15 days · starting Jun 12, 2024
Fire-safety citations
16 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 13, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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