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Sutton Community Home
⌖ Sutton, NE · Clay County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds31
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Sutton Community Home
Sutton Community Home is a 31-bed nonprofit nursing home in Sutton, NE. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Nebraska is 2.8. At its last full inspection (Dec 2025), inspectors found 5 problems, fewer than the Nebraska average of 7.4. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 43 min a day with each resident, more than the Nebraska average of 3 hr 59 min. About 38% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameSutton Community Home, INC.
LocationClay County, Nebraska
Phone(402) 773-5557
Address1106 North Saunders Avenue, Sutton, NE 68979 · Clay County
CMS provider number285277
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceOctober 2, 2008 (17 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
6 strengths and nothing that stands out as a concern in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Dec 2025.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection5 (Dec 2025)Nebraska average: 7.4. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 43 min a dayNebraska average: 3 hr 59 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident58 min a dayNebraska average: 40 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover38% a yearNebraska average: 49%Strength
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Nebraska average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury3.9%State average: 4.5%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)4.1%State average: 4.0%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs18.0%State average: 20.7%About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Nebraska average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Nebraska, Medicaid pays for 50% of resident days at a typical home.
- 62% Medicaid
- 3% Medicare
- 35% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average72%Nebraska typical: 72%
Cost of care per resident day$429Nebraska typical: $347
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, the same as 3 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 18 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections3★
Staffing5★
Quality of care1★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.7
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | – |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4.4 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | – |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4.8 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4.7 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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