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Midwest Covenant Home
615 East 9th Street, Stromsburg, NE 68666 (opens Google Maps) · Polk County · (402) 764-2711· 51 certified beds · avg 41 residents/day · certified since Sep 20, 1983 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
3/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Mar 26, 2025
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
4.89
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Inspection findings in the public record
Showing the latest 3 of 12 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. F-0812
The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint F-0609
The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. F-0684
View all 12 inspection findingsShow only the latest 3 findings
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2025 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| Mar 26, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint · F-0609 |
| Mar 26, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time. · F-0759 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint · F-0609 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint · F-0689 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. · F-0760 |
| Mar 9, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not give residents (and their representatives and the ombudsman, a state advocate for residents) proper advance notice before a transfer or discharge, including information about their right to appeal. · F-0623 |
| Mar 9, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · F-0677 |
| Mar 9, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (6 → 3).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2023
All citations: 3
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2024
All citations: 6
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 3
Serious citations (G–L): 0
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | F |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
What these staffing numbers mean →
This facilityNebraska averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 4.89
Nebraska average: 4.33
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.67
Nebraska average: 0.72
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 4.22
Nebraska average: 3.79
U.S. average: 3.50
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Nebraska avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 4.89 | 4.33 | 3.95 | top 25% in Nebraska; top 15% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.69 | top 49% in Nebraska; top 40% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 4.22 | 3.79 | 3.50 | top 26% in Nebraska; top 17% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.36 | 0.47 | 0.48 | bottom 38% in Nebraska; bottom 44% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 49.2 | 48.7 | 45.8 | bottom 46% in Nebraska; bottom 39% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 14.3 | 44.1 | 42.9 | top 8% in Nebraska; top 7% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.30, RN 0.59, weekend 3.71.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.30 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Quality measures: assessments & claims
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 3/5 · long-stay residents: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 3/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
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Who owns this facility
How to read ownership records →
Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjerrum, Sheila | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/30/2020 |
| Bjerrum, Sheila | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/20/2025 |
| Borg, Terry | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/29/2025 |
| Boroviak, Richard | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/25/2023 |
| Burke, Phil | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/19/2022 |
| Burke, Phil | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/30/2024 |
| Cooksley, Susan | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/25/2023 |
| Dubas, Michelle | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/27/2025 |
| Giannou, Cheri | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/19/2022 |
| Giannou, Cheri | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/25/2023 |
| Hutsell, Tamara | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/25/2023 |
| Hutsell, Tamara | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/29/2025 |
| Ienn, Fawn | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/18/2024 |
| Jameson, David | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2021 |
| Jameson, David | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/05/2025 |
| McIvor, Timothy | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/19/2022 |
| McIvor, Timothy | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/29/2025 |
| Pinley, Mary | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/29/2025 |
| Schreiber, Bonnie | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/25/2023 |
| Teegerstrom, Timothy | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/13/2025 |
All 20 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "When abuse or theft is suspected, who do you notify, how fast, and how do you inform the family?"
- "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
- "What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "What systems do you use to prevent medication errors, and what happens when one occurs?"
- "If you ever planned to discharge or transfer my family member, how much written notice would we receive and how could we appeal?"
- "How many aides are on each shift, and how do you make sure every resident gets timely help with bathing, dressing, and meals?"
Also worth asking anywhere
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
- "CMS reports 49% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
- "The ownership record on file lists 20 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
- "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Society - Osceola | 4.8 mi | Osceola, NE | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| York General Hearthstone | 16.1 mi | York, NE | ★★★★★ | 5/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 285062.
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