Sutton Community Home, INC.
1106 North Saunders Avenue, Sutton, NE 68979 · Clay County · 31 certified beds · avg 18 residents/day · certified since Oct 2, 2008
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5
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 self-reported quality measures.
All citations in the current public record (13)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. · from a complaint |
| Dec 18, 2025 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not have a written plan describing how it runs its quality improvement program — the ongoing process of finding problems in care and fixing them. |
| Dec 18, 2025 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | 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. |
| Dec 18, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. |
| Dec 18, 2025 | C · Minimal risk, facility-wide | The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. |
| Sep 12, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | 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. |
| Sep 12, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | 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. |
| Sep 12, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. |
| Sep 14, 2023 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | 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. |
| Sep 14, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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. |
| Sep 14, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. |
| Sep 14, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (4 → 4).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | E |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | F |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | D |
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)
No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | Nebraska avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 6.18 | 4.33 | 3.95 | top 5% in Nebraska; top 3% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.26 | 0.72 | 0.69 | top 7% in Nebraska; top 8% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 5.74 | 3.79 | 3.50 | top 4% in Nebraska; top 3% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.94 | 0.47 | 0.48 | top 6% in Nebraska; top 7% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 37.9 | 48.7 | 45.8 | top 28% in Nebraska; top 31% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 0.0 | 44.1 | 42.9 | — |
Hours are per resident per day, 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 4.72, RN 0.96, weekend 4.39. Staffing rating: 5/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 1/5 · long-stay residents: 1/5 · short-stay residents: —/5
Who owns this facility
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Community Home, INC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 03/27/1998 |
| Althouse, Douglas | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/14/2019 |
| Althouse, Douglas | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/14/2019 |
| Althouse, Douglas | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/14/2019 |
| Carlson, Sophia | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/12/2024 |
| Carlson, Sophia | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/12/2024 |
| Carlson, Sophia | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/12/2024 |
| Friesen, Keenan | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/13/2021 |
| Friesen, Keenan | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/13/2021 |
| Friesen, Keenan | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/13/2021 |
| Gemar, Ashley | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/15/2024 |
| Gemar, Ashley | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/15/2024 |
| Gemar, Ashley | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/15/2024 |
| Gobelman, Carl | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/14/2020 |
| Gobelman, Carl | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/14/2020 |
| Gobelman, Carl | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/14/2020 |
| Griess, Jennifer | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/12/2022 |
| Griess, Jennifer | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/12/2022 |
| Griess, Jennifer | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/12/2022 |
| McKenzie, Jan | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/13/2023 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
- "How does your quality improvement program work, and can you share a recent example of a problem you found and fixed?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
- "Where do you post your daily staffing numbers, and can I see today's?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "What is your approach to psychiatric medications — how do you try non-drug options first and work to reduce doses over time?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 285277.