The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited July 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
SRMC Long Term Care, LLC dba Pole Creek Estates
Sidney, NE · Medicare-certified · 63 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
3 of 5 overall
SRMC Long Term Care, LLC dba Pole Creek Estates has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, with 3-star health inspection and quality ratings and a 4-star staffing rating. It reported 3.65 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, had $0 in fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations included food safety, infection prevention and control, and care planning.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.65 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: July 17, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.65.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.68
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.61
- Nurse aides
- 2.37
- Weekend nursing
- 3.31
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 53%
Registered nurse turnover: 25%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
10.8%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
5.6%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
5.2%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.3%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
8.4%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0.4%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
7%Steady
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
8.9%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
12.8%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.6%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
12.4%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
1.9%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
94.5%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
76.7%Improving
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
36.4%Steady
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited May 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to prevent unnecessary mind-altering medications or ensure medicines did not limit a resident’s ability to function. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 605 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The home failed to properly assess a resident after a major change in condition. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 637 — 42 CFR §483.20(b)(2) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Occupancy
- 59.7 residents on an average day (95% of 63 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 4 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.