- Provides: Skilled nursing
- High performing (CMS)
Wakefield Health Care Center
306 Ash Street, Wakefield, NE 68784
A government-owned skilled nursing facility with 40 beds. Medicaid-certified.
Skilled nursing
Skilled nursing facilities in Wakefield, NE
3 Medicare-certified skilled nursing facilities are within 10 miles of Wakefield, NE.
Average overall rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars (3 of 3 rated).
Highest rated near Wakefield
By overall rating, as of September 30, 2026. Ties are listed nearest first.
- Wakefield Health Care Center0.5 miles away
- Heritage of Emerson7.2 miles away
- Wayne Countryview Care and Rehabilitation7.5 miles away
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Showing 3 skilled nursing facilities
Within 10 miles of Wakefield, NE.
Data updated September 30, 2026 (CMS).
How “Recommended” works: Highest CMS star rating first (facilities CMS has not rated come last), then nearest. Payment never affects this order.
- Provides: Skilled nursing
Heritage of Emerson
607 Nebraska Street, Emerson, NE 68733
A for-profit skilled nursing facility with 38 beds. Medicaid-certified. Part of a CMS affiliated group of 22 facilities.
- Provides: Skilled nursing
Wayne Countryview Care and Rehabilitation
811 East 14th Street, Wayne, NE 68787
A for-profit skilled nursing facility with 60 beds. Medicaid-certified. Part of a CMS affiliated group of 344 facilities.
Other types of care in Wakefield
- Inpatient rehabilitation facilities (0)
- Long-term care hospitals (0)
- Home health agencies (3)
- Hospice providers (5)
Skilled nursing facilities in cities near Wakefield
- Wayne, NE (7.7 miles)
- Dakota Dunes, SD (24.8 miles)
- Dakota City, NE (24.9 miles)
- Laurel, NE (16.4 miles)
- Wisner, NE (19.3 miles)
- Coleridge, NE (24 miles)
- Emerson, NE (7 miles)
- Jackson, NE (19.5 miles)
- Walthill, NE (20.7 miles)
- Beemer, NE (23.4 miles)
- Homer, NE (19.4 miles)
- Pilger, NE (20.4 miles)
About skilled nursing facilities
A skilled nursing facility is a nursing home certified by Medicare to provide skilled nursing care and therapy. Many patients come for a short stay to recover after a hospital stay. Some nursing homes also care for long-term residents.
Medicare rates nursing homes from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating combines health inspections, staffing, and quality measures.
What CMS data can help you compare
- The overall star rating and the inspection, staffing, and quality ratings behind it.
- Whether Medicare shows an abuse icon or lists the home as a Special Focus Facility.
- Nurse staffing hours per resident per day.
- Whether the home is Medicaid-certified, if you may need Medicaid later.
Medicare can cover this type of care when its conditions are met. What is covered depends on your situation and plan. A hospital discharge planner, your plan, or Medicare.gov can tell you what applies.
Source: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, data as of September 30, 2026.