Callaway Good Life Center, Inc
600 WEST KIMBALL STREET, Callaway, NE 68825
Callaway, Nebraska · CMS verdict
Callaway Good Life Center, Inc holds a 2 of 5 CMS overall star rating - below the Nebraska state average of 2.9, reflecting below-average quality on the federal five-star scale.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Callaway Good Life Center, Inc in Callaway, Nebraska holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 54 of 100 (grade F). The 38-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in Nebraska runs a median of $8,377 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
At 38 certified beds, this facility sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 54 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 54.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Callaway Good Life Center, Inc's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), Callaway Good Life Center, Inc carries an overall CMS quality rating of 2 out of 5 stars. That figure rolls up three sub-ratings tracked separately: health inspection (2/5), staffing (4/5), and quality measures (4/5).
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Callaway, Nebraska, this facility operates 38 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 29 residents - an occupancy rate of about 76%. The facility is classified under non profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 76% occupancy, this facility has meaningful open capacity relative to its certified bed count.
Same-ownership peers
Within Nebraska, Callaway Good Life Center, Inc is one of 60 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 2-star overall rating sits below the non profit - corporation-segment average of 3.4 stars, ahead of roughly 17% of same-ownership peers in the state. Comparing a facility against its own ownership segment holds the business model roughly constant, which helps isolate facility-level performance from the staffing and reinvestment patterns that differ across for-profit, non-profit, and government operators.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility (25 total). CMS has levied 2 enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Callaway Good Life Center, Inc's lower-tercile stars compare to Nebraska
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Nebraska facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Nebraska state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Callaway Good Life Center, Inc ranks in Nebraska
Among the 178 CMS-rated nursing homes in Nebraska, Callaway Good Life Center, Inc’s 2-star overall rating is higher than 26% of them. The bars show how all Nebraska homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
32 Nebraska homes share this 2-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 38 |
| Residents | 29 |
| Ownership | Non profit - Corporation |
| County | Custer |
| Penalties | 2 |
| Deficiencies | 25 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Callaway Good Life Center, Inc? ▾
2 out of 5 stars is Callaway Good Life Center, Inc's current CMS overall rating, built from a health inspection rating of 2/5, a staffing rating of 4/5, and a quality measures rating of 4/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Nebraska? ▾
In Nebraska, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $8,377/month ($100,521/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $9,216/month.
What services does Callaway Good Life Center, Inc offer? ▾
Callaway Good Life Center, Inc operates as a skilled nursing facility (38 beds with approximately 29 current residents) under non profit - corporation ownership. CMS inspections have recorded 25 deficiencies and 2 penalties there.
Does Callaway Good Life Center, Inc have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Callaway Good Life Center, Inc has multiple deficiencies (25 total) and 2 penalties recorded by CMS. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Nebraska? ▾
In Nebraska, alternatives include assisted living ($6,350/mo), home health aides ($6,864/mo), and adult day care ($3,521/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Nebraska elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 285200.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.