About Hilltop Estates

Hilltop Estates is a nursing home in Gothenburg, Nebraska. Its capacity is 64 beds, the same as the Nebraska median for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of S. Douglas Kucera, Cpa. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 7 citations, the most recent on March 18, 2025. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 4.22 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026

Certification

Medicare-certified.

Ratings

Overall

3.0

Staffing

5.0

Quality measures

3.0

CMS Care Compare, October 2026.

Inspection history (7)

Records from March 2024 to March 2025.

March 18, 2025
Tag F0740
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 3, 2025.
March 18, 2025
Tag F0759
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 3, 2025.
March 18, 2025
Tag F0880
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 3, 2025.
March 18, 2025
Tag F0812
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 3, 2025.
March 21, 2024
Tag F0812
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 12, 2024.
March 21, 2024
Tag F0582
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 12, 2024.
March 21, 2024
Tag F0880
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 12, 2024.

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Penalties

CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.

Staffing

4.22 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 3.90 in Q4 2025.

From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.

Ownership

For profit

Parent company: S. Douglas Kucera, Cpa

Typical cost

CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025

This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Nebraska.

Nursing Homes

Nebraska median$8,377/mo

Nebraska cost breakdown

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