Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus is a 145-bed for-profit nursing home in Columbus, Nebraska, part of Emerald Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.51 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Nebraska average of 2.64, and 60.9% nursing staff turnover (Nebraska average 48.7%).
Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus
2855 40th AvenueColumbus, NE 68601
Platte County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus, nurse aides logged 2.51 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Nebraska average. With about 74 residents a day, that works out to roughly 184 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Nebraska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.51 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.57 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.24 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
60.9% of nursing staff at Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus left over the year CMS measured, against a Nebraska average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Nebraska average 7.2). CMS lists 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2025 | Payment Denial | 21 days from Nov 21, 2025 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus holds 1 of 5 overall; the Nebraska average is 2.8.
About Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Emerald Healthcare, 14 homes
- Legal name: Columbus Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Brookestone Acres Columbus | 0.7 | 80 | 3.16 | 4.49 | 26.3% | 5 | None |
| St. Joseph's Villa, Inc. David City | 18.3 | 58 | 2.87 | 3.79 | 52.9% | 2 | $27,115 |
| Genoa Community Hospital/LTC Genoa | 18.3 | 43 | 2.53 | 3.48 | 22.9% | 2 | None |
| Brookestone of David City David City | 19.0 | 86 | 2.92 | 4.20 | 30.6% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Osceola Osceola | 20.1 | 47 | 2.18 | 3.88 | 28.6% | 5 | None |
| Clarkson Community Care Center Inc Clarkson · many days without an RN | 23.3 | 51 | 0.94 | 1.43 | — | 1 | $15,593 |
| Midwest Covenant Home Stromsburg | 25.0 | 51 | 2.64 | 4.30 | 49.2% | 3 | None |
| Cloverlodge Care Center St Edward | 26.1 | 47 | 2.03 | 3.29 | 23.3% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.