Emerald Nursing & Rehab Cozad: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Emerald Nursing & Rehab Cozad is a 67-bed for-profit nursing home in Cozad, Nebraska, part of Emerald Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.24 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Nebraska average of 2.64, and 65.3% nursing staff turnover (Nebraska average 48.7%).
Emerald Nursing & Rehab Cozad
318 West 18th StreetCozad, NE 69130
Dawson 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 Cozad, nurse aides logged 2.24 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Nebraska average. With about 39 residents a day, that works out to roughly 87 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Nebraska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.24 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.83 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.50 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.12 | 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
65.3% of nursing staff at Emerald Nursing & Rehab Cozad left over the year CMS measured, against a Nebraska average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 80.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 22, 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 no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
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 Cozad holds 1 of 5 overall; the Nebraska average is 2.8.
About Emerald Nursing & Rehab Cozad
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Emerald Healthcare, 14 homes
- Legal name: Cozad Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Emerald Nursing & Rehab Cozad
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hilltop Estates Gothenburg | 9.9 | 64 | 2.69 | 4.11 | 46.4% | 2 | None |
| Elwood Care Center Elwood | 20.6 | 43 | 2.60 | 4.01 | 39.4% | 5 | None |
| Callaway Good Life Center, Inc Callaway | 29.3 | 38 | 2.63 | 3.95 | — | 1 | $34,608 |
| Bertrand Nursing Home Bertrand | 30.4 | 26 | 2.21 | 3.91 | 45.5% | 5 | None |
| Brookestone View Broken Bow | 41.2 | 60 | 2.72 | 4.22 | 29.8% | 4 | None |
| Christian Homes Health Care Center Holdrege | 42.6 | 86 | 2.44 | 3.72 | 58.3% | 1 | None |
| Holdrege Memorial Homes, Inc Holdrege | 44.0 | 94 | 2.56 | 3.86 | — | 2 | None |
| Adept Nursing & Rehab of North Platte North Platte | 44.3 | 94 | 2.15 | 3.49 | 63.2% | 2 | $44,343 |
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.
Explore next
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.