Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster LLC is a 293-bed for-profit nursing home in Lincoln, Nebraska, part of Emerald Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.46 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Nebraska average of 2.64, and 73.5% nursing staff turnover (Nebraska average 48.7%).
Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster LLC
1001 South StreetLincoln, NE 68502
Lancaster County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
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 Lancaster LLC, nurse aides logged 2.46 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Nebraska average. With about 185 residents a day, that works out to roughly 455 aide hours a day, or about 57 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Nebraska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.46 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.26 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.39 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.05 | 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
73.5% of nursing staff at Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster LLC 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%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 30, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (Nebraska average 7.2). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $79,725 and 3 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2024 | Fine | $51,324 |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Payment Denial | 13 days from Nov 27, 2024 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | Fine | $11,600 |
| May 7, 2024 | Payment Denial | 16 days from Jun 4, 2024 |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Payment Denial | 4 days from Mar 28, 2024 |
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 Lancaster LLC holds 1 of 5 overall; the Nebraska average is 2.8.
About Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Emerald Healthcare, 14 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 2007
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Sumner Place Lincoln | 0.8 | 104 | 2.88 | 4.14 | 27.8% | 4 | None |
| Heartland Ridge Care Center Lincoln | 2.3 | 47 | 2.78 | 5.12 | 77.6% | 2 | None |
| Ambassador Health of Lincoln Lincoln | 2.6 | 122 | 3.04 | 5.36 | 40.2% | 2 | None |
| Eventide Lincoln Care Center Lincoln | 2.9 | 197 | 3.32 | 5.11 | 49.6% | 1 | None |
| St. Jane de Chantal Lincoln | 3.0 | 103 | 4.05 | 7.36 | 32.3% | 4 | None |
| Eventide Williamsburg Lincoln | 3.3 | 50 | 4.23 | 5.89 | 54.2% | 5 | None |
| Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC Lincoln | 3.6 | 173 | 2.38 | 3.23 | 62.8% | 1 | $37,998 |
| Gateway Vista Lincoln | 3.6 | 80 | 2.42 | 4.69 | 64.3% | 3 | $8,659 |
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.