Heartland Ridge Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Heartland Ridge Care Center is a 47-bed for-profit nursing home in Lincoln, Nebraska. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.78 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% above the Nebraska average of 2.64, and 77.6% nursing staff turnover (Nebraska average 48.7%).
Heartland Ridge Care Center
5431 South 16th StreetLincoln, NE 68512
Lancaster 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 Heartland Ridge Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.78 hours per resident per day, 5% above the Nebraska average. With about 24 residents a day, that works out to roughly 68 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Nebraska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.78 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.28 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.06 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.12 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.71 | 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
77.6% of nursing staff at Heartland Ridge Care Center 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%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 22, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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. Heartland Ridge Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Nebraska average is 2.8.
About Heartland Ridge Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 2017
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Heartland Ridge Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Eventide Williamsburg Lincoln | 1.5 | 50 | 4.23 | 5.89 | 54.2% | 5 | None |
| Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster LLC Lincoln · SFF candidate | 2.3 | 293 | 2.46 | 3.39 | 73.5% | 1 | $79,725 |
| Sumner Place Lincoln | 2.5 | 104 | 2.88 | 4.14 | 27.8% | 4 | None |
| Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC Lincoln | 2.8 | 173 | 2.38 | 3.23 | 62.8% | 1 | $37,998 |
| Ambassador Health of Lincoln Lincoln | 3.0 | 122 | 3.04 | 5.36 | 40.2% | 2 | None |
| St. Jane de Chantal Lincoln | 3.4 | 103 | 4.05 | 7.36 | 32.3% | 4 | None |
| Holmes Lake Rehabilitation & Care Center Lincoln | 3.8 | 97 | 2.39 | 3.24 | 84.0% | 2 | None |
| Eventide Lincoln Care Center Lincoln | 4.0 | 197 | 3.32 | 5.11 | 49.6% | 1 | 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.