Heritage of Emerson: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Heritage of Emerson is a 38-bed for-profit nursing home in Emerson, Nebraska, part of Vetter Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.98 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 25% below the Nebraska average of 2.64, and 39.3% nursing staff turnover (Nebraska average 48.7%).
Heritage of Emerson
607 Nebraska StreetEmerson, NE 68733
Dakota 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 Heritage of Emerson, nurse aides logged 1.98 hours per resident per day, 25% below the Nebraska average. With about 35 residents a day, that works out to roughly 70 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Nebraska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.98 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.23 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.83 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.04 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.63 | 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
39.3% of nursing staff at Heritage of Emerson left over the year CMS measured, against a Nebraska average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. Heritage of Emerson holds 5 of 5 overall; the Nebraska average is 2.8.
About Heritage of Emerson
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Vetter Senior Living, 22 homes
- Legal name: VSL Emerson LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 12, 1998
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Heritage of Emerson
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| Wakefield Health Care Center Wakefield | 7.6 | 40 | 3.87 | 5.05 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Wayne Countryview Care and Rehabilitation Wayne | 14.7 | 60 | 2.87 | 3.82 | 55.3% | 3 | None |
| Adept Nursing & Rehab of South Sioux City South Sioux City | 19.9 | 72 | 2.82 | 4.63 | 39.2% | 1 | $33,784 |
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| Westwood Specialty Care Sioux City | 20.3 | 85 | 1.98 | 3.20 | 49.3% | 1 | $181,086 |
| Continental Falls South Sioux City | 20.3 | 77 | 2.56 | 3.61 | 38.8% | 2 | None |
| Embassy Rehab and Care Center Sergeant Bluff · abuse citation | 20.4 | 60 | 2.08 | 3.51 | 54.2% | 1 | None |
| Casa De Paz Health Care Center Sioux City | 21.5 | 71 | 1.68 | 2.79 | 60.3% | 2 | 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.