Nursing home
Ambassador Health of Omaha
1540 North 72Ndstreet, Omaha, NE 68114 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Ambassador Health (4 facilities) · 146 certified beds
Ambassador Health of Omaha is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Omaha, Nebraska. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 6.75 hours per resident per day, above the Nebraska average of 4.17. Its most recent inspection on Jul 10, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Ambassador Health of Omaha compares
This facility vs. the Nebraska and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Nebraska avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 6.75 | 4.17 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.13 | 0.71 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.79 | 2.76 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 25.6% | 49.3% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 6.7 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the July 10, 2025 inspection was corrected by August 22, 2025
What inspectors found at Ambassador Health of Omaha
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1540 North 72Ndstreet
Omaha, NE 68114 - CMS certification #
- 285127
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 146
- Avg residents/day
- 81.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-01-29
- Chain
- Ambassador Health (4 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Ambassador Health
Ambassador Health operates 4 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Ambassador Health facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2002
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Dec 12, 2004 to Apr 21, 2006. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $2,874 owed to 2 employees. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Ambassador Nursing Home (The Ambassador Omaha, Inc.). Case 1439822.
- Findings for Dec 3, 2002 to Dec 11, 2004. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $16,469 owed to 33 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Ambassador Nursing Home (The Ambassador Omaha, Inc.). Case 1384245.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- The Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Omaha. 4.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Cypress at Midtown, Omaha. 2.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Zutan Home Healthcare, Inc., Omaha. 1.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 68114 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Omaha, Omaha, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Rai Care Center - Ames Ave, Omaha, 2.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Rai Care Center, Omaha, 3.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 68114.
St. Joseph Villa Homecare & Hospice, office in Omaha, 3.1 miles away, straight line
Chi Health At Home - Omaha, office in Omaha, 4.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Aegis Hospice, office in Omaha, 6.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Unmc Physicians, Omaha. 2.0 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: inland flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ambassador Health of Omaha a good nursing home?
CMS gives Ambassador Health of Omaha an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Ambassador Health of Omaha staffed?
Ambassador Health of Omaha reports 6.75 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Nebraska average of 4.17.
Has Ambassador Health of Omaha had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Ambassador Health of Omaha have?
Ambassador Health of Omaha is certified for 146 beds.