Nursing home
Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside
4735 South 54Th Street, Lincoln, NE 68516 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Emerald Healthcare (14 facilities) · 173 certified beds
Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lincoln, Nebraska. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.61 hours per resident per day, below the Nebraska average of 4.17. Its most recent inspection on Aug 22, 2024 cited 15 deficiencies.
- 4 fines totaling $53,267In CMS records: 6 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside 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) | 3.61 | 4.17 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.42 | 0.71 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.69 | 2.76 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 61.8% | 49.3% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 15.0 | 6.7 | 9.5 | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 4 fines totaling $53,267, 6 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
What inspectors found at Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside
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
Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2025 · 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
- 4735 South 54Th Street
Lincoln, NE 68516 - CMS certification #
- 285049
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 173
- Avg residents/day
- 101.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1975-01-03
- Chain
- Emerald Healthcare (14 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Emerald Healthcare
Emerald Healthcare operates 14 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Emerald Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice, diabetes care, 3 meals a day
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2025, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Palliative & Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetes Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
Three delicious meals each day
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
To enhance the recovery process, we offer an array of amenities including Spacious Private Rooms, gourmet dining with personalized menu’s and beautiful patio areas to enjoy some fresh air.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jun 17, 2025: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Dec 2, 2025. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Brookside Rehabilitation Center.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Bryan Medical Center, Lincoln. 2.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Tabitha At The Landing, Lincoln. 1.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Interim Healthcare, Lincoln. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 68516 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dialysis Center Of Lincoln Southwest, Lincoln, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Center Of Lincoln - Home, Lincoln, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Capital City Dialysis, Lincoln, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 16 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 68516.
Heartland Hospice (Lincoln), office in Lincoln, 1.4 miles away, straight line
Aseracare Hospice, office in Lincoln, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of Nebraska, LLC, office in Lincoln, 1.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Unmc Physicians, Omaha. 39.9 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: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively low, 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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside a good nursing home?
CMS gives Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside staffed?
Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside reports 3.61 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Nebraska average of 4.17.
Has Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 15 deficiencies.
How many beds does Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside have?
Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside is certified for 173 beds.