Nursing home
Heritage of Emerson
607 Nebraska Street, Emerson, NE 68733 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Vetter Senior Living (22 facilities) · 38 certified beds
Heritage of Emerson is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Emerson, Nebraska. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.18 hours per resident per day, below the Nebraska average of 4.17. Its most recent inspection on Jun 5, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Heritage of Emerson 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) | 3.18 | 4.17 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.93 | 0.71 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.06 | 2.76 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 29.6% | 49.3% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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 June 5, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 18, 2025
What inspectors found at Heritage of Emerson
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 5, 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 · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 20, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 20, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 20, 2023
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
- 607 Nebraska Street
Emerson, NE 68733 - CMS certification #
- 285222
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 38
- Avg residents/day
- 32.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1998-03-12
- Chain
- Vetter Senior Living (22 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Vetter Senior Living
Vetter Senior Living operates 22 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Vetter Senior Living 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
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Heritage of Emerson 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.
We also provide Alzheimer’s care, respite care, hospice care, as well as assisted living services, adult day care and outpatient therapy.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
We also provide Alzheimer’s care, respite care, hospice care, as well as assisted living services, adult day care and outpatient therapy.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Pender Community Hospital, Pender. 11.9 miles away, straight line. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Wakefield Health Care Center, Wakefield. 7.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Providence Medical Center Home Health, Wayne. 14.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- U Save Pharmacy. 15.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 68733 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 68733.
Providence Hospice, office in Wayne, 14.8 miles away, straight line
St. Croix Hospice, office in South Sioux City, 19.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Unmc Physicians, Omaha. 77.5 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Emerson, NE, risk to homes is greater than 42% of communities in Nebraska and 55% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively high, tornado very 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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 Heritage of Emerson a good nursing home?
CMS gives Heritage of Emerson 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 Heritage of Emerson staffed?
Heritage of Emerson reports 3.18 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Nebraska average of 4.17.
Has Heritage of Emerson had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Heritage of Emerson have?
Heritage of Emerson is certified for 38 beds.