Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside
2200 North H Street, Fairbury, NE 68352 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 39 certified beds
Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Fairbury, Nebraska. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.75 hours per resident per day, above the Nebraska average of 4.17. Its most recent inspection on Nov 13, 2024 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside 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) | 4.75 | 4.17 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.87 | 0.71 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.87 | 2.76 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 12.9% | 49.3% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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 January 8, 2025 inspection was corrected by February 22, 2025
What inspectors found at Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside
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
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 8, 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 · Jan 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 21, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 21, 2023 · 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
- 2200 North H Street
Fairbury, NE 68352 - CMS certification #
- 285282
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 39
- Avg residents/day
- 31.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2009-10-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2004
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 May 8, 2023 to May 7, 2025. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Jefferson Community Health & Life (Jefferson Community Health Center, Inc.). Case 2003565.
- Findings for Oct 25, 2004 to Oct 24, 2006. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Gardenside Long-Term Care Facility (Jefferson Community Health Center, Inc.). Case 1458908.
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
- Jefferson Community Health & Life, Fairbury. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Heritage Care Center, Fairbury. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Jefferson Community Health & Life Home Health, Fairbury. 0.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Globe Rexall Pharmacy. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 68352 as small town (small town core).
- Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 68352.
Cottonwood Hospice, LLC, office in Beatrice, 24.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Unmc Physicians, Omaha. 90.4 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 Fairbury, NE, risk to homes is greater than 75% of communities in Nebraska and 74% 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 moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, 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 | 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 | 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside a good nursing home?
CMS gives Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside staffed?
Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside reports 4.75 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Nebraska average of 4.17.
Has Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside have?
Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside is certified for 39 beds.