Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Sumner Place
1750 South 20Th Street, Lincoln, NE 68502 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Vetter Senior Living (22 facilities) · 104 certified beds
Sumner Place is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lincoln, Nebraska. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.02 hours per resident per day, below the Nebraska average of 4.17. Its most recent inspection on May 13, 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 Sumner Place 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) | 4.02 | 4.17 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.70 | 2.76 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 31.5% | 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 May 13, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 7, 2025
What inspectors found at Sumner Place
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 · May 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 25, 2023 - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 25, 2023
Show all 6 deficiencies
- 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 25, 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
- 1750 South 20Th Street
Lincoln, NE 68502 - CMS certification #
- 285002
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 104
- Avg residents/day
- 82.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- 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
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Bryan Medical Center, Lincoln. 2.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster LLC, Lincoln. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Firstcare Home Health Of Eastern Nebraska, Lincoln. 1.5 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 68502 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Capital City Dialysis, Lincoln, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Center Of Lincoln Southwest, Lincoln, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Center Of Lincoln - Home, Lincoln, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 68502.
Eventide Hospice, office in Lincoln, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Aseracare Hospice, office in Lincoln, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Heartland Hospice (Lincoln), office in Lincoln, 3.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Unmc Physicians, Omaha. 39.8 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 low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| 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 Sumner Place a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sumner Place an overall rating of 5 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 Sumner Place staffed?
Sumner Place reports 4.02 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Nebraska average of 4.17.
Has Sumner Place had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sumner Place have?
Sumner Place is certified for 104 beds.