Brookestone Acres
Nursing home in Columbus, Nebraska, CMS certification number 285291
4715 38th Street, Columbus, NE 68601 · Platte County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 80
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 11, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Brookestone Acres take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Brookestone Acres is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Brookestone Acres reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.47
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.63
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.68
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.16
- Weekend total hours
- 3.69
- Nursing staff turnover
- 26.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 27.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 11, 2025 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 29, 2024, found 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Brookestone Acres in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 76.2 residents live here, about 95% of its 80 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 76.2
- Certified since
- September 18, 2014
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Brookestone Acres
- Legal business name
- VSL Columbus LLC
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
- Chain
- 22 homes nationally under Vetter Senior Living, 4.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Brookestone Acres
- Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus2855 40th Avenue, Columbus 68601
- Genoa Community Hospital/LTC606 Ewing Avenue, Genoa 68640
- St. Joseph's Villa, Inc.927 Seventh Street, David City 68632
- Brookestone of David City260 South 10th Street, David City 68632
- Good Samaritan Society - Osceola600 Center Drive, Osceola 68651
Who inspects nursing homes in Nebraska
Nebraska's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Nebraska, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Brookestone Acres, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Brookestone Acres
What is the CMS star rating of Brookestone Acres?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Brookestone Acres accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Brookestone Acres?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Brookestone Acres?
VSL Columbus LLC, non profit - other.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.