Brookestone Gardens
Nursing home in Kearney, Nebraska, CMS certification number 285305
2615 West 11th Street, Kearney, NE 68845 · Buffalo County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 54
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 16, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 6
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Brookestone Gardens take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Brookestone Gardens 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Brookestone Gardens 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
- 4.74
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.92
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.50
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.32
- Weekend total hours
- 4.08
- Nursing staff turnover
- 37.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 21.4%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 16, 2025 and cited 6 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 31, 2024, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Brookestone Gardens in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 51.5 residents live here, about 95% of its 54 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 54
- Average residents per day
- 51.5
- Certified since
- August 21, 2019
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Brookestone Gardens
- Legal business name
- VSL Kearney LLC
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 22 homes nationally under Vetter Senior Living, 4.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Brookestone Gardens
- Mt Carmel Home - Keens Memorial412 West 18th Street, Kearney 68845
- Mother Hull Home125 East 23rd Street, Kearney 68847
- Good Samaritan Society - St John's3410 Central Avenue, Kearney 68847
- Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village2201 East 32nd Street, Kearney 68847
- Bethany Home, Inc515 West First Street, Minden 68959
See also all nursing homes in Kearney.
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, the 5 in Kearney, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Brookestone Gardens, 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 Gardens
What is the CMS star rating of Brookestone Gardens?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Brookestone Gardens accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Brookestone Gardens?
6 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Brookestone Gardens?
VSL Kearney LLC, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.