Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center
Nursing home in Elkhorn, Nebraska, CMS certification number 285276
600 Brookestone Meadows Plaza, Elkhorn, NE 68022 · Douglas County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 140
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 9, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center 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 | 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 Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center 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
- 0.76
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.81
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.17
- Weekend total hours
- 4.28
- Nursing staff turnover
- 34.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 25%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 9, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 1, 2025, found 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 130.4 residents live here, about 93% of its 140 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 140
- Average residents per day
- 130.4
- Certified since
- November 20, 2007
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center
- Legal business name
- VSL Elkhorn LLC
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 22 homes nationally under Vetter Senior Living, 4.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center
- Life Care Center of Elkhorn20275 Hopper Street, Elkhorn 68022
- The Lighthouse at Lakeside Village17600 Arbor Street, Omaha 68130
- Newport House6798 N 67th Plaza, Omaha 68152
- Brookestone Village4330 South 144th Street, Omaha 68137
- Adept Nursing & Rehab of Omaha2525 South 135th Avenue, Omaha 68144
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 Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center, 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 Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center?
VSL Elkhorn LLC, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.