Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC
Nursing home in Lincoln, Nebraska, CMS certification number 285049
4735 South 54th Street, Lincoln, NE 68516 · Lancaster County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 173
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 11, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 11
- Fines in 3 years
- $37,998 (3)
Does Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside 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
- 3.38
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.33
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.68
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.37
- Weekend total hours
- 3.15
- Nursing staff turnover
- 66.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 58.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 11, 2026 and cited 11 deficiencies, plus 6 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 22, 2024, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside 3 times in the past 3 years, for $37,998 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 95 residents live here, about 55% of its 173 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 173
- Average residents per day
- 95
- Certified since
- January 3, 1975
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC
- Legal business name
- Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 14 homes nationally under Emerald Healthcare, 1.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC
- Eventide Williamsburg6120 South 34th Street, Lincoln 68516
- Holmes Lake Rehabilitation & Care Center6101 Normal Blvd, Lincoln 68506
- St. Jane de Chantal2200 South 52nd Street, Lincoln 68506
- Ambassador Health of Lincoln4405 Normal Blvd, Lincoln 68506
- Heartland Ridge Care Center5431 South 16th Street, Lincoln 68512
See also all nursing homes in Lincoln.
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 13 in Lincoln, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC, 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 Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside
What is the CMS star rating of Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC?
11 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC?
Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.