Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus
Nursing home in Columbus, Nebraska, CMS certification number 285092
2855 40th Avenue, Columbus, NE 68601 · Platte County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 145
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 21, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 6
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus 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
- 3.84
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.37
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.82
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.65
- Weekend total hours
- 3.26
- Nursing staff turnover
- 58.9%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 21, 2025 and cited 6 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 18, 2024, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus in the past 3 years.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 69.8 residents live here, about 48% of its 145 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 145
- Average residents per day
- 69.8
- Certified since
- December 1, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus
- Legal business name
- Columbus Operations 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 Columbus
- Brookestone Acres4715 38th Street, Columbus 68601
- St. Joseph's Villa, Inc.927 Seventh Street, David City 68632
- Genoa Community Hospital/LTC606 Ewing Avenue, Genoa 68640
- 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 Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus, 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 Columbus
What is the CMS star rating of Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus?
6 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus?
Columbus Operations LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.