Heartland Ridge Care Center
Nursing home in Lincoln, Nebraska, CMS certification number 285299
5431 South 16th Street, Lincoln, NE 68512 · Lancaster County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 47
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 22, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Heartland Ridge Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Heartland Ridge 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Heartland Ridge 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
- 4.97
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.46
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.05
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.46
- Weekend total hours
- 4.32
- Nursing staff turnover
- 79.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 84.6%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 22, 2025 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 13, 2024, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Heartland Ridge Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 26.2 residents live here, about 56% of its 47 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 47
- Average residents per day
- 26.2
- Certified since
- November 1, 2017
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Heartland Ridge Care Center
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near Heartland Ridge Care Center
- Eventide Williamsburg6120 South 34th Street, Lincoln 68516
- Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster LLC1001 South Street, Lincoln 68502
- Sumner Place1750 South 20th Street, Lincoln 68502
- Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC4735 South 54th Street, Lincoln 68516
- Ambassador Health of Lincoln4405 Normal Blvd, Lincoln 68506
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 Heartland Ridge 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 Heartland Ridge Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Heartland Ridge Care Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Heartland Ridge Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Heartland Ridge Care Center?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Heartland Ridge Care Center?
Legal Business Name Not Available, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.