Overview
Brookestone Gardens has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Nebraska average of 2.9. It is the highest-rated of the 5 nursing homes in Kearney. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 82% of nursing homes in Nebraska (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 16, 2025, found 6 health deficiencies, fewer than the Nebraska average of 7.6. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 25% of Nebraska nursing homes have been fined.
Brookestone Gardens is a nonprofit facility with 54 certified beds, caring for about 52 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2019.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 16, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.74 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.92 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.50 hrs
- Nurse aides3.32 hrs
- Physical therapists0.16 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 54
- Average residents per day
- 52
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 21, 2019
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes