Overview
Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Nebraska average of 2.9. It ranks 12th of 12 nursing homes in Lincoln. Its strongest area is health inspections (2 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 86% of nursing homes in Nebraska (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 11, 2026, found 11 health deficiencies, more than the Nebraska average of 7.6. 6 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $37,998 in the past three years.
Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside is a for-profit facility with 173 certified beds, caring for about 95 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1975.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 11, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 11
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 6
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $37,998
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 4
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.38 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.33 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.68 hrs
- Nurse aides2.37 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 173
- Average residents per day
- 95
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 3, 1975
- 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