Omaha Senior AdvisorBrookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center is a 140-bed certified nursing home at Care Center in Elkhorn, Douglas County, licensed by Nebraska DHHS (SNF/NF Dual Certification). CMS gives Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 5, staffing 5 and quality measures 5, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 140 / 130.4 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Vetter Senior Living (22 facilities nationally) |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | November 20, 2007 |
| Nebraska license (DHHS roster) | NH0006, 140 licensed beds, SNF/NF Dual Certification |
| Alzheimer's/special care unit (DHHS roster) | Not listed |
On an average day it cares for about 130 residents, roughly 93% of its certified beds (above the 79% median across Omaha-area nursing homes).
What did recent health inspections find at Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center?
April 9, 2026 is the date of Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center's latest standard health inspection in CMS's data, and that cycle produced 0 cited deficiencies: 0 standard-survey and 0 complaint-related.
One cycle earlier (standard survey April 1, 2025), CMS logged 1 deficiency; 0 citations came from infection-control inspections. With a local median of 8 deficiencies per latest cycle, this result is no worse than the typical local home.
CMS reports no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How many nursing hours do residents get at Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center?
CMS's staffing data credits Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center with 4.74 nurse hours per resident day, higher than the Omaha-area median of 4.36; RN time is 0.76 hours per resident day, higher than the Omaha-area median of 0.56.
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 4.28 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 34.2% (lower than the Omaha-area median of 49.1%), and registered-nurse turnover is 25.0%. 0 administrators have left in the CMS measurement period.
Which nursing homes are closest to Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center?
With 140 certified beds it is larger than the Douglas County median of 127 licensed nursing home beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Life Care Center of Elkhorn in Elkhorn, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, rated 2 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Care Center of Elkhorn 20275 Hopper Street, 68022 | 2.5 | 135 | 2 of 5 | December 8, 2025 | 26 |
| The Lighthouse at Lakeside Village 17600 Arbor Street, 68130 | 2.5 | 54 | 4 of 5 | March 12, 2025 | 7 |
| Newport House 6798 N 67th Plaza, 68152 | 5.0 | 96 | 4 of 5 | January 29, 2026 | 7 |
| Brookestone Village 4330 South 144th Street, 68137 | 5.4 | 140 | 5 of 5 | February 24, 2026 | 6 |
| Adept Nursing & Rehab of Omaha 2525 South 135th Avenue, 68144 | 5.7 | 175 | 1 of 5 | May 12, 2026 | 10 |
Where is Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center and what else is on its campus?
Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center sits in Elkhorn, Douglas County; the nearest hospital on the DHHS hospital roster is Methodist Women's Hospital, about 1.9 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is CHI Health Lakeside at about 2.2 miles; distances use ZIP or CMS coordinates, not drive times.
What questions does Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center's record raise?
Use the CMS numbers to steer the tour: ask how Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center kept its latest inspection at 0 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies anyway.
- Turnover of 34.2% is at or below the local median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights.
- At about 93% occupancy, ask about waiting lists and whether short-stay rehab beds are separate.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If Medicaid will pay eventually, confirm Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center accepts Nebraska Medicaid for long-term stays and how the $75 monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
