Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC
A nursing home in Lincoln, Nebraska 68516
4735 South 54th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68516. (402) 488-0977.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 1of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Nebraska average: 7.6
- 3.38 nurse hours per resident per day Nebraska average: 4.12
- 3 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Nebraska average is 7.6.
Last standard inspection Feb 11, 2026.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a complaint inspection on Oct 21, 2024
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
34 citations in 14 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 34 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 24 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
May 19, 2026: complaint inspection3 citations
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
May 11, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Apr 15, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Feb 11, 2026: standard inspection5 citations
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Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both.
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Honor the resident’s right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
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Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.
Nov 18, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Sep 15, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Jun 2, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Apr 3, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Mar 3, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Jan 23, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Oct 21, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Aug 22, 2024: standard inspection5 citations
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Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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Honor the resident’s right to manage his or her financial affairs.
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Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
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Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Aug 22, 2024: standard and complaint inspection4 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Observe each nurse aide’s job performance and give regular training.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Jul 24, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Apr 9, 2024: complaint inspection3 citations
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Feb 6, 2024: complaint inspection3 citations
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Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Jan 3, 1975.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, corporation.
- 173 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 3 fines in the last three years, $37,998 in all.
- 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
- 24 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2024 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Fine | $26,000 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fine | $3,529 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine | $8,469 |
Who does the caring?
3.38 nurse hours per resident per day
The Nebraska average is 4.12.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Nebraska average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.38 | 4.12 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.33 | 0.69 |
| At weekends | 3.15 | 3.57 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 66.7% | 48.5% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 58.3% | 43.5% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Brookside OPCO Holdings LLC owns 100% directly since Jan 15, 2024.
- Evolve Therapy Services LLC and Limestone Fiscal Services LLC and Saul N Friedman & Company and Zimmet Healthcare Services Group LLC and Keybank National Association and Wellsky Corporation and Emerald Healthcare LLC run it.
- 20 owners or officers are people: Jacob I Walden (owns a share through other companies, 51%); Yisroel I Chafetz (owns a share through other companies, 49%); Brian Gopin (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Brian Gopin (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Amy Fish (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Amy Fish (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jacob I Walden (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jacob I Walden (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); David Fleischmann (runs it (operational or managerial control)); David Fleischmann (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Yisroel I Chafetz (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Yisroel I Chafetz (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jeri Jo Wichman (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jeri Jo Wichman (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Melinda Molt (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Melinda Molt (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Paige Pearson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Paige Pearson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Arif A Sattar (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Arif A Sattar (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- Part of Emerald Healthcare (14 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside OPCO Holdings LLC | Owns a share directly | 100% | Jan 15, 2024 |
| Merch Pay Inc. | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Apr 29, 2022 | |
| Evolve Therapy Services LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Apr 29, 2022 | |
| Evolve Therapy Services LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| Limestone Fiscal Services LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Jul 1, 2024 | |
| Limestone Fiscal Services LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| Saul N Friedman & Company | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Apr 29, 2022 | |
| Saul N Friedman & Company | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| Zimmet Healthcare Services Group LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Apr 29, 2022 | |
| Zimmet Healthcare Services Group LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| Keybank National Association | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Apr 29, 2022 | |
| Keybank National Association | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Apr 15, 2025 | |
| Wellsky Corporation | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Apr 1, 2023 | |
| Wellsky Corporation | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| Emerald Healthcare LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Apr 29, 2022 | |
| Emerald Healthcare LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Apr 1, 2025 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 2 of 5 (Nebraska average 3.2).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 3.6 miles, this one had the 3rd most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (11; the middle value was 6.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC This nursing home | 11 | |
| Eventide Williamsburg | 1.6 | 2 |
| Holmes Lake Rehabilitation & Care Center | 1.6 | 2 |
| St. Jane De Chantal | 1.7 | 8 |
| Ambassador Health of Lincoln | 1.7 | 8 |
| Heartland Ridge Care Center | 2.8 | 8 |
| Eventide Lincoln Care Center | 2.8 | 16 |
| Hillcrest Firethorn | 2.9 | 5 |
| Sumner Place | 3.1 | 2 |
| Gateway Vista | 3.4 | 3 |
| Eastmont | 3.4 | 2 |
| Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster LLC | 3.6 | 13 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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