Nebraska has 180 Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing homes on federal record. Below is the current landscape from the CMS Care Compare database (July 2026 release) — the same data ClearPath decodes and ranks in every family report.
33 Nebraska facilities hold a 5-star overall rating — more than fit this list. The ten shown lead within that group on CMS health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure ratings.
| Facility | City | Overall | Staffing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookestone Acres | Columbus | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Brookestone Of David City | David City | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Brookestone Of Papillion | Papillion | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Highland Park Care Center | Alliance | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Elwood Care Center | Elwood | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Harvard Rest Haven | Harvard | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| St Joseph'S Hillside Villa | West Point | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Bertrand Nursing Home | Bertrand | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| Accura Healthcare Of Hartington | Hartington | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| Good Samaritan Society - Albion | Albion | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
Ranked by CMS overall and staffing star ratings. A ClearPath report goes deeper — inspection citations, fines, staffing turnover, review analysis, and safety-flag screening for every facility in your search area.
CMS currently flags 2 Nebraska facilities with an abuse icon and lists 6 in the Special Focus program for persistent quality problems. These designations appear automatically in every ClearPath report and cap a facility’s ranking regardless of its star rating.
| Facility | City | Federal Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Adept Nursing & Rehab Of Sutherland | Sutherland | Special Focus |
| Cascades At Skyview | Bridgeport | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster Llc | Lincoln | Special Focus |
| Emerald Nursing & Rehabilitation Mercy | Omaha | Special Focus |
| Hemingford Care Center | Hemingford | Special Focus |
| The Banyan At Montclair | Omaha | Special Focus |
Star ratings are only the surface. ClearPath reads the full federal record for every certified facility in your Nebraska search area — abuse citations, inspection failures, fines, staffing collapse — and hands you a ranked, plain-English report in minutes. Reports start at $47, one-time. Paid by families, never by facilities.
Get Your Ranked Report →See a free sample report firstSource: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), July 2026 monthly release. Ratings and flags change monthly — ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is independent and accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility.