Page 8 of Best Assisted Living in Nebraska

Overview of Brookestone Gardens

Managed by Anirban Ghosh, Brookestone Gardens operates a 54-bed nursing home on West 11th Street in Kearney, Nebraska. The business office works with several financial frameworks, processing Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay. For visitors, the surrounding neighborhood is highly pedestrian-friendly with a walkability score of 89 out of 100, which means family members can easily complete errands or reach local spots on foot without needing a personal vehicle.

Residents at this location stay an average of 181 days, a timeline that reflects an operational focus on short-term medical rehabilitation alongside standard long-term residential placement. The office coordinates billing across standard channels like Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. For visitors, the surrounding neighborhood is highly walkable, scoring 89 out of 100, so family members can easily run errands or walk to nearby spots without needing a car.

Stays here average 181 days, reflecting a mix of short-term rehab therapy and standard long-term residential care. Daily routines are backed by an average of 5 hours and 10 minutes of total nursing care per resident each day. Registered nurses handle about 1 hour and 15 minutes of that daily coverage, working alongside licensed practical nurses and nurse aides to manage medical needs and daily physical support.

Prospective residents have access to tailored physical therapy layouts, sub-acute medical care routines, and continuous skilled nursing monitoring. The daily schedule integrates essential health tracking with standard laundry and housekeeping services. This routine coordinates structured physical conditioning with communal dining options and open visiting windows for family members.

Overview of Good Samaritan Society – Beatrice

Good Samaritan Society, Beatrice offers assisted living, adult day care, home care, hospice care, independent living, memory care, nursing care, and respite care in Beatrice, NE. Assisted living helps with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication while a resident keeps a private living space. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering.

Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care. Nursing care provides nursing support, home care brings support to a person’s residence, hospice care supports someone nearing the end of life, adult day care provides daytime care, and respite care offers a short stay when a usual caregiver needs time away. The range of care services may suit a resident whose needs change over time or a family seeking short term support. The community has 80 beds, with residences that have one bedroom or two bedrooms for individuals or couples who need different amounts of living space.

The starting price is $4,076 per month, giving families a baseline for monthly budgeting, and Medicaid is accepted as a payment option for eligible residents. Administrator Correne Adams serves as the administrator. A salon lets residents arrange grooming services within the community, while outdoor spaces provide places to spend time outside. Rehabilitation services, caregiver support, adult day services, religious services, transportation, and wheelchair accessibility are also available, giving residents access to therapy, caregiver resources, faith services, travel assistance, and mobility support through the listed services. A Walk Score of 76 means the area is very walkable, with most errands possible on foot, so a resident who no longer drives may still be able to reach nearby destinations independently.

Overview of St Joseph’s Hillside Villa

St Joseph’s Hillside Villa provides assisted living, hospice care, respite care, and skilled nursing and nursing home care in West Point, Nebraska. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and taking medication. Skilled nursing and nursing home care provide licensed nursing care on site around the clock.

Hospice care focuses on comfort for a resident with a life limiting illness. Respite care offers a short stay when a usual caregiver needs time away, which can give a family caregiver short term support during travel or recovery. The community has 54 beds, with total nurse staffing of 5 hours and 28 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nursing time assigned to each resident.

Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are accepted. Medicaid may help when savings do not cover a long stay, while Medicare covers short term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long term residence; private pay allows costs to be covered directly. A Walk Score of 66 places the area in the somewhat walkable band, so some errands can be done on foot and a resident who no longer drives may be able to manage nearby errands independently.

Administrator Samuel Prokopec leads the community, which is operated by St. Joseph’s Elder Services. The range of care options may be a good fit for a resident whose needs change over time, while respite care can suit a family caregiver who needs short term support during travel or recovery.

Overview of The Ambassador Nebraska City

The Ambassador Nebraska City provides nursing home, assisted living, independent living, and skilled nursing care in Nebraska City, Nebraska. Skilled nursing includes licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while assisted living helps with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and taking medication. Independent living offers private living with community services and no daily care. Having these care levels under one roof may suit a resident whose needs grow over time, since moving to a different level of care does not require leaving the community.

Rehabilitation services support residents during recovery. On site hemodialysis gives residents access to dialysis without arranging transportation to a separate facility. Extended care supports people who need care beyond a short rehabilitation stay, while pediatric specialty care serves pediatric patients with specialized care needs. Wound care is also available for residents who need wounds treated and monitored.

The community has 71 beds, with total nurse staffing of 4 hours and 42 minutes per resident per day. That figure represents the daily hands on nursing time assigned to each resident. Payment options include Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay. Loretta Paul Allen serves as the administrator.

Pets are allowed, so a resident can keep a pet at the community. The area has a Walk Score of 83 out of 100, making it very walkable, with most errands possible on foot. A resident who no longer drives can still reach nearby shops and services independently.

Overview of Good Samaritan Society – Syracuse

At 1622 Walnut Street in Syracuse, Nebraska, Good Samaritan Society sits in a moderately walkable pocket of town, with a Walk Score of 52, where a handful of errands are doable on foot. The 88-bed community covers four levels of care under one roof: nursing home, assisted living, independent living, and respite. That range matters for families who don’t want to move a parent again every time their needs shift.

Right now, 52 of the 88 beds are filled, a 59% occupancy rate. Nursing coverage runs around the clock. Aides put in close to two hours per resident each day, and RNs and LPNs together add roughly another hour on top of that.

Outpatient therapy and general rehab services are available on-site, and respite stays give families a short-term option when they need one. There’s also a child daycare program running out of the building, a pairing that isn’t common and tends to bring some generational mix into an otherwise typical daily routine.

The building itself has a dining room, salon, exercise room, library, and wellness center, plus a community room and both indoor and outdoor spots for sitting or dining. Wifi covers the property.

Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are all accepted, which opens up more than one route to affording care here. On the regulatory side, state inspections have tended to circle back to infection control, fire-safety systems, emergency planning, and how well documentation and housekeeping hold up. Weighing the four care types and the rehab focus, this is a community built for a family managing more than one kind of need at once.

Sunrise Country Manor provides nursing home and assisted living care in Milford, NE. Nursing home care includes skilled nursing and rehabilitation support, while assisted living helps with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication. Having both care levels in one community may suit a resident whose needs change over time without requiring a move to a different community.

Rehabilitation services include postsurgical care, pain management, IV therapy, stroke recovery, orthopedic rehabilitation, neurologic rehabilitation for stroke, fall prevention, and dementia and mental health programs. Short term rehabilitation supports a temporary recovery period, while respite care offers a short stay for a family whose usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.

The community has 80 beds. Total nurse staffing is 3h 53m per resident per day, representing the recorded daily nurse time available for each resident. Payment options are Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay; Medicare can cover short term skilled care after a hospital stay, while Medicaid may help when personal savings do not cover a long stay. Sunrise Country operates the community, and Seth Stauffer serves as administrator. A Walk Score of 42 / 100 places the area in a car dependent setting, so a resident who no longer drives would generally need a car or ride for most errands.

Overview of Holdrege Memorial Homes

Holdrege Memorial Homes provides skilled nursing and assisted living in Holdrege, Nebraska. Skilled nursing includes licensed nursing care on site around the clock. Assisted living helps with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while allowing a resident to keep a private living space.

The community has 45 beds and also offers respite care and short term rehabilitation. Respite care can help when a caregiver travels or needs time to recover, while short term rehabilitation supports a resident working through a recovery period. Daily nurse staffing is 3 hours and 56 minutes per resident, representing the hands on nursing time allocated to each resident.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families public benefit and direct payment options for covering care. A doctor is on staff. Physical and occupational therapy are available on site, so residents can receive rehabilitation without arranging transportation to an outside provider.

An in house beauty shop provides grooming services on site, and the library gives residents a dedicated place to read. Chapel and church services are available for residents who wish to attend religious services within the community. Pets are allowed.

A Walk Score of 69 places the area in the somewhat walkable band. Some errands can be done on foot, so a resident who no longer drives may be able to reach select nearby errands independently. Holdrege Memorial Homes may be a good fit for residents who need skilled nursing, assistance with daily tasks, temporary respite support, or short term rehabilitation. Kevin Moriarty serves as administrator.

Overview of Heritage of Emerson

Heritage of Emerson is a 38-bed nursing home on Nebraska Street in Emerson, a small town in the northeast corner of the state. This is rural Nebraska. The Walk Score sits at 18, which is a plain way of saying you will drive to get here and drive to do most things nearby. Right now 31 of the 38 beds are filled, so the building runs at 82% occupancy.

Residents coming off surgery, an illness, or a hospital stay can get short-term rehab and sub-acute care on-site, along with outpatient therapies and restorative programs aimed at rebuilding strength. For families who need coverage for a short stretch, respite care is an option. There is also an Alzheimer’s and dementia program for residents dealing with memory loss, and skilled nursing for those who need care over the long haul.

Total nursing care comes to about 4 hours and 10 minutes per resident each day. Roughly an hour of that is registered nurse time. Close to two hours comes from nurse aides, with licensed practical nurse hours on top.

The community takes Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay, so the usual ways families fund a skilled nursing or rehab stay are all on the table. Over the years, state inspections have looked at the ordinary things regulators check in a nursing home: fire-safety systems, emergency preparedness, food service, and fall prevention.

For a family that wants skilled nursing and rehab close to home in a quiet, rural setting, Heritage of Emerson brings short-term recovery and long-term nursing care together under one roof.

Country View Assisted Living provides assisted living and respite care in Wayne, NE. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing and medication while a resident maintains their own apartment. Respite care offers a short stay when a usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.

With 32 beds, Country View is a smaller community where staff and residents can get to know each other. The community may be a good fit for someone who prefers a smaller setting or for a family needing short term caregiver relief. Administrator Martin Brown oversees the community.

A robust activities program gives residents organized activities without leaving the community, while restaurant style dining creates an in community setting for meals. A salon and spa support grooming onsite, and the courtyard gives residents outdoor space to use.

A Walk Score of 68 places the area in the somewhat walkable band. Some errands can be done on foot, so a resident who no longer drives may be able to reach certain nearby errands independently. An UTA bus stop at the curbside provides a public transportation option.

Prairie Winds Assisted Living is a 35-bed community in Doniphan, a small Nebraska village just south of Grand Island. It sits on a residential stretch of West 6th Street. The Walk Score here is just a 37 out of 100, which means a short walk might cover an errand or two, but most outings will need a car or a ride.

Small is the word that fits this place best, with thirty-one of its 35 beds filled, putting occupancy at 89%. In a community this size, staff tend to know residents by name. Care feels closer and more sincere when there are fewer people to look after.

Faith has a place in the weekly routine, and religious services run on the activity schedule, which suits a community woven into small-town Nebraska life. For a lot of families out this way, keeping up a familiar faith routine matters when they are choosing care for a parent or a spouse.

State inspections have looked at the usual operational areas for a licensed community: medication handling, fire safety, staff training, food service, resident rights, and upkeep.

If you are looking near Grand Island, Prairie Winds is a small, faith-friendly option in a quiet corner of central Nebraska.