Page 7 of Best Nursing Homes in Nebraska

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 Tiffany Square

Grand Island’s Tiffany Square is a 103-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility on West Faidley Avenue, in a car-dependent stretch of Hall County (Walk Score 0). Stephanie Olson administers the building, which is owned by Vhs Grand Island, LLC.

Three out of four beds are filled: occupancy runs at 75%, or 77 of 103 beds. What stands out is how short most stays are. Residents average just 106 days here, a number that fits a facility built for recovery rather than permanent residence. Rehabilitation services and short-term rehab are the core offerings, geared toward residents working back from surgery, illness, or injury before heading home.

Registered nurses provide 34 minutes of care per resident each day, licensed practical nurses add 39 minutes, and together with aide time the facility reaches 4 hours and 17 minutes of total nursing care daily. Certified nursing aides carry the largest share of that load, at 3 hours and 14 minutes. Coverage-wise, Tiffany Square takes Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay, so families aren’t boxed into a single way to pay.

From the staffing pattern, the short average stay, and the rehab-focused services, Tiffany Square reads as a facility oriented toward residents passing through on their way back to independent life, not one built around long-term custodial care.

Ponderosa Villa is a compassionate nursing home in Crawford, NE, that offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation. As a city-owned community, this nursing home strives to accommodate up to 35 older adults with its home-like environment. Therapy services, trusted healthcare professionals, and recreational activities are also available for a hassle-free living. The community also focuses on older adults’ wellness, providing personalized care plans.

Fun social events, recreational activities, and engaging programs allow residents to live actively and gain meaningful experiences. With a variety of well-balanced meals, residents experience satisfactory dining that caters to their dietary needs and preferences. Here, residents will surely thrive in their golden years with its dedicated services and top-notch amenities.

Arbor Care Centers-Countryside is a nursing home on North Main Street in Madison, Nebraska, owned by Joseph Kezzar. Alongside skilled nursing, the community provides hospice and palliative care, giving families a single setting that can support residents through different stages of need. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay, which opens several ways for families to cover both short-term rehabilitation and longer-term nursing care.

The community has 70 beds and runs close to full, with occupancy near 94 percent. Clinically, the focus leans toward rehabilitation and recovery: residents have access to outpatient therapy, post-acute and post-surgical rehab, individualized treatment plans, and a fall prevention program, all overseen by a medical director. Infection management and IV therapy are also part of daily clinical care, and a registered dietitian supports nutrition education and counseling for residents with specific dietary needs.

Day-to-day comfort is supported by amenities including a beauty salon, private and semi-private room options, and housekeeping and laundry service. Cable and wireless internet are available throughout, and flexible visiting hours make it easier for family members to fit visits around their own schedules. Transportation services and dining service round out daily life at the community.

State inspections of the facility have periodically centered on infection control, fall prevention, and food service and environmental safety, themes regulators commonly examine at nursing homes. Families touring Arbor Care Centers-Countryside may want to ask staff how these areas are managed day to day. The community sits in a somewhat walkable part of Madison, so some errands are reachable on foot, though most trips will call for a short drive.

Overview of Good Samaritan Society – Grand Island Village

Good Samaritan Society – Grand Island Village is a senior living community at 4075 Timberline Street in Grand Island, Nebraska. What stands out first is the range of care. One community holds nursing home care, assisted living, independent living, respite care, and skilled nursing. A resident whose needs shift over time can move between them without packing up and starting over somewhere new. The setting is car-dependent, so plan on driving in for visits.

The community is licensed for 67 beds, with one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts. It is a smaller place. For some families, that is the point. Staff have fewer names to learn.

Recovery care is a real focus here; there are short-term rehab, inpatient and outpatient therapy, respite stays, home health care. Someone coming off surgery or a hospital stay can do their therapy on-site instead of arranging rides to outside appointments. Nursing staff are present around the clock. Total nursing care works out to about 3 hours and 27 minutes per resident each day. Within that, a resident sees roughly 36 minutes of registered nurse time, 25 minutes from a licensed practical nurse, and 2 hours and 45 minutes of nurse aide time.

A chapel anchors regular worship and fellowship. A library, a computer lab, and meeting rooms give people places to read, log on, or gather. Anyone who wants to keep moving has a new indoor walking track and outdoor trails to use. The Village Café is where meals and casual catch-ups happen.

Payment is flexible as the community takes Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay, which gives families more than one way to cover the cost of care. For anyone comparing options in the Grand Island area, that combination of layered care and payment routes is worth a close look.

The Meadows at Ashland is a nursing home in Ashland, Nebraska, with 97 beds. Nursing home care provides ongoing nursing support and help with daily needs in a residential setting, making the home potentially suitable for someone who requires more support than independent living can provide. It may be a good fit for a loved one who needs that level of ongoing assistance.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families several listed ways to cover care. Medicare may apply to eligible short term skilled care after a hospital stay, while Medicaid may cover eligible long term care. Total nurse staffing is 4 hours and 48 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nursing time allocated to each resident, and Administrator Jeffrey Baker oversees the community.

Imperial Manor Nursing Home is a nursing home in Imperial, Nebraska. Residents receive nursing care as part of daily life, without arranging a separate daily service. The home has 58 beds, a smaller size that may suit someone who prefers a smaller community. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families those payment routes for care; total nurse staffing is 4 hours and 58 minutes per resident each day, representing the daily nurse time allocated per resident. Administrator Shane Filipi oversees the home, which is operated by City of Imperial.

Overview of Good Samaritan Society – St John’s

Good Samaritan Society – St John’s is a nursing home in Kearney, Nebraska, offering skilled nursing along with respite care for families who need short-term support. The community is operated under the Good Samaritan Society name, with Abby Richardson as owner and Jennifer Stauss serving as administrator. It accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay, giving families a range of ways to cover both short stays and longer-term care.

The home has 56 beds and currently runs at about 82 percent occupancy. Daily nursing support is a central part of life here, with total nursing care averaging roughly 3 hours and 34 minutes per resident each day, split between registered nurses, licensed nurses, and nurse aides. That level of hands-on coverage reflects the needs of residents receiving skilled care.

Beyond nursing, the home offers rehabilitation services for residents working toward recovery or maintaining mobility, along with a caregiver support program for families navigating the process alongside their loved one. Respite care is also available, giving families a short-term option when they need temporary relief or time to plan next steps.

State inspection records for the home span a long history and show a mixed but generally manageable pattern, with periods of full compliance alongside earlier findings centered on day-to-day care practices like fall prevention, medication handling, and cleanliness. Families touring the community may want to ask staff how those areas are monitored today.

Kearney’s Central Avenue location scores 89 out of 100 for walkability, meaning most errands nearby can be handled on foot, a convenience for visiting family members staying close by.

Old Cheney Rehabilitation is a nursing home and skilled nursing facility in Lincoln, Nebraska. Licensed nursing support is available on site around the clock for residents who need ongoing medical care. Short term rehabilitation includes physical, occupational, and speech therapy, so the community may suit someone recovering from surgery, injury, or illness.

With 47 beds, Old Cheney Rehabilitation is a smaller community where staff and residents can get to know one another. Total nurse staffing is 5 hours and 11 minutes per resident each day, reflecting the daily nursing staff time allocated across residents. Payment options include Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. Medicaid may help families whose savings may not cover a long stay, while Medicare applies to short term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long term residence.

Private suites give each resident a single private living space. Meals are made fresh daily by an in house chef, with dining available in the resident’s room or dining room, along with special meals for people recovering from cardiac events or managing diabetes. An on site salon provides salon services within the community. Kylee Johnston serves as administrator, and Snf Lincoln Operating Company operates the community.

Emerald Nursing & Rehab Legacy Pointe sits at 3110 Scott Circle in Omaha, Nebraska, a 108-bed nursing home administered by Stephen Osborne. Getting around the neighborhood on foot is difficult. The Walk Score sits at 3 out of 100, squarely car-dependent, so most trips in and out mean driving. A little over half the building is occupied, with 56 percent of beds filled.

On-site rehabilitation services are part of daily life here, backed by roughly 3 hours and 22 minutes of total nursing care per resident each day. That figure spans routine check-ins and more hands-on support alike. Coverage options run wide. Emerald takes Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay, so families weighing how to fund a stay have more than one route in.

The rooms are private and described as spacious, meals come gourmet-style, and patio space gives residents and visiting family somewhere to sit outside. Telehealth rounds out the picture, letting some appointments happen without a trip off-site. Nebraska’s inspection process has leaned toward themes like medication management and resident rights and protections here.

Looking at the rehabilitation focus and the steady nursing hours, this is a setting built for residents who need real skilled nursing support. It works as a bridge after a hospital stay or a longer-term place to land.