Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
Brookestone Gardens
Does Brookestone Gardens have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Brookestone Gardens (CCN 285305), in Kearney, NE, has federal inspection findings on its record.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 6 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity F on CMS's A–L scale — CMS's "potential for harm" tier, below actual harm. The most recent federal survey on file is dated 2025-12-16. Citations from earlier inspection cycles appear in the dated timeline below as historical findings, not current ones. This page restates the federal record as published by CMS and draws no conclusion of its own. Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
The Federal Record
The most recent federal inspection on file records no actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy citations for this facility.
Below is this facility's federal survey record as on file with CMS.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
Overall CMS star rating: this facility vs the CMS-published state average
This facility: 5 · CMS state average: 2.9
Deficiency timeline — full federal history
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
3 citations from earlier inspection cycles — historical, not current (expand)
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Document what happened
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