Heritage Care Center, Fairbury
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 2004-07-01, Heritage Care Center, Fairbury is a 100-bed nursing home in Fairbury, Nebraska, averaging 47.9 residents a day.
Has Heritage Care Center, Fairbury been cited for violations?
CMS lists 11 health-inspection deficiencies for Heritage Care Center, Fairbury since 2023-06-16, 9 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2025-08-05.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-05 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E |
| 2025-06-17 | F0812, F0908 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Keep all essential equipment working safely. | F |
| 2025-06-17 | F0759, F0760 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| 2025-02-19 | F0580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | E |
| 2025-02-19 | F0757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D |
| 2024-05-02 | F0826, F0880 | Provide specialized rehabilitative services by qualified personnel, when ordered for a resident by a doctor. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2023-06-16 | F0580, F0602 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. | D |
How is Heritage Care Center, Fairbury staffed relative to the NE average?
| Measure | This facility | NE average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 2.69691 | 3.97992 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 42.5 | 48.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 47.9 | 55.3 |
Who owns Heritage Care Center, Fairbury, and what chain is it in?
Heritage Care Center, Fairbury is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name VSL FAIRBURY LLC and belongs to the VETTER SENIOR LIVING chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | VETTER SENIOR LIVING | since 12/23/2016 |
| CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | SLOANE, MARTINA, STROKLUND, REBECCA, STUHR, BRIAN, VANEKEREN, GLENN, VETTER, ELDORA, VETTER, JACK | since 07/01/2017 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | STUHR, BRIAN, VANEKEREN, GLENN, VETTER, ELDORA, VETTER, JACK | since 06/15/2017 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | VETTER SENIOR LIVING, VSL VETTER HEALTH SERVICES LLC, SLOANE, MARTINA, STROKLUND, REBECCA, STUHR, BRIAN, VANEKEREN, GLENN, VETTER, ELDORA, VETTER, JACK | since 07/01/2017 |
Were you or a family member harmed at Heritage Care Center, Fairbury?