Compiled from official CMS federal data
Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC, Lincoln, NE — Violations & Inspection Reports
Does Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC (CCN 285049), in Lincoln, NE, has federal inspection findings.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 10 deficiencies; the most severe is rated E — which CMS classifies as "potential for harm," a level below actual harm (risk, but no harm confirmed). The latest standard health inspection on file is dated 2026-02-11. Earlier-cycle citations appear in the dated timeline below as historical, not current. CMS has $37,998 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. The record also includes 2 abuse- or neglect-related citations in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series; most recent Sep 2025). This page restates the federal record and draws no conclusion of its own.
Abuse-, fall-, and care-related findings on the federal record
- 2 citations in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series) — most recent Sep 2025.
- 2 citations for accident hazards or inadequate supervision (F689) — the deficiency family behind fall-related findings; most recent Oct 2024.
- 28 findings on file from complaint-triggered inspections.
Every figure above restates CMS’s own dated record; this page draws no conclusion of its own. Strict state filing deadlines can apply to nursing-home injury claims — a licensed attorney in your state can review this record.
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CMS has $37,998 in civil money penalties on file against this facility.
Below is this facility's federal inspection record as on file with CMS.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
CMS's own A–L scope/severity grid. Plotted cells mark this facility's most recent (current-cycle) citations.
Civil money penalties on file
$37,998
CMS also records 49 days of payment denial.
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About this record: 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.
Deficiency timeline
Citations are listed by scope/severity (most severe first), not chronologically; each entry is labeled current-cycle or historical.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
39 more citations on file — Abuse & neglect 2 · Accidents & supervision 1 · Medication & pharmacy 3 · Resident rights 8 · Other citations 18 (expand)
Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Overall CMS star rating
This facility: 1 · CMS state average: 2.9
Both figures as published by CMS.
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How to read this record
Making sense of a CMS inspection record
CMS scores every citation on a grid from A to L, combining how widespread a finding was with how serious it was. A–C is a deficiency CMS classifies as no harm; D–F as the potential for harm; G–I as actual harm that reached a resident; and J–L as immediate jeopardy, CMS’s most serious level. Later letters mark more serious findings.
Three questions to ask on a tour
- How is the home staffed on nights, weekends, and holidays?
- What happens when a resident’s condition changes suddenly?
- How, and how quickly, are families told about an incident?