Ambassador Health of Omaha

Nursing home in Omaha, NE

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 1540 North 72ndStreet, Omaha, NE 68114
Phone: (402) 393-6500
Listed under: For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN: 285127
Overall star rating: 5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating: 4 of 5
Staffing rating: 4 of 5
Quality measures rating: 5 of 5
Certified beds: 146
Average residents per day: 78
Ownership: For-profit, corporation
Legal business name: The Ambassador Omaha INC
Chain: Ambassador Health (4 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Jan 29, 1993
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 285127. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jul 10, 2025. CMS lists 5 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (May 14, 2024 to Jul 10, 2025): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Jul 10, 2025	Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 10, 2025	Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 10, 2025	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Nutrition and Dietary	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 14, 2024	Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 14, 2024	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 6.66 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 2.19 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 1.72 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 6.03 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 28%
RN turnover (yearly): 19%
Administrators who left in the past year: 0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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