Heartland Ridge Care Center

Nursing home in Lincoln, NE

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 5431 South 16th Street, Lincoln, NE 68512
Phone: (531) 739-3200
Listed under: For-profit, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN: 285299
Overall star rating: 2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating: 2 of 5
Staffing rating: 4 of 5
Quality measures rating: 4 of 5
Certified beds: 47
Average residents per day: 24
Ownership: For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name: Legal Business Name Not Available
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Nov 1, 2017
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 285299. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: May 22, 2025. CMS lists 21 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jun 21, 2023 to May 22, 2025): 3 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
May 22, 2025	Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025	Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025	Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025	Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025	Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 22, 2025	Keep all essential equipment working safely. Environmental	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 22, 2025	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Nutrition and Dietary	F Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Jun 13, 2024	Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 13, 2024	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. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 13, 2024	Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff… Infection Control	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 13, 2024	Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. Nursing and Physician Services	F Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

Showing the 12 most recent of 21. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

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: 5.12 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 1.06 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.78 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 4.71 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 78%
RN turnover (yearly): 80%
Administrators who left in the past year: 1

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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