Nursing Home
Heritage of Emerson
Part of Vetter Senior Livingsee all 26 affiliated facilities
Clinical Quality Measures
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Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
1.6%
national median 0.9%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents experiencing falls with major injury
0.8%
national median 2.8%
better than the national median
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Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
0.0%
national median 1.0%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
15.2%
national median 12.5%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
1.6%
national median 4.2%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
1.9%
national median 13.4%
better than the national median
Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).
Nurse Staffing
- Nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.0 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.8 hours
- Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
- 2.6 hours
- Nursing staff turnover in the past year
- 39.3%
NE average: 4.0 hours · National: 3.9 hours
All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.
NE average: 0.7 hours · National: 0.7 hours
RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.
NE average: 3.5 hours · National: 3.4 hours
Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.
NE average: 48.7% · National: 45.8%
Share of this facility’s nursing staff who stopped working there over 12 months.
Reported by facilities through CMS's Payroll-Based Journal system. Facility values and the state/national averages are shown exactly as CMS publishes them. More staffing hours are generally better; lower turnover is generally better.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Vetter Senior Living
Who owns this facility — 19 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓
- Vetter Senior Living Organization
- Huggenberger, Shellee Individual
- Stuhr, Brian Individual
- Timm, Matthew Individual
- Vanekeren, Glenn Individual
- Vetter, Eldora Individual
- Vetter, Jack Individual
- Stuhr, Brian Individual
- Vanekeren, Glenn Individual
- Vetter, Eldora Individual
…and 9 more entries in CMS's ownership records for this facility.
From CMS's nursing-home ownership file. Roles and percentages are as reported to CMS by the facility; one person or entity can hold several roles.
Inspections & Fire Safety — 3 health (NE avg 7.2) · 1 fire (NE avg 5.3) Details
9 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles. Most recent survey: June 5, 2025.
Most recent inspection cycle: 3 health deficiencies · NE average: 7.2 · National: 9.3
4 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often gas, vacuum, and electrical systems (2) and egress (1).
Most recent fire-safety inspection (2024-06-13): 1 deficiency · NE average: 5.3 · National: 4.5
Sources: CMS health inspection reports (standard surveys and complaint investigations) and CMS Life Safety Code inspections (smoke barriers, sprinklers, exits, emergency preparedness). Averages are CMS-published state and national figures for the most recent inspection cycle.
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How Heritage of Emerson compares nearby
Compared with the 8 other nursing homes within 25 miles — 9 facilities in all, CMS data only.
Among the 9 nursing homes within 25 miles, Heritage of Emerson's overall star rating is 5★; the median among the 8 peers reporting it is 2★.
| Measure | This facility | Nearby median | Best nearby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 2★ | 5★ |
| Health inspections reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 4★ | 2★ | 4★ |
| Staffing reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 3★ | 4★ | 5★ |
| Quality measures reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 3★ | 5★ |
The comparison group
- Wakefield Health Care Center
- Wayne Countryview Care and Rehabilitation
- Adept Nursing & Rehab of South Sioux City
- Continental Springs, LLC
- Embassy Rehab and Care Center
- Pioneer Valley Living And Rehab
- Casa De Paz Health Care Center
- Holy Spirit Retirement Home
Cohort: within 25 miles · CMS data period 2026-08 · method cohort-v1 · comparisons are never affected by claiming or payment. How nearby comparisons work