Elkhorn, Nebraska · CMS Care Compare

Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center

5 of 5 · CMS overall rating Much above average

600 Brookestone Meadows Plaza, Elkhorn, NE 68022

Non profit - Corporation 140 certified beds All Nebraska homes →

Elkhorn, Nebraska · CMS verdict

CMS rates Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center at 5 of 5 stars overall - above-average on the federal scale, and above the Nebraska average of 2.9.

5/5 CMS overall
4/5 Health inspection
5/5 Staffing
140 Certified beds

The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.

Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center in Elkhorn, Nebraska holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 92 of 100 (grade A). The 140-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in Nebraska runs a median of $8,377 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.

92 of 100 · A

PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index

A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.

How the 92 is built

Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 92.

Health inspections 4/5 stars · 75
Staffing 5/5 stars · 100
Quality measures 5/5 stars · 100
Inspection record 3 deficiencies · 95

Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.

Data insights

Quality ratings

Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center holds a CMS overall quality rating of 5 out of 5 stars, based on the most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS breaks this into three sub-ratings: health inspection (4/5), staffing (5/5), and quality measures (5/5).

What each sub-rating measures

The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.

Size and setting

Located in Elkhorn, Nebraska, this facility operates 140 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 127 residents - an occupancy rate of about 91%. The facility is classified under non profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. With occupancy around 91%, bed usage here sits in the range typical of a stabilized facility.

Same-ownership peers

Within Nebraska, Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center is one of 60 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 5-star overall rating sits above the non profit - corporation-segment average of 3.4 stars, ahead of roughly 70% of same-ownership peers in the state. Same-segment comparisons like this one strip out the business-model factor, leaving a cleaner read on facility-level performance than a raw state average would give.

Inspection record

On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a limited number of deficiencies at this facility (3 total). CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. A handful of documented findings is common even among well-run facilities; the F-tag scope and severity codes on the full report distinguish isolated paperwork issues from resident-harm findings.

Where these figures come from

The figures above come directly from the U.S. Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services Nursing Home Compare dataset for federal quality ratings, combined with the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey of more than 15,000 elder-care providers nationwide and U.S. Census American Community Survey income data. Cost figures are monthly medians, refreshed annually with each new CareScout release; quality ratings are refreshed quarterly from the CMS Provider Information File. Read these state and county medians as benchmarks, then verify current rates with individual providers and consult care managers before making placement decisions. See our methodology for source vintage.

How Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center compares to Nebraska

CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Nebraska facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Overall 5/5 · state avg 2.9
Health inspection 4/5 · state avg 2.8
Staffing 5/5 · state avg 3.4
Quality measures 5/5 · state avg 3.0

Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Nebraska state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.

Where Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center ranks in Nebraska

Among the 178 CMS-rated nursing homes in Nebraska, Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center’s 5-star overall rating is higher than 81% of them. The bars show how all Nebraska homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.

1 star 46 · 26%
2 stars 32 · 18%
3 stars 31 · 17%
4 stars 36 · 20%
5 stars · this facility 33 · 19%

33 Nebraska homes share this 5-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.

Facility details

Beds, residents, ownership, location, penalty and deficiency counts from CMS Care Compare.
Attribute Value
Beds 140
Residents 127
Ownership Non profit - Corporation
County Douglas
Penalties 0
Deficiencies 3

Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)

What do families ask most?

What is the quality rating for Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center?

5 out of 5 stars is Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center's current CMS overall rating, built from a health inspection rating of 4/5, a staffing rating of 5/5, and a quality measures rating of 5/5.

How much does a nursing home cost per month in Nebraska?

The median cost for a semi-private nursing home room in Nebraska is $8,377 per month ($100,521 annually). A private room averages $9,216 per month. Costs are from the CareScout 2025 survey.

What services does Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center offer?

Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center operates as a skilled nursing facility (140 beds with approximately 127 current residents) under non profit - corporation ownership. CMS inspections have recorded 3 deficiencies and 0 penalties there.

Does Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center have any deficiencies or penalties?

Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center has few deficiencies (3 total) and 0 penalties recorded by CMS. Small counts like this show up even at strong facilities; ask the facility directly what each finding involved and how it was resolved.

What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Nebraska?

In Nebraska, alternatives include assisted living ($6,350/mo), home health aides ($6,864/mo), and adult day care ($3,521/mo).

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Compare cost and CMS quality across the state on the Nebraska elder-care overview, or see how facilities rank nationwide in our highest-rated states ranking.

Weigh nursing care against assisted living, home health, and adult day care, with national median costs, on our care types comparison, and learn how to fund it in our paying for elder care guide.

Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Provider ID: 285276.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainElderCare Editorial