80/100
Above average
Heartland Ridge Care Center
5431 South 16Th Street, Lincoln, NE 68512
- Certified beds
- 47
- Occupancy
- 52%
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Accepts
- Medicare + Medicaid
What to ask about before you visit
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
Nursing staff turnover of 78%
High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. The national average is about 50%.
Our read on Heartland Ridge Care Center
Heartland Ridge runs lean on one thing and heavy on another. Nurse staffing sits at 5.12 hours per resident day, roughly a third more than the national average, and weekends dip only slightly below weekdays, so coverage stays fairly steady. The catch is turnover: 77.6% of staff leave each year, well above the 45.8% norm, which means many of those hours come from people still learning the building. Inspections are the weak spot. Twenty-one deficiencies on the current record, including one abuse-related citation, though none rose to harm or jeopardy, and the last survey was in May 2025. This for-profit LLC is recently inspected and adequately staffed on paper; whether that holds depends on who stays.
Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.
How this grade was calculated
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Inspection safety
30/30Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
- →No citations recorded in the last 3 years
Staffing
26/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →5.18 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →1.06 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing drops 8% against weekdays
Staff stability
2/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →78% of nursing staff left in the last year
Resident outcomes
12/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
10/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →No federal fines on record
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: May 22, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
What families say
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Common questions about Heartland Ridge Care Center
What is the ElderGrade for Heartland Ridge Care Center? +
Heartland Ridge Care Center holds an ElderGrade of B (80 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
How many nursing hours does each resident get at Heartland Ridge Care Center? +
Residents receive an average of 5.12 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has Heartland Ridge Care Center been cited for harming residents? +
No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Does Heartland Ridge Care Center accept Medicaid? +
Yes, Heartland Ridge Care Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.
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