Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Elkhorn, NE

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Elkhorn
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Updated on December 1, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Elkhorn has a total of 50 active skilled nursing facilities and 5,077 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Elkhorn of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Elkhorn. There were 3,644 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 71.77 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Elkhorn has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Elkhorn and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.73	0.72 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.86	2.71 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.72	0.68 / 0.88
All Staff	4.31	4.11 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Nebraska.

COVID-19 Infections in Elkhorn Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Elkhorn there were a total of 4 new cases and 4 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Elkhorn

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Elkhorn Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Elkhorn, NE. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Elkhorn

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Elkhorn based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Ambassador Health of Omaha 1540 NORTH 72ND STREET OMAHA, NE	6.67
Brookestone of Papillion 610 SOUTH POLK STREET PAPILLION, NE	18.67
Newport House 6798 N 67TH PLAZA OMAHA, NE	12.00
Quality Living, Inc 6404 NORTH 70TH PLAZA OMAHA, NE	17.33
Rose Blumkin Jewish Home 323 SOUTH 132ND STREET OMAHA, NE	28.00
Dunklau Gardens 450 EAST 23RD STREET FREMONT, NE	10.67
Brookestone Village 4330 SOUTH 144TH STREET OMAHA, NE	16.67
Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center 600 BROOKESTONE MEADOWS PLAZA ELKHORN, NE	15.33
The Lighthouse at Lakeside Village 17600 ARBOR STREET OMAHA, NE	14.67
South Haven Living Center 1400 MARK DRIVE WAHOO, NE	22.67

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Elkhorn based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
The Willows at Gretna 700 HIGHWAY 6 GRETNA, NE	48.00
Emerald Nursing and Rehab Legacy Pointe LLC 3110 SCOTT CIRCLE OMAHA, NE	132.83
Keystone Ridge Post Acute Nursing and Rehab 7501 KEYSTONE DRIVE OMAHA, NE	65.33
Prestige Care Center of Plattsmouth 602 SOUTH 18TH STREET PLATTSMOUTH, NE	90.00
The Meadows at Ashland 1700 FURNAS STREET ASHLAND, NE	46.67
Azria Health Longview 1010 LONGVIEW ROAD MISSOURI VALLEY, IA	63.33
St. Joseph Villa Nursing Center 2305 SOUTH 10TH STREET OMAHA, NE	73.67
Bethany Lutheran Home SEVEN ELLIOTT STREET COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA	175.67
Prairie Gate 16 VALLEY VIEW DRIVE COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA	N/A Rating Not Available
Hillcrest Shadow Lake LLC 1507 E GOLD COAST ROAD PAPILLION, NE	87.33

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