Nursing Homes, Home Health & Hospice in ZIP 68601 (Columbus, NE)
For ZIP 68601 (Columbus, NE), the latest data shows 15 listed providers: 2 nursing homes, 1 home health agencies, 1 hospice, 3 assisted living facilities, 1 memory care facilities, 1 adult day care centers, 2 home care agencies, 2 senior housing, 1 hospitals, 1 community health centers. The average CMS overall rating among rated providers here is 3.1 out of 5.
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Provider-level CMS data
| Provider | Care type | Overall | Ownership | Certified beds | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS INC | Assisted Living Facility | Not rated | Not reported | — | 0 |
| Brookestone Acres | Nursing Home | 5.0 | non-profit | 80 | 0 |
| CARETECH, INC. | Home Care Agency | Not rated | Not reported | — | 0 |
| COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC | Hospital | 3.0 | non-profit | — | 0 |
| Columbus Place Apartments | Senior Housing | Not rated | other | 60 | 0 |
| CORNERSTONE CAREGIVING EAST LLC | Home Care Agency | Not rated | Not reported | — | 0 |
| East Central District Health Department/Good Neighbor Community Health Center | Community Health Center | Not rated | Not reported | — | 0 |
| EDGEWOOD COLUMBUS SENIOR LIVING | Memory Care Facility | Not rated | Not reported | — | 0 |
| Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus | Nursing Home | 1.0 | for-profit | 145 | 1 |
| Heritage House | Senior Housing | Not rated | other | 84 | 0 |
| HOME HEALTH OF COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Home Health Agency | 2.5 | for-profit | — | 0 |
| HOSPICE OF COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Hospice | 4.0 | non-profit | — | 0 |
| MERIDIAN GARDENSOPERATING LLC | Assisted Living Facility | Not rated | Not reported | — | 0 |
| QUAIL RUN ASSISTED LIVING LLC | Assisted Living Facility | Not rated | Not reported | — | 0 |
| RAINBOW CENTER INC | Adult Day Care Center | Not rated | Not reported | — | 0 |
Choosing care in ZIP 68601
A sensible first step is to line up the CMS Five-Star ratings, since they distill health inspections, staffing, and quality measures into one score. Treat a strong overall rating as a starting signal, then dig into the inspection findings and staffing numbers that produced it.
Where you can, visit each option in ZIP 68601, Columbus, NE, ask how care plans are created and revisited, and get costs, coverage, and availability confirmed in writing. Steady staffing and open communication with families count for as much as any published rating.
Care types in ZIP 68601
Provider listings in ZIP 68601
ZIP 68601 at a glance
This ZIP-level profile spans 15 listed care providers in ZIP 68601; 5 of them report an overall star rating (33%). Recorded ownership divides as 3 non-profit, 2 for-profit, 2 other. In this ZIP, the top published overall rating is 5.0 out of 5 at Brookestone Acres (non-profit). Among rated providers, scores span 1.0 to 5.0 out of 5. 4 of these providers report 369 certified beds in total. Among reporting providers, nurse staffing averages 4.03 hours per resident-day. Registered-nurse turnover averages 26.6% where reported. 1 provider carries at least one federal penalty on record.
| Providers on record | 15 |
|---|---|
| With a published overall rating | 5 of 15 (33%) |
| Average overall rating | 3.1 / 5 |
| Highest-rated provider | Brookestone Acres (5.0 / 5) |
| Ownership mix | 3 non-profit, 2 for-profit, 2 other |
| Certified beds (total) | 369 |
| Providers with a federal penalty | 1 |
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