Brookestone Acres
4715 38Th Street, Columbus, NE, 68601
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other · Chain: Vetter Senior Living
- Certified beds
- 80 · avg 74 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 29.9% — lower than most Nebraska nursing homesNebraska avg: 48.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 30% — lower than most Nebraska nursing homesNebraska avg: 43.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Nebraska averageNebraska avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 285291
- Certified beds
- 80 beds · avg 74 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Vsl Columbus Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Vetter Senior Living
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Vetter Senior Living chain — 22 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 4.3 / 5.
Disclosed owners (9 on record)
- Raven Schmid
Contracted Managing Employee · since 2021
- Aaron j Dunlap
Other · since 2017
- Brian w Stuhr
Operational/managerial Control · since 2017
- Dale a Zaruba
Contracted Managing Employee · since 2017
- Eldora d Vetter
Contracted Managing Employee · since 2017
- Glenn a Vanekeren
Contracted Managing Employee · since 2017
+ 3 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 14)
- C0732·Sep 11, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- D0695·Sep 11, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0657·Sep 11, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D0689·Aug 29, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0758·Aug 29, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is li…
- E0880·Aug 3, 2023
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0761·Aug 3, 2023
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0758·Aug 3, 2023
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is li…
Fire-safety citations
20 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Sep 11, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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