Heritage Of Emerson
607 Nebraska Street, Emerson, NE, 68733
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Vetter Senior Living
- Certified beds
- 38 · avg 34 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 41.4% — lower than most Nebraska nursing homesNebraska avg: 48.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 50% — higher than most Nebraska nursing homesNebraska avg: 43.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 285222
- Certified beds
- 38 beds · avg 34 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Vsl Emerson 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)
- Aaron j Dunlap
Other · since 2017
- Brian w Stuhr
Contracted Managing Employee · since 2017
- Eldora d Vetter
Contracted Managing Employee · since 2017
- Glenn a Vanekeren
Contracted Managing Employee · since 2017
- Jack d Vetter
Operational/managerial Control · since 2017
- Matthew j Timm
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 9)
- E0880·Jun 5, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0812·Jun 5, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0684·Jun 5, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0609·Jun 5, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- E0947·Jun 13, 2024
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
- D0880·Jun 13, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0886·Apr 20, 2023
Infection Control Deficiencies
Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.
- D0697·Apr 20, 2023
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Fire-safety citations
4 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jun 13, 2024. 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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