Nursing Homes · Fairbury, NE
Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Heritage Care Center
909 17th Street · Fairbury, NE 68352 · 100 certified beds
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About Heritage Care Center
Heritage Care Center is a nursing home in Fairbury, Nebraska. Its capacity is 100 beds, above the Nebraska median of 64 for nursing homes. It is run by a nonprofit operator and is part of Vetter Senior Living. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 11 citations, the most recent on August 5, 2025. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 2.45 hours per resident per day. It is one of 2 nursing homes listed in Fairbury. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
3.0Staffing
3.0Quality measures
4.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (11)
Records from June 2023 to August 2025.
August 5, 2025
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 29, 2025.
June 17, 2025
Tag F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 25, 2025.
June 17, 2025
Tag F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 25, 2025.
June 17, 2025
Tag F0908Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 25, 2025.
June 17, 2025
Tag F0759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 25, 2025.
February 19, 2025
Tag F0757Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 7, 2025.
February 19, 2025
Tag F0580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 7, 2025.
May 2, 2024
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 24, 2024.
May 2, 2024
Tag F0826Provide specialized rehabilitative services by qualified personnel, when ordered for a resident by a doctor.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 24, 2024.
June 16, 2023
Tag F0580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 17, 2023.
June 16, 2023
Tag F0602Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 17, 2023.
Penalties
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.
Staffing
2.45 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, down from 3.33 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
Non profit
Part of Vetter Senior Living, a chain of 22 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 4.1 overall, 3.8 for health inspections, 4.2 for staffing, 3.6 for quality measures.
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Nebraska.
Nearby alternatives
Other licensed providers in Fairbury.
Deciding between options? Nursing Homes Guide: Skilled Nursing & Long-Term Care
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