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Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster

1001 South Street

3.8(167 ratings)

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Quick Facts

Medicare admission
Requires direct transfer from hospital with doctor's order
Therapy services
On-site physical and occupational therapy for rehab residents

What Families Think

Reviews for Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster are sharply divided: many families report warm, attentive staff and helpful therapy teams, while a large number of others describe serious neglect, understaffing, and facility maintenance failures. Recent reviews mention new management and leadership changes that some feel are improving conditions, though many complaints about care quality and cleanliness persist.

The Good

  • Staff frequently described as kind and compassionate
  • Strong physical and occupational therapy praised by multiple reviewers
  • Activities like music, crafts, and pet therapy offered
  • Transportation provided to medical appointments
  • Some reviewers note improvements under new leadership
  • Social work and communication praised by several families

The Bad

  • Multiple reports of severe understaffing, especially on weekends
  • Several accounts of neglect: soiled diapers, missed meals, unmet basic needs
  • Repeated complaints about unsanitary conditions and odors
  • Multiple reports of HVAC failures leaving residents without heat or A/C
  • Several reviewers describe unprofessional or rude staff behavior
  • Reports of medication mismanagement and delayed emergency care

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About Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster

Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster is a skilled nursing / long term care community in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Families rate Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster 3.8 out of 5 based on 167 Google reviews.

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Types of Care

Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care

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Reviews

3.8overall · 167 ratings combined

3.8★ on Google (167)

Allison Beck

Jul 2026

via Google

New management<br>Easy to work with<br>They take the time to work with their staff and agency nurses

Gabriella Petit

Jul 2026

via Google

Administration needs to be cleared out. The ONLY professional staff are social services, bistro, and a few nursing staff.Everyone else is very unfriendly, unprofessional, and confrontational. I have personally witnessed the DON yell at staff in front of residents, families, etc. I have also witnessed other staff speaking poorly about residents and other staff in front of visitors and other residents. The negativity in that facility is atrocious and the professionalism is nonexistent. Nurses are drawing blood without gloves, HIPPA is violated and each resident deserves so much better than what they are given at that facility. I wouldn’t place my worst enemy in this facility. Nor would I EVER encourage someone to work under a dictatorship. Needs to be shut down.

Lance Smith

Jun 2026

via Google

Extremely low weekend staff with not enough help to care for people right. With very unskilled food service with very unsanitary food conditions that makes people sick. A lot of the staff are young unskilled and not accompanied by a certified person or even an adult. Many complaints with nothing ever changing. Much neglect going on here stay away from this place for certain. My brother was staying here and luckily I pulled him out in time.

jerry smith

May 2026

via Google

Needs to be shut down. An absolute nightmare in memory care ward. Hearing aids, teeth,glasses, cane, clothes all missing. Feces and urine everywhere. No care filthy place. 2nd and 3rd shifts even worse! Ground floor seems nice enough , but second floor memory care is an absolute disgusting nightmare!<br>Oh , and I forgot...they lost her personal wheelchair as well !

Callie Hall

May 2026

via Google

THEY DO NOT TAKE CARE OF THE RESIDENTS. If I could give negative stars I would. They drug up my elderly grandfather to where he can’t even sit up, then put him in his bed bc “he’s tired” (no shit anybody would be that drugged up) and then forget about him, don’t even try to get him up and offer him food. No, you can’t force amy body to eat, but you need to OFFER. Always leaks through as he isn’t changed often enough and even got a UTI from I assume that. Also, when one of our family members are there nobody comes in and checks on him or changes him. They have a new DON, I tried being understanding at first but this is UNACCEPTABLE.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What types of care does Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster offer?

Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Where is Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster located?

Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster is located at 1001 South Street in Lincoln, Nebraska.

What do families say about Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster?

Reviews for Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster are sharply divided: many families report warm, attentive staff and helpful therapy teams, while a large number of others describe serious neglect, understaffing, and facility maintenance failures. Recent reviews mention new management and leadership changes that some feel are improving conditions, though many complaints about care quality and cleanliness persist.

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