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Nursing Homes & Extended Care in Kearney, NE.

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8 licensed nursing homes in Kearney, NE
Updated October 21, 2026
3.6Concerns

Good Samaritan Society - St John's

3410 Central Avenue, Kearney, NE 68847

Good Samaritan Society - St John's brings 0.71 RN hours per resident daily, and no federal fines on record. Worth asking what the rehab and activities calendar actually looks like.

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0.0

Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village

2201 East 32nd Street, Kearney, NE 68847

Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village brings 0.69 RN hours per resident daily. There are 1 federal fine(s) on record — no date context, so worth asking about directly.

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7.1Solid

Mt Carmel Home - Keens Memorial

412 West 18th Street, Kearney, NE 68845

Mt Carmel Home - Keens Memorial brings a 4.0-star CMS rating, strong inspection scores (4.0/5), above-average staffing (4.0/5), high quality measure scores (4.0/5), and no federal fines on record. Worth asking: Long-stay urinary tract infection rate is 5.1% — above the national median of about 2%.

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6.0Solid

Mother Hull Home

125 East 23rd Street, Kearney, NE 68847

Mother Hull Home brings high quality measure scores (4.0/5), and no federal fines on record. Worth asking: Annual nursing staff turnover is 97%.

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7.0Solid

Brookestone Gardens

2615 West 11th Street, Kearney, NE 68845

Brookestone Gardens brings a 5.0-star CMS rating, above-average staffing (5.0/5), high quality measure scores (5.0/5), 0.98 RN hours per resident daily, low staff turnover (35%), and no federal fines on record. Worth asking: This facility's overall rating (5.0 stars) is 2.0 stars higher than what health inspectors actually found (3.0 stars).

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MIDWEST HOMESTEAD OF KEARNEY OPERATIONS LLC

4205 6TH AVE, KEARNEY, NE 68845

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GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL

10 E 31ST ST, KEARNEY, NE 68847

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3.2Concerns

Bethany Home, Inc

515 West First Street, Minden, NE 68959

Bethany Home, Inc brings above-average staffing (5.0/5), 1.04 RN hours per resident daily, and no federal fines on record. Worth asking: This facility reports 5.0-star staffing levels but resident outcomes are only 1.0 stars.

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8 licensed nursing homes in Kearney, NE, drawn from federal CMS records and state licensing data.
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