Overview
Mt Carmel Home - Keens Memorial has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Nebraska average of 2.9. It ranks 2nd of 5 nursing homes in Kearney. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 98% of nursing homes in Nebraska (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 20, 2026, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the Nebraska average of 7.6. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 25% of Nebraska nursing homes have been fined.
Mt Carmel Home - Keens Memorial is a nonprofit facility with 75 certified beds, caring for about 58 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1997.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 40%
Top 9%
Top 15%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 20, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.93 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.58 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.12 hrs
- Nurse aides4.23 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 75
- Average residents per day
- 58
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 1, 1997
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes