CCN 285071 · Scott Bluff County, Nebraska
Heritage Estates
2325 Lodge Drive, Gering, NE 69341
Heritage Estates is a 102-bed nonprofit nursing home in Gering, Nebraska, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1985. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 96.4 residents a day, about 95% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $10.6 million originally, at 7.18%, with $10.4 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in January 2059.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 102
- Average residents per day
- 96.4 (94.5% of beds)
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Vsl Gering LLC
- Certified since
- Dec 20, 1985
- Chain or affiliated group
- Vetter Senior Living (22 facilities, chain average 4.3 stars)
- Location
- Rural
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Nebraska median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4 of 5 | State spread: 51 at 1, 38 at 2, 27 at 3, 27 at 4, 35 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 5 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 4.44 | 3.94 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.89 | 0.62 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.84 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.5% | 47.1% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 94.5% | 75.3% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | None | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 6 (Jun 25, 2026) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Heritage Estates meets that part today: 4 stars overall, 3 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vetter Senior LivingOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 12/23/2016 |
| Vetter Senior LivingOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 12/23/2016 |
| Vsl Vetter Health Services LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2017 |
| Longoria, TaraIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2017 |
| Morris, CoryIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/24/2018 |
| Stuhr, BrianIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2017 |
| Vanekeren, GlennIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2017 |
| Vetter, EldoraIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2017 |
| Vetter, JackIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2017 |
Changes of ownership
No change of ownership for this facility appears in the CMS change-of-ownership file, which starts in January 2016.
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2023 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Heritage Estates, 124 beds. Lender at endorsement: Greystone Funding Company LLC | $10,596,000 | Active: 7.18%, $10,397,891 balanceMatures Jan 1, 2059. Servicer: Greystone Servicing Company | 10322080 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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