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Mt Carmel Home - Keens Memorial

412 WEST 18TH STREET, KEARNEY, NE, 68845

(308) 237-2287

75 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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412 West 18th Street

Kearney, NE 68845

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

285216

Care type

Nursing home

County

Buffalo

Facility name

Mt Carmel Home - Keens Memorial

Street address

412 WEST 18TH STREET

City / state / ZIP

Kearney, NE 68845

Phone

(308) 237-2287

About this facility — Mt Carmel Home - Keens Memorial

Mt Carmel Home - Keens Memorial is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Kearney, Nebraska. It is licensed for 75 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Nebraska (64 beds).

It is one of 18 senior care facilities in Kearney and 180 skilled nursing facilities across Nebraska. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Mt Carmel Home - Keens Memorial 22 times across 6 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

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Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Banda, Tracy

Managing employee · Officer · Operational control — since 2006

Birdsley, Emily

Managing employee · Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Blavet, Mary

Direct owner · Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2013

Johnson, Katherine

Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2017

Messbarger, Robert

Managing employee · Additional disclosable party — since 2020

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1997-12-01

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

4 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-01-20

Nurse staffing

6.1 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$327 per day (≈ $9,940/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

39% Medicaid · 15% Medicare · 46% private/other

Occupancy

78% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

3% below the NE median of $338/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2026-01-20Health inspection4 citations

F-0605

D · No harm found

Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

Corrected 2026-01-30

F-0628

D · No harm found

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Corrected 2026-01-30

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2026-01-23

F-0761

D · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2026-01-21

2023-11-16Health inspection1 citation

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-12-01

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (17 citations)

2026-01-20Fire-safety inspection5 citations

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

K-0200

E · No harm found

Meet other general requirements.

Corrected 2026-01-30

K-0325

E · No harm found

Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.

Corrected 2026-01-30

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2026-01-30

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2026-01-30

2024-11-13Fire-safety inspection5 citations

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2024-12-31

K-0222

E · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2024-12-31

K-0372

E · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2024-12-31

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-12-31

K-0921

F · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2024-12-31

2023-11-16Fire-safety inspection7 citations

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2023-12-01

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2023-12-01

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-12-01

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-12-01

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-12-01

K-0921

F · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2023-12-01

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2023-12-01

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 285216.

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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