Nursing Homes and Senior Care in Nebraska

Nursing Homes by City in Nebraska

The Nebraska cities with the most CMS-certified nursing homes. All 118 cities are listed below the table. Homes in Nebraska average 4.0 hours of nursing care per resident per day; the national median is 3.7 hours.

5-Star Nursing Homes in Nebraska

Homes with CMS's top overall rating, ordered by inspection rating. See all highest-rated nursing homes in Nebraska.

Assisted Living in Nebraska

Licensure Unit, Division of Public Health, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services licenses assisted living in Nebraska. License types: Assisted-Living Facility. Use the state's search to check a community's license and inspection history.

• Nebraska assisted living facility search
• Nebraska assisted living rules
• Nebraska assisted living licensing (Licensure Unit, Division of Public Health, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services)

Memory Care Rules in Nebraska

Nebraska's term is "Alzheimer's Special Care Unit"; it isn't a separate license, but rules apply to facilities that offer dementia care. Facilities must give families a written disclosure of their dementia care services.

• An Alzheimer's special care unit is any licensed nursing facility or assisted-living facility which secures, segregates, or provides a special program or special unit for residents with a diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or a related disorder and which advertises, markets, or otherwise promotes the facility as providing specialized Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or related disorder care services (Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-516.03).
• The facility must disclose, to the department and to any person seeking placement in the unit, the form of care or treatment that distinguishes it as especially applicable to or suitable for such persons; the department examines the disclosures at licensure or relicensure (Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-516.04(1)).
• The disclosure must explain the unit's philosophy and mission, placement, transfer and discharge criteria, assessment and care planning, staff training and continuing education, physical environment and design features, frequency and types of resident activities, family involvement and support programs, and the costs of care and any additional fees (Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-516.04(2)).
• Staff training and continuing education practices shall include, but not be limited to, four hours annually for direct care staff (Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-516.04(2)(d)).
• Statute provides for a memory care endorsement on an assisted-living facility license, with qualifications to include staffing enhancements, staff training, dedicated memory care programming, cultural competencies, facility requirements, and security issues (Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-422.01 and 71-472).
• An assisted-living facility which is an Alzheimer's special care unit may apply for a memory care endorsement but shall not advertise itself as an endorsed memory care unit without such endorsement (Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-517).

• Nebraska memory care rules

Medicaid Long-Term Care in Nebraska

Nebraska's Medicaid program is Nebraska Medicaid. For nursing home Medicaid (2026), the state lists an asset limit of AABD/MA resource limits: $4,000 for a household of one; $6,000 for a household of two (477-000-012, rev. May 8, 2026; figures effective 1/1/2026 unless otherwise noted). Residents keep a personal needs allowance of $60.00 per month (medically needy income level for an individual in a long term care facility, 477-000-037, rev. January 21, 2020).

• Medicaid HCBS Aged and Disabled (AD) Waiver: in-home care, adult day, assisted living and respite. To be eligible for AD Waiver services, you must receive Nebraska Medicaid, have a disability or be over the age of 65, meet Nursing Facility Level of Care, and have a need for waiver services.

• Nebraska Medicaid nursing facility coverage
• Nebraska Medicaid long-term care limits

Nursing Home Inspections and Complaints in Nebraska

Licensure Unit, Division of Public Health, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services inspects nursing homes in Nebraska for CMS. To file a complaint, call (402) 471-0316 or use the state's complaint page.

• Nebraska nursing home inspection lookup
• File a nursing home complaint in Nebraska

Nebraska Long-Term Care Ombudsman

The Nebraska Long-Term Care Ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents of nursing homes and assisted living. Ombudsmen help with complaints, residents' rights and problems with care. Call (800) 942-7830.

• Contact the Nebraska Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Aging Services and Caregiver Support in Nebraska

State Unit on Aging, Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services runs Nebraska's aging services, delivered through local Area Agencies on Aging. Family caregivers can get help through Nebraska Lifespan Respite Program. Adult day services are licensed or certified by Licensure Unit, Division of Public Health, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

• Nebraska aging services: State Unit on Aging, Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
• Area Agencies on Aging in Nebraska
• Caregiver support in Nebraska: Nebraska Lifespan Respite Program
• Nebraska adult day services

Guides for Your Next Step

See how to choose a nursing home, what memory care is, how Medicaid pays for nursing home care and what Medicare covers. For local help, call the Eldercare Locator at 1-800-677-1116.

Frequently Asked Questions