Nursing Homes and Senior Care in Nevada

Nursing Homes by City in Nevada

Every Nevada city with a CMS-certified nursing home. Homes in Nevada average 4.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day; the national median is 3.7 hours.

5-Star Nursing Homes in Nevada

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

Assisted Living in Nevada

Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) licenses assisted living in Nevada. License types: Residential facility for groups - adult group care/assisted living (AGC), Assisted Living Endorsement for Residential Facilities for Groups and Home for individual residential care (HIC). Use the state's search to check a community's license and inspection history.

• Nevada assisted living facility search
• Nevada assisted living rules
• Nevada assisted living licensing (Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC))

Memory Care Rules in Nevada

Nevada's term is "Endorsement to operate as a residential facility which provides care to persons with Alzheimer's disease", a separate license or certification.

• A residential facility which offers or provides care for a resident with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia must obtain an endorsement on its license authorizing it to operate as a residential facility which provides care to persons with Alzheimer's disease (NAC 449.2754).
• If the facility also operates as another type of facility, the entire facility must comply or residents with Alzheimer's disease or other related dementia must be located in a separate portion of the facility that complies (NAC 449.2754).
• The facility may admit or retain a resident who requires confinement in locked quarters (NAC 449.2754).
• The facility must be administered by a person with not less than 3 years of experience caring for residents with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia in a licensed facility, or equivalent education and training (NAC 449.2754).
• Operational alarms, buzzers, horns or other audible devices that activate when a door is opened must be installed on all doors that may be used to exit the facility (NAC 449.2756).
• At least one member of the staff must be awake and on duty at the facility at all times (NAC 449.2756).
• Knives, matches, firearms, tools and other dangerous items must be inaccessible to residents (NAC 449.2756).
• The facility must have a fenced outdoor area or yard with at least 40 square feet of space for each resident, and gates from the secured area to an unsecured area must be locked (NAC 449.2756).
• Each employee with direct contact with and providing care to residents with any form of dementia must complete at least 2 hours of dementia care training within the first 40 hours worked, and at least 8 more hours within 3 months after being initially employed (NAC 449.2768).
• Such employees must complete at least 3 hours of dementia training or continuing education each year, on or before the anniversary of their first date of employment (NAC 449.2768).

• Nevada memory care rules

Medicaid Long-Term Care in Nevada

Nevada's Medicaid program is Nevada Medicaid. For nursing home Medicaid (2024), the state lists an income limit of $2,829 a month for long-term care and home-based waiver cases (Nevada's income chart, effective 2024, set at 300% of that year's SSI rate; CMS puts 300% of SSI at $2,982 for 2026) and an asset limit of $2,000 for individuals and $3,000 for couples (home-based waivers and institutional groups). Residents keep a personal needs allowance of $154 per month of institutionalization (Medical Assistance Manual F-100, MTL 08-25).

• Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver for the Frail Elderly (FE): in-home care, adult day, assisted living and respite. For recipients age 65 or older who meet Nursing Facility Level of Care. Services: Case Management, Homemaker, Chore, Respite, Personal Emergency Response System (PERS), Adult Day Care, Adult Companion, Augmented Personal Care (in Residential Facility for Groups or assisted living settings) and Home Delivered Meals. Apply through the local ADSD regional office, (775) 687-4210.
• Home and Community Based Services Waiver for Persons with Physical Disabilities (PD)

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

Nursing Home Inspections and Complaints in Nevada

Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC), Division of Public and Behavioral Health inspects nursing homes in Nevada for CMS. To file a complaint, call (775) 684-1030 (Carson City); (702) 486-6515 (Las Vegas) or use the state's complaint page.

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

Nevada Long-Term Care Ombudsman

The Nevada State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (LTCOP) is a free, confidential advocate for residents of nursing homes and assisted living. Ombudsmen help with complaints, residents' rights and problems with care. Call 1-888-282-1155.

• Contact the Nevada State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (LTCOP)

Aging Services and Caregiver Support in Nevada

Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) runs Nevada's aging services, delivered through local Area Agencies on Aging. Adult day services are licensed or certified by Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC), license type: Facility for the care of adults during the day (ADC).

• Nevada aging services: Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD)
• Area Agencies on Aging in Nevada
• Nevada 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.

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