Omaha Senior AdvisorDouglas County holds Omaha, Elkhorn and the small towns of Bennington, Valley, Waterloo and Boys Town; about 606,460 people lived there on July 1, 2025, making it Nebraska's most populous county by a wide margin.
It also holds most of the region's hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living. With a median age of 35.7, it is younger than the rural counties around it, but its 85-and-older population is the largest in the state.
How many seniors and licensed care options are in Douglas County, Nebraska?
Douglas County had about 93,667 residents 65 and older (15.4% of 606,460) and 9,478 aged 85 and older on July 1, 2025, and Nebraska's DHHS rosters list 53 licensed assisted-living facilities and 24 nursing homes there.
| Available in Douglas County | Not available in Douglas County | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed or certified here | Assisted-living facilities: 53, Nursing homes: 24, Home health agencies: 24, Hospices: 13, Adult day services: 7 | — |
| Not present here | — | Every category is represented |
| Memory care on the roster | 33 buildings | — |
| Medicaid waiver ALFs | 21 | — |
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 county population estimates by age (July 1, 2025).
Where is licensed senior care located within Douglas County?
Of Douglas County's 53 licensed ALFs, 44 have Omaha postal addresses, 7 are in Elkhorn and the rest are in Bennington and Valley; the table breaks it down.
| Area or community | Licensed ALFs | Nursing homes |
|---|---|---|
| Midtown, Downtown & South Omaha | 5 | 5 |
| North Omaha, Florence & Benson | 9 | 6 |
| Central Omaha & the West Dodge corridor | 12 | 3 |
| West Omaha | 15 | 5 |
| Millard & Southwest Omaha | 5 | 2 |
| Elkhorn | 7 | 2 |
| Bennington & Valley | 2 | 1 |
Who helps seniors and caregivers in Douglas County, NE?
Douglas County is served by the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging (ENOA), the Area Agency on Aging for Douglas, Sarpy, Dodge, Cass and Washington counties, whose Information and Assistance line is (402) 444-6444.
Licensing complaints go to the DHHS Licensure Unit at (402) 471-0316; suspected abuse goes to Adult Protective Services at (800) 652-1999; and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman at (800) 942-7830 advocates for nursing home and assisted living residents. Immanuel Pathways, the PACE program, serves select ZIP codes in the county; call (402) 512-6199 to check an address.
Which hospitals serve Douglas County seniors?
The DHHS hospital roster lists 6 general acute hospitals in Douglas County run by Nebraska Medicine, Methodist and CHI Health, plus a long-term acute care hospital and Madonna's rehabilitation specialty hospital in Omaha.
- Nebraska Medicine - Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha)
- Methodist Hospital (Omaha)
- CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy (Omaha)
- CHI Health Immanuel (Omaha)
- CHI Health Lakeside (Omaha)
- Methodist Women's Hospital (Elkhorn)
- Madonna Rehabilitation Specialty Hospital Omaha (Omaha)
- Select Specialty Hospital - Omaha (long-term acute care) (Omaha)
