Omaha Senior AdvisorSarpy County lies south of Omaha, with Bellevue, Papillion (the county seat), La Vista, Gretna and Springfield and Offutt Air Force Base; about 208,303 people lived there in 2025.
It is the youngest of the five counties, with a median age of 36.2 and 14.6% of residents 65 or older, but its older population is growing as the suburbs that filled in the 1970s and 1980s age in place.
How many seniors and licensed care options are in Sarpy County, Nebraska?
Sarpy County had about 30,358 residents 65 and older (14.6% of 208,303) and 2,916 aged 85 and older on July 1, 2025, and Nebraska's DHHS rosters list 16 licensed assisted-living facilities and 6 nursing homes there.
| Available in Sarpy County | Not available in Sarpy County | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed or certified here | Assisted-living facilities: 16, Nursing homes: 6, Home health agencies: 2, Hospices: 1, Adult day services: 1 | — |
| Not present here | — | Every category is represented |
| Memory care on the roster | 13 buildings | — |
| Medicaid waiver ALFs | 7 | — |
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 county population estimates by age (July 1, 2025).
Where is licensed senior care located within Sarpy County?
Sarpy County's 16 licensed ALFs and 6 nursing homes are spread across Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista and Gretna; each city has its own page with the full roster.
What is the Eastern Nebraska Veterans' Home?
The Eastern Nebraska Veterans' Home in Bellevue is a state-run, 144-bed licensed nursing facility operated by the Nebraska Department of Veterans' Affairs, and the DHHS roster lists it with an Alzheimer's/special care unit.
It is licensed by the state rather than certified by CMS, so it has no CMS star rating. Admission is handled by the Department of Veterans' Affairs; ask a county veterans service officer about eligibility and the application.
Who helps seniors and caregivers in Sarpy County, NE?
Sarpy 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 are closest to Papillion, NE?
From Papillion, the county seat, the closest hospital on the DHHS hospital roster is CHI Health Midlands, in the same ZIP code, and downtown Omaha is about 12 miles away.
The next closest hospitals are Nebraska Medicine - Bellevue Medical Center (about 6 miles) and CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy (about 8 miles). Distances are between ZIP-code centroids, not driving routes.
