Omaha Senior AdvisorSaunders County sits west of Douglas and Sarpy counties along the Platte River, with Wahoo as the county seat and Ashland, Yutan and Ceresco among its towns; about 23,702 people lived there in 2025.
Saunders Medical Center in Wahoo is the county's critical access hospital and also runs a nursing facility. Saunders falls outside the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging's area; its Area Agency on Aging is Aging Partners in Lincoln.
How many seniors and licensed care options are in Saunders County, Nebraska?
Saunders County had about 4,918 residents 65 and older (20.7% of 23,702) and 468 aged 85 and older on July 1, 2025, and Nebraska's DHHS rosters list 3 licensed assisted-living facilities and 3 nursing homes there.
| Available in Saunders County | Not available in Saunders County | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed or certified here | Assisted-living facilities: 3, Nursing homes: 3, Home health agencies: 1, Hospices: 1 | — |
| Not present here | — | Adult day services |
| Memory care on the roster | 2 buildings | — |
| Medicaid waiver ALFs | 3 | — |
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 county population estimates by age (July 1, 2025).
Which senior care facilities are licensed in Saunders County?
Every licensed assisted-living facility and nursing home in Saunders County on the DHHS rosters of October 15, 2026 is listed below, with beds, memory care designations and Medicaid waiver status.
| Facility | Type | Licensed beds | Memory care (DHHS roster) | Medicaid AD Waiver certified | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty House, Wahoo 1145 North Laurel, 68066 | ALF | 50 | — | Yes | Wahoo |
| Oxbow Living Center 1617 Bills Drive, 68003 | ALF | 129 | Alzheimer's unit + endorsement | Yes | Ashland |
| Saunders House 1313 Hackberry Street, 68066 | ALF | 46 | — | Yes | Wahoo |
| Adept Nursing & Rehab of Ashland 1700 Furnas Street, 68003 | NH | 97 | — | No | Ashland |
| Saunders Medical Center 1760 County Rd J, 68066 | NH | 60 | — | No | Wahoo |
| South Haven Living Center 1400 Mark Drive, 68066 | NH | 85 | Alzheimer's/special care unit | No | Wahoo |
Which home health agencies and hospices are based in Saunders County?
CMS's datasets show 1 home health agency and 1 hospice with Saunders County offices; agencies based in Omaha also serve many addresses here.
- Hospice and Home Healthcare of Saunders County, Wahoo — home health agency
- Hospice and Home Healthcare of Saunders County, Wahoo — hospice
Who helps seniors and caregivers in Saunders County, NE?
Saunders County is served by Aging Partners, the Area Agency on Aging based in Lincoln, at (402) 441-7070 or (800) 247-0938; it is outside the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging's five counties.
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.
How far is Wahoo from hospitals and from Omaha?
From Wahoo, the county seat, the closest hospital on the DHHS hospital roster is Saunders Medical Center (critical access), in the same ZIP code, and downtown Omaha is about 36 miles away.
The next closest hospitals are Methodist Women's Hospital (about 20 miles) and CHI Health Lakeside (about 22 miles). Distances are between ZIP-code centroids, not driving routes.
