Omaha Senior AdvisorWashington County lies north of Omaha along the Missouri River, with Blair as the county seat and Fort Calhoun and Arlington among its towns; about 21,302 people lived there in 2025.
It has the highest share of older residents of the five counties (21.9% 65 or older, median age 43.1). Memorial Community Hospital in Blair is a critical access hospital, and Blair's licensed senior care includes long-standing nonprofit homes.
How many seniors and licensed care options are in Washington County, Nebraska?
Washington County had about 4,663 residents 65 and older (21.9% of 21,302) and 503 aged 85 and older on July 1, 2025, and Nebraska's DHHS rosters list 4 licensed assisted-living facilities and 2 nursing homes there.
| Available in Washington County | Not available in Washington County | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed or certified here | Assisted-living facilities: 4, Nursing homes: 2 | — |
| Not present here | — | Home health agencies, Hospices, Adult day services |
| Memory care on the roster | — | No dementia unit listed in Washington County |
| 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 Washington County?
Every licensed assisted-living facility and nursing home in Washington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Pointe Assisted Living 501 North 13th Street, 68023 | ALF | 62 | — | Yes | Fort Calhoun |
| CARTER PLACE Senior Living 1028 Jo Ann Drive, 68008 | ALF | 36 | — | No | Blair |
| Crowell Memorial Home 245 South 22nd Street, 68008 | ALF | 34 | — | Yes | Blair |
| Shepherd Village Assisted Living 2290 Wright Street, 68008 | ALF | 24 | — | Yes | Blair |
| Crowell Memorial Home 245 South 22nd Street, 68008 | NH | 74 | — | No | Blair |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Community 2242 Wright Street, 68008 | NH | 84 | — | No | Blair |
Which agencies serve older adults in Washington County?
Washington 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 Blair, NE?
From Blair, the county seat, the closest hospital on the DHHS hospital roster is Memorial Community Hospital (critical access), in the same ZIP code, and downtown Omaha is about 23 miles away.
The next closest hospitals are CHI Health Immanuel (about 14 miles) and Methodist Women's Hospital (about 19 miles). Distances are between ZIP-code centroids, not driving routes.
