Memory care in Omaha

How many memory care communities are licensed in Omaha, NE?

28 licensed buildings with Omaha postal addresses appear on Nebraska's DHHS rosters with dementia care listed: 26 assisted-living facilities (with an Alzheimer's unit, a memory care endorsement or both) and 2 nursing homes with an Alzheimer's or special care unit.

What should I check first at an Omaha memory care community?

Check which designation the building actually holds on the DHHS roster, then ask for its Alzheimer's special care disclosure, its written admission and discharge criteria, and the number of awake direct care staff in the unit overnight.

Nebraska sets no numeric staff ratio for dementia units, so the overnight staffing number is the one to press. No published memory care price exists for Omaha; ask for a written quote that separates the base rate from care charges.

Are there memory care options in the suburbs around Omaha?

Yes: 18 more licensed buildings are in Elkhorn, Bennington, Valley and the Sarpy County cities, and Cass, Saunders and Washington counties add 3.

• Heritage Ridge Retirement Community, Bellevue — 160 beds, Alzheimer's unit + endorsement
• Hillcrest Mable Rose, LLC, Bellevue — 84 beds, Alzheimer's unit + endorsement
• Legato Living at Heartland Hills, Bellevue — 10 beds, Alzheimer's unit
• Richmont Terrace Assisted Living & Memory Care, Bellevue — 114 beds, Alzheimer's unit + endorsement
• Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home, Bellevue — 144 beds, Alzheimer's/special care unit
• Ridgewood Active Retirement Community, Bennington — 88 beds, Alzheimer's unit + endorsement
• Elk Ridge Village, Elkhorn — 92 beds, Alzheimer's unit + endorsement
• Grandview Partners, LLC, Elkhorn — 46 beds, Memory care endorsement
• Legato Living at Five Fountains, Elkhorn — 14 beds, Alzheimer's unit
• Legato Living at Skyline, Elkhorn — 8 beds, Alzheimer's unit
• Marquis Place of Elkhorn, Elkhorn — 69 beds, Alzheimer's unit + endorsement
• Symphony Pointe, Elkhorn — 115 beds, Alzheimer's unit
• Hillcrest Highlands of Gretna, Gretna — 60 beds, Alzheimer's unit
• Hillcrest Silver Ridge, Gretna — 140 beds, Alzheimer's unit + endorsement
• Cedarhurst of La Vista, La Vista — 156 beds, Memory care endorsement
• Hillcrest Grand Lodge Assisted Living, Papillion — 75 beds, Alzheimer's unit + endorsement
• Miles Memory Care, Papillion — 16 beds, Alzheimer's unit + endorsement
• Miles Memory Care, Papillion — 16 beds, Alzheimer's unit + endorsement

What does memory care cost in Omaha?

No Omaha-only figure is published; CareScout's 2025 Nebraska median for assisted living is $76,200 a year, $6,350 a month, and memory care is not surveyed at all.

Nebraska Medicaid's AD Waiver can pay for Supported Residential Living in a waiver-certified ALF for eligible residents, but not room and board, so ask every facility whether it is certified and whether a waiver apartment is open.