Omaha Senior AdvisorWhat types of senior care are available around Omaha?
Omaha-area families choose among assisted living (Nebraska ALFs), memory care (Alzheimer's units and endorsed ALFs, plus nursing home special care units), adult day services, nursing homes, in-home care from home health agencies or private caregivers, PACE, and hospice.
Independent living with no care services needs no ALF license. Each guide below explains what the license allows, what it costs at Nebraska's 2025 medians, and how many providers the rosters show in the five counties.
How do I choose the right care type?
Work from needs, not labels: daily help plus medication assistance points to an ALF, wandering points to a dementia unit, continuous skilled nursing points to a nursing home, and a parent who mainly needs daytime supervision while a caregiver works may fit adult day services.
Our comparisons put two options side by side, and the situation guides start from what just happened.
Which care types do Medicare or Nebraska Medicaid pay for?
Medicare pays for short skilled nursing stays after a qualifying inpatient admission, intermittent home health and hospice; Nebraska Medicaid pays for nursing home care, and its AD Waiver pays for personal care, adult day and assisted living services, but not ALF room and board.
PACE covers all Medicare and Medicaid services for enrolled members. VA Aid and Attendance can help veterans and surviving spouses with any of these costs.
Care types guides
Assisted living in the Omaha area
What assisted living is under Nebraska's 175 NAC 4, who it suits, what it costs at Nebraska's 2025 median of $6,350 a month, and how many licensed ALFs serve the Omaha area.
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Memory care in the Omaha area
What memory care is in Nebraska, how Alzheimer's units and the memory care endorsement differ, what Omaha memory care costs, and how many designated communities the DHHS roster lists.
Read →Adult day services in the Omaha area
What adult day services are in Nebraska, who they suit, Nebraska's 2025 median of $162 a day, how the AD Waiver, ENOA respite and PACE pay, and the licensed programs on the DHHS roster.
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Nursing homes in the Omaha area
What nursing homes provide in Nebraska, how they are licensed and rated by CMS, what they cost at Nebraska's 2025 medians, and how Medicare and Nebraska Medicaid pay, for Omaha families.
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In-home care in the Omaha area
The difference between Medicare home health and private home care in Omaha, Nebraska's 2025 median of $36 an hour, how the AD Waiver and ENOA programs help, and the certified agencies serving the area.
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Hospice care in the Omaha area
What hospice provides for Omaha families, who qualifies, how Medicare and Nebraska Medicaid pay, how hospice works in Nebraska assisted living and nursing homes, and the certified hospices serving the area.
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