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This directory includes 246 senior living options for Nebraska. Use the "Advance Search" to find the 50 nearest senior services based on your desired location.

Here is some information about Assisted Living in: Columbus, Fremont, Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney, Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha, Scottsbluff, and the surrounding areas.

Here is information about Nursing Homes in: Fremont, Lincoln, Omaha, and the surrounding areas.

The entire senior population of Nebraska is approximately 230,000 people, which is approximately 13% of the population. This ranks Nebraska as having the 17th highest percentage of senior population in the country. The cost of living in Nebraska is 10% lower than the average cost in the United States. The overall 'cost of living' index in Nebraska is 90 with a 'health care' index of 90 and a housing index of 81. These factors combine to make retirement in Nebraska a very economical option. This extremely low cost of living means that your retirement dollars will allow you to live at a higher standard. The majority of  seniors live in Omaha and Lincoln, although there is also a significant population of seniors in Kearney, Bellevue, Grand Highland and Fremont. The larger Nebraska cities offer a wider selection of senior living options including Assisted Living Facilities and they also offer more state-of-the-art medical facilities.Nebraska Assisted Living facility Basics

Assisted Living Facility Oversight In Nebraska

The Nebraska Department of Regulation and Licensure, Credentialing Division is responsible for periodic inspection of assisted living facilities. Unfortunately, they only inspect facilities every five years. This means that records for some of your potential assisted living facilities can be tragically out of date. Nonetheless, you can contact the Credentialing Division at 402-471-0309 to requests copies of inspection reports and to request copies of complaints filed against assisted living facilities. There is a fee associated with copies. If you need to file a complaint, call the Credentialing Division at 402-471-0316. You may contact the Nebraska Ombudsman at:

Cindy Kadavy, State LTC Ombudsman Division of Aging Services
P.O. Box 95044 Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
http://www.hhs.st ate.ne.us/ags/ltcombud.htm
Phone: (402)471-2307 Fax: (402)471-4619

Since there is a fee associated with reports, you may want to limit your list of potential assisted living facilities when contacting these nonprofit services.

The Assisted Senior Living Directory includes senior living options for Scottsbluff, North Platte, Hastings, Kearney, Grand Island, Lincoln, Omaha, Fremont, Columbus, Norfolk, and all of the surrounding areas.