Omaha, NE has 21 licensed nursing homes listed on ElderCareCosts. The median estimated cost is $8,427/mo. That's roughly in line with the Nebraska state median. Omaha nursing homes runs large: 71% of licensed providers have 100 beds or more, and the typical one has 126.
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Median monthly price, Omaha
$8,427/mo
Estimated range $8,168 – $9,921
● Omaha $8,427 ○ National median $10,205
2025 figures
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Home care in Omaha runs about $36 an hour. Here is what common schedules cost a month:
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Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. Families usually combine private pay, long-term care insurance, VA Aid and Attendance, or a Medicaid waiver where they qualify. See paying for care and the state Medicaid guides.
Here is what different monthly budgets cover in Omaha.
Omaha is a market of larger communities. 71% have 100 beds or more, and the typical one has 126 beds, against 64 across Nebraska.
On the most recent inspection on file, federal inspectors recorded an average of 25.5 findings per provider here, above the Nebraska average of 15.5.
7 of the 21 nursing homes here with a current CMS rating hold four or five stars.
Omaha, in Douglas County, has about 488,837 residents. About 70,865 of them (14%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $73,201.
Source: US Census BureauAAA / ADRC serving the Omaha area. Contact from DHHS AAA & ADRC map PDF.
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
VA Medical Center in Omaha.
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies.
National helplines, including the Eldercare Locator and 211, are listed on paying for care.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. How Aid & Attendance works →
Omaha's median nursing home cost is about 1% higher than the Nebraska state median.
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