Overview
Douglas County Health Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Nebraska average of 2.9. It ranks 8th of 21 nursing homes in Omaha. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 84% of nursing homes in Nebraska (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 1.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 13, 2025, found 16 health deficiencies, more than the Nebraska average of 7.6. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 25% of Nebraska nursing homes have been fined.
Douglas County Health Center is a government-run facility with 254 certified beds, caring for about 230 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 39%
Top 47%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 13, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 16
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.81 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.01 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.54 hrs
- Nurse aides3.26 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - City/county
- Certified beds
- 254
- Average residents per day
- 230
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 24, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes