"Every day, 23,000 Nebraskans receive vital health care services in our nursing homes and assisted living facilities across the state," NHCA President and CEO Jalene Carpenter said. "These facilities employ 30,000 team members, are hubs of activity and major economic drivers for their town, supporting $3 billion of Nebraska’s economic activity."
Fifteen Nebraska counties have no nursing home or assisted living facility, which has created a "care desert."
Nebraskans’ access to care in these settings is becoming increasingly limited due to a lack of adequate funding for services provided, a depleted workforce, and an increase in the cost of goods and services needed to operate.