Assisted Living
Ridgeway Senior Living
1811 Ridgeway Dr, Lexington, NE 68850 · Map
Licensed for 53 residents · LEXCARES INC
Ridgeway Senior Living is a state-licensed assisted living community in Lexington, Nebraska. It is licensed for 53 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
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Area costs
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What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
License
Active, 53 residents
Assisted Living Facility ALF417. Licensee LEXCARES INC.
Nearest emergency room
0.4 miles
Lexington Regional Health Center.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeway Senior Living this community | 53 | Not published | Active | No record | |
| Emerald Nursing & Rehab Cozad (Assisted Living) | 13.4 mi | 22 | Not published | Active | No record |
| Meadowlark Pointe Assisted Living | 13.7 mi | 69 | Not published | Active | No record |
| Elwood Care Center & Assisted Living | 15.2 mi | 10 | Not published | Active | No record |
| Stone Hearth Estates | 23.7 mi | 65 | Not published | Active | No record |
License and ownershipActive license, licensee LEXCARES INC
- License type
- Assisted Living Facility
- License number
- ALF417
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 53
- Licensee
- LEXCARES INC
- County
- Dawson County
- Administrator
- Maria A Barajas
Source: Nebraska state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from the Nebraska licensing record, as of Oct 15, 2025.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Nebraska, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Nebraska
- Medicaid HCBS Aged and Disabled (AD) Waiver: Supported Residential Living (formerly Assisted Living). Nebraska Medicaid's Aged and Disabled Waiver pays for a service called Supported Residential Living, which used to be called Assisted Living, in licensed assisted living facilities. You must get Nebraska Medicaid and need a nursing-home level of care, and you pay the room and board yourself. (state page)
- Waitlist. Nebraska's draft 2026 waiver renewal says there is no waiting list for the Aged and Disabled waiver. (source)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Staff pay and workplace safety1 OSHA inspection, 4 violations cited
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Feb 20, 2020: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Dec 21, 2020. 4 violations cited (4 serious). Penalties: $11,566 proposed, $7,000 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Avamere at Lexington. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Electrical wiring methods and equipment (1910.305(b)(1)(i)). Penalty $5,783 proposed, $3,500 now.
- Serious: Electrical wiring methods and equipment (1910.305(b)(2)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
- Serious: Use of electrical equipment (1910.334(a)(3)(ii)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
- Serious: Hazard communication (chemical labels, safety data sheets, training) (1910.1200(b)(4)(ii)). Penalty $5,783 proposed, $3,500 now.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 0.4 mi, nursing home 13.3 mi, pharmacy 23.1 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Lexington Regional Health Center, Lexington. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Emerald Nursing & Rehab Cozad, Cozad. 13.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Central Plains Home Health, Cozad. 13.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Shopko. 23.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 68850 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 68850.
Central Plains Hospice, office in Cozad, 13.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Unmc Physicians, Omaha. 187.9 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively high; in FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AH)
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Zone AH: 1% annual chance shallow flooding, usually ponding, 1 to 3 feet deep (high risk). This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- This address is in FEMA's high-risk flood area. Where do residents go in an evacuation, and how do you move them?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked11 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure Unit inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Ridgeway Senior Living provide?
Ridgeway Senior Living is licensed by the state of Nebraska for assisted living in Lexington, Nebraska. Its licensed capacity is 53 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Ridgeway Senior Living?
No. We publish state licensing details for Ridgeway Senior Living but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Ridgeway Senior Living cost?
Assisted Living in Nebraska typically starts at $3,550 to $4,900 a month. Based on 35 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Ridgeway Senior Living does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Ridgeway Senior Living?
Visit Ridgeway Senior Living at 1811 Ridgeway Dr, Lexington, NE 68850.
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