Assisted Living in Grand Island, NE
Grand Island has 11 state-licensed assisted living communities: 9 larger communities and 2 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Nebraska is $6,350 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
Two kinds of assisted living in Grand Island
Both are licensed by Nebraska as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. Nebraska words these licenses as “Assisted Living Facility” (11).
All 11 licensed assisted living communities in Grand Island
Every assisted living community Nebraska licenses in Grand Island, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
11 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| The Heritage at Sagewood1920 Sagewood Ave | Large136 residents | $3,950 to $6,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Riverside Lodge404 Woodland Dr | Large75 residents | $3,950 to $6,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Tabitha at Prairie Commons Assisted Living and Memory Care3490 Ewoldt St | Large60 residents | from $1,595/mo |
| Good Samaritan Society - Crane Meadows Assisted Living4071 Timberline St | Mid-size44 residents | $3,950 to $6,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Grand Island Bickford Cottage3285 Woodridge Blvd | Mid-size44 residents | from $4,256/mo |
| Primrose Retirement Community of Grand Island3990 W Capital Ave | Mid-size42 residents | from $5,440/mo |
| Lebensraum Assisted Living118 South Ingalls St | Mid-size33 residents | $3,950 to $6,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Grand Island Country House833 N Alpha St | Mid-size29 residents | $3,950 to $6,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lakeview (Assisted Living)1405 West Hwy 34 | Mid-size18 residents | $3,950 to $6,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Crane Gardens2904 W 5th St | Small home15 residents | $3,950 to $6,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Edgewood Grand Island Senior Living214 North Piper | Small home14 residents | $3,950 to $6,350/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Grand Island?
The median cost of assisted living in Nebraska is $6,350 a month ($76,200 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 3 Grand Island communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $1,595 to $5,440 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Nebraska, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Grand Island tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Grand Island community’s license
Nebraska publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: dhhs.ne.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Grand Island assisted living questions
Nebraska licenses 11 assisted living communities in Grand Island as of November 2026: 9 larger communities and 2 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 510 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Nebraska is $6,350 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Nebraska's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Nebraska publishes its licensing records at dhhs.ne.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.