Expanding intergenerational care is on the horizon for Nebraska child care, nursing homes

LINCOLN — As a number of long-term care and child care facilities continue to face challenges, even closures, in Nebraska, a new intergenerational care grant program seeks to turn the tide.

Legislative Bill 1178, introduced by State Sen. Anna Wishart of Lincoln, was amended into a different child care proposal, LB 904, in this year’s legislative session and passed 45-0.

Under the incentive grant pro…