Alachua County, Florida
County inventory for Alachua County, Florida is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
11 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Alachua County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 9 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Florida medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet FL-ALACHUA-FLORIDA · Alachua, FL
NH-SMALL · BEDS-MID · STAR-MID · HH-MID · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 9 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,272 beds
- STAR-MID 3.3★ avg
- HH-MID 11 HH
- RANK-HIGH #316/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Washoe
- AL-MID $5,610/mo
- BOOK-FULL 9/9 NH · 11/11 HH
Photo-finish peer: Washoe County, NV (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Alachua County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Alachua County: 11 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 9 nursing homes and 1,272 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.3/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Florida medians: assisted living $5,610/mo, semi-private nursing $10,342/mo, private nursing $12,167/mo, home health aide $6,101/mo, adult day $1,625/mo. Local Alachua providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Alachua County break as 2 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 2 at 3★, 4 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (67% of 9 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Oak Hammock at the University of Florida Inc, Parklands Care Center and Rehab, Plaza Health and Rehab. Families typically weigh the ladder alongside bed size, ownership, distance, and specialty units before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Alachua, FL
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 5★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Alachua County
9 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hammock at the University of Florida Inc | Gainesville | 5/5 | 73 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Parklands Care Center and Rehab | Gainesville | 5/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Plaza Health and Rehab | Gainesville | 5/5 | 180 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center | Gainesville | 5/5 | 138 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Magnolia Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center | Gainesville | 3/5 | 223 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Palm Garden of Gainesville | Gainesville | 3/5 | 150 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Gainesville Health and Rehabilitation | Gainesville | 2/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Aviata at North Florida | Gainesville | 1/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| Park Meadows Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center | Gainesville | 1/5 | 148 | For profit - Individual |
Home Health Agencies in Alachua County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Aveanna Home Health | Gainesville | 4.5 |
| Centerwell Home Health | Gainesville | 4.5 |
| Mederi Caretenders | Gainesville | 4.0 |
| Amedisys Home Health | Gainesville | 3.5 |
| Concierge Home Care | Gainesville | 3.5 |
| Hca Florida Healthcare at Home | Gainesville | 3.5 |
| Innovation Home Health Care LLC | Gainesville | 3.5 |
| Uf Health Shands Homecare | Gainesville | 3.0 |
| Angels of Care | Gainesville | N/A |
| Covenant Home Health Care 3 LLC | Gainesville | N/A |
| Hcp Home Health Agency | Gainesville | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Alachua County, FL, both outside FL so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Florida overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (9 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (11 here).
Continue on the Florida elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Florida state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Alachua County.