Albany County, New York
County inventory for Albany County, New York 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
2 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Albany County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 11 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 New York medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet NY-ALBANY-NEW-YORK · Albany, NY
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 11 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,806 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.3★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-HIGH #246/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Peoria
- AL-MID $7,110/mo
- BOOK-FULL 11/11 NH · 2/2 HH
Photo-finish peer: Peoria County, IL (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 Albany County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Albany County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 11 nursing homes and 1,806 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.3/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 New York medians: assisted living $7,110/mo, semi-private nursing $15,528/mo, private nursing $16,729/mo, home health aide $6,673/mo, adult day $3,120/mo. Local Albany providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (5 at 1★, 4 at 3★, 2 at 4★). Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (64% of 11 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center, St Peters Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Albany, NY
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 4★
- 2 4★
- 3 3★
- 4 3★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Albany County
11 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center | Albany | 4/5 | 210 | Non profit - Corporation |
| St Peters Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Albany | 4/5 | 160 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Eddy Village Green at Beverwyck | Slingerlands | 3/5 | 24 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Shaker Place Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Albany | 3/5 | 250 | Government - County |
| St Margarets Center | Albany | 3/5 | 92 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Teresian House Nursing Home Co Inc | Albany | 3/5 | 302 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Delmar Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing | Delmar | 1/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Eddy Village Green | Cohoes | 1/5 | 192 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Hudson Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Albany | 1/5 | 169 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Our Lady of Mercy Life Center | Guilderland | 1/5 | 160 | Non profit - Corporation |
| The Grand Rehabilitation and Nrsg at Guilderland | Altamont | 1/5 | 127 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Albany County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Vna Home Health | Albany | 3.5 |
| Marquis Certified Home Care, LLC | Albany | 3.0 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Albany County, NY, both outside NY so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the New York overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (11 here).
Continue on the New York elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are New York 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 Albany County.