Barron County, Wisconsin
County inventory for Barron County, Wisconsin 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. Nursing-home inventory signature
5 nursing homes put Barron County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 297 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Wisconsin cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet WI-BARRON-WISCONSIN · Barron, WI
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 297 beds
- STAR-MID 3.2★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #604/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Marshall
- AL-MID $6,540/mo
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Marshall County, AL (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with nursing-home inventory tercile (high) plus licensed beds, Five-Star county average, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians, not a generic peer board.
What a dense nursing-home book shows for Barron County
Barron County, Wisconsin sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 5 nursing homes and 297 licensed beds. Across 5 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 3.2/5 (2 at 4★+, 2 at 1–2★). Home Health Compare also maps 1 Medicare-certified agency into this county book.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Wisconsin medians: assisted living $6,540/mo, semi-private nursing $10,646/mo, private nursing $12,319/mo, home health aide $6,912/mo, adult day $1,517/mo. Local Barron providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Barron County break as 1 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 2 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (40% of 5 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Care and Rehab - Cumberland, Dove Healthcare - Rice Lake. 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 Barron, WI
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 3★
- 4 2★
- 5 1★
Nursing Homes in Barron County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care and Rehab - Cumberland | Cumberland | 5/5 | 50 | For profit - Corporation |
| Dove Healthcare - Rice Lake | Rice Lake | 5/5 | 50 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Meadowbrook at Chetek | Chetek | 3/5 | 97 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Barron Care and Rehabilitation | Barron | 2/5 | 50 | For profit - Corporation |
| Heritage Lakeside | Rice Lake | 1/5 | 50 | For profit - Individual |
Home Health Agencies in Barron County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake | Rice Lake | 2.5 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Barron County, WI, both outside WI so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Wisconsin overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (5 here).
Continue on the Wisconsin elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Wisconsin 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 Barron County.