Bay County, Florida
County inventory for Bay 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
8 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Bay County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 5 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Florida medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet FL-BAY-FLORIDA · Bay, FL
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-HIGH · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 538 beds
- STAR-HIGH 4.4★ avg
- HH-SMALL 8 HH
- RANK-HIGH #606/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Bryan
- AL-MID $5,610/mo
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 NH · 8/8 HH
Photo-finish peer: Bryan County, OK (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 Bay County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Bay County: 8 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 5 nursing homes and 538 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 4.4/5 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 Bay providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (3 at 4★, 2 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (40% of 5 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home, St Andrews Bay Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, Aviata at Emerald Shores. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Bay, 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 4★
- 4 4★
- 5 4★
Nursing Homes in Bay County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home | Panama City | 5/5 | 120 | Government - State |
| St Andrews Bay Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation | Panama City | 5/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Aviata at Emerald Shores | Callaway | 4/5 | 77 | For profit - Corporation |
| Community Health and Rehabilitation Center | Panama City | 4/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Pruitthealth - Panama City | Panama City | 4/5 | 101 | For profit - Individual |
Home Health Agencies in Bay County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health | Panama City | 4.5 |
| Nhc Homecare | Panama City Beach | 4.5 |
| Enhabit Home Health | Panama City | 4.0 |
| Suncrest Omni | Lynn Haven | 4.0 |
| Tender Touch Health Care Services | Panama City | 4.0 |
| Ascension at Home | Lynn Haven | 3.5 |
| Concierge Home Care | Panama City | 3.5 |
| Covenant Home Health Care LLC | Panama City | 3.0 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Bay 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 (5 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (8 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 Bay County.