Bay County, Michigan
County inventory for Bay County, Michigan 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
4 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Bay County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 6 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Michigan medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet MI-BAY-MICHIGAN · Bay, MI
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 6 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 578 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.8★ avg
- HH-SMALL 4 HH
- RANK-HIGH #498/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Craighead
- AL-MID $5,818/mo
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 NH · 4/4 HH
Photo-finish peer: Craighead County, AR (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: 4 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 6 nursing homes and 578 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.8/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Michigan medians: assisted living $5,818/mo, semi-private nursing $11,254/mo, private nursing $11,969/mo, home health aide $6,626/mo, adult day $3,250/mo. Local Bay providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Bay County break as 1 at 1★, 4 at 3★, 1 at 4★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (50% of 6 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation. 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 Bay, MI
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 3★
- 3 3★
- 4 3★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Bay County
6 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation | Bay City | 4/5 | 51 | For profit - Corporation |
| Bay County Medical Care Facility | Essexville | 3/5 | 161 | Government - County |
| Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehab Center | Bay City | 3/5 | 126 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Carriage House Nursing and Rehabilitation | Bay City | 3/5 | 120 | For profit - Individual |
| Huron Woods Nursing Center | Kawkawlin | 3/5 | 60 | For profit - Corporation |
| Caretel Inns of Tri-Cities | Bay City | 1/5 | 60 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Bay County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Harmonycares Home Health | Bay City | 5.0 |
| Mclaren Home Health | Bay City | 4.5 |
| Active Community Nursing | Bay City | N/A |
| All Care Home Health Care | Bay City | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Bay County, MI, both outside MI so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Michigan overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (6 here).
Continue on the Michigan elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Michigan 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.