Benton County, Iowa
County inventory for Benton County, Iowa 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
3 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Benton County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 4 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Iowa medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet IA-BENTON-IOWA · Benton, IA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 202 beds
- STAR-MID 3.5★ avg
- HH-SMALL 3 HH
- RANK-MID #756/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $5,381/mo
- BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 3/3 HH
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 Benton County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Benton County: 3 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 4 nursing homes and 202 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.5/5 on rated homes.
CareScout 2025 Iowa medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $5,381/mo, semi-private nursing $9,277/mo, private nursing $10,038/mo, home health aide $7,836/mo, adult day $1,614/mo. Local Benton County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 1 at 4★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (75% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Keystone Nursing Care Center INC, Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab, LLC. 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 Benton, IA
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 4★
- 3 3★
- 4 2★
Nursing Homes in Benton County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone Nursing Care Center INC | Keystone | 5/5 | 55 | For profit - Corporation |
| Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab, LLC | Vinton | 4/5 | 40 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Belle Plaine Specialty Care | Belle Plaine | 3/5 | 46 | Non profit - Corporation |
| The Vinton Lutheran Home | Vinton | 2/5 | 61 | Non profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Benton County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Gay Hospital Home Health Agency | Vinton | 1.5 |
| Keystone Home Health | Keystone | N/A |
| Lutheran Home Health Agency | Vinton | N/A |
Read next for home-health-dense Benton
Continue on the Iowa elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Iowa 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 Benton County.