Black Hawk County, Iowa
County inventory for Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 12 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Iowa medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet IA-BLACK-HAWK-IOWA · Black Hawk, IA
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 12 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,059 beds
- STAR-MID 3.2★ avg
- HH-SMALL 3 HH
- RANK-HIGH #229/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Dutchess
- AL-MID $5,381/mo
- BOOK-FULL 12/12 NH · 3/3 HH
Photo-finish peer: Dutchess County, NY (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 Black Hawk County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Black Hawk County: 3 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 12 nursing homes and 1,059 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.2/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Iowa medians: 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 Black Hawk providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Black Hawk County break as 1 at 1★, 2 at 2★, 5 at 3★, 2 at 4★, 2 at 5★. Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (67% of 12 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Friendship Village Retirement, The Suites at Western Home Communities, Laporte City Specialty Care. 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 Black Hawk, 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 5★
- 3 4★
- 4 4★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Black Hawk County
12 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Village Retirement | Waterloo | 5/5 | 72 | Non profit - Corporation |
| The Suites at Western Home Communities | Cedar Falls | 5/5 | 72 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Laporte City Specialty Care | La Porte City | 4/5 | 46 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Martin Health Center, INC | Cedar Falls | 4/5 | 50 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Cedar Falls Health Care Center | Cedar Falls | 3/5 | 70 | For profit - Corporation |
| Harmony Waterloo | Waterloo | 3/5 | 88 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Newaldaya Lifescapes | Cedar Falls | 3/5 | 112 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Pinnacle Specialty Care | Cedar Falls | 3/5 | 100 | For profit - Corporation |
| Ravenwood Specialty Care | Waterloo | 3/5 | 176 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Northcrest Specialty Care | Waterloo | 2/5 | 94 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Pillar of Cedar Valley | Waterloo | 2/5 | 114 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Harmony House Health Care Center | Waterloo | 1/5 | 65 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Black Hawk County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Mercyone Waterloo Home Health Care | Waterloo | 4.0 |
| Unitypoint at Home | Waterloo | 3.5 |
| Open Arms Home Health Care - Waterloo, LLC | Waterloo | N/A |
Read next for home-health-dense Black Hawk
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Black Hawk County, IA, both outside IA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Iowa overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (12 here).
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 Black Hawk County.