Blair County, Pennsylvania
County inventory for Blair County, Pennsylvania 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
6 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Blair County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 10 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Pennsylvania medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet PA-BLAIR-PENNSYLVANIA · Blair, PA
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 10 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,383 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.9★ avg
- HH-SMALL 6 HH
- RANK-HIGH #279/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Shasta
- AL-MID $6,480/mo
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 NH · 6/6 HH
Photo-finish peer: Shasta County, CA (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 Blair County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Blair County: 6 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 10 nursing homes and 1,383 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.9/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Pennsylvania medians: assisted living $6,480/mo, semi-private nursing $11,954/mo, private nursing $13,688/mo, home health aide $6,483/mo, adult day $2,535/mo. Local Blair providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Blair County break as 1 at 1★, 2 at 2★, 3 at 3★, 3 at 4★. Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (30% of 10 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Garvey Manor, Hollidaysburg Veterans Home, Homewood Living Martinsburg, Inc. 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 Blair, PA
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 4★
- 3 4★
- 4 3★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Blair County
10 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garvey Manor | Hollidaysburg | 4/5 | 132 | Non profit - Church related |
| Hollidaysburg Veterans Home | Hollidaysburg | 4/5 | 257 | Government - State |
| Homewood Living Martinsburg, Inc | Martinsburg | 4/5 | 129 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | Altoona | 3/5 | 133 | For profit - Individual |
| Morrisons Cove Home | Martinsburg | 3/5 | 114 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Presbyterian Homes-Presby | Hollidaysburg | 3/5 | 67 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Lutheran Home at Hollidaysburg | Hollidaysburg | 2/5 | 89 | Non profit - Church related |
| Maybrook Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente | Altoona | 2/5 | 240 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Cedarwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center | Tyrone | 1/5 | 102 | For profit - Corporation |
| Midtown Oaks Health & Rehab Center | Altoona | N/A | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Blair County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Omni Home Care | Tyrone | 4.5 |
| Nason Hospital Home Health Agency | Roaring Spring | 4.0 |
| Advantage Home Health Services, LLC | Altoona | 3.5 |
| Upmc Home Healthcare of Central Pennsylvania | Altoona | 3.0 |
| Village in Place Services | Martinsburg | 2.0 |
| Grane Home Health Care | Altoona | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Blair County, PA, both outside PA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Pennsylvania overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (10 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (6 here).
Continue on the Pennsylvania elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Pennsylvania 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 Blair County.