Blue Earth County, Minnesota
County inventory for Blue Earth County, Minnesota 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. Nursing-home inventory signature
5 nursing homes put Blue Earth County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 343 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Minnesota cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet MN-BLUE-EARTH-MINNESOTA · Blue Earth, MN
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 343 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.2★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #607/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Marshall
- AL-MID $6,573/mo
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Marshall County, AL (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with nursing-home inventory tercile (high) plus licensed beds, Five-Star county average, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians, not a generic peer board.
What a dense nursing-home book shows for Blue Earth County
Blue Earth County, Minnesota sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 5 nursing homes and 343 licensed beds. Across 5 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 2.2/5 (1 at 4★+, 4 at 1–2★). Home Health Compare also maps 1 Medicare-certified agency into this county book.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Minnesota medians: assisted living $6,573/mo, semi-private nursing $10,646/mo, private nursing $13,870/mo, home health aide $8,389/mo, adult day $2,600/mo. Local Blue Earth providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (1 at 1★, 3 at 2★, 1 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (60% of 5 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Mapleton Community Home. Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Blue Earth, MN
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 2★
- 3 2★
- 4 2★
- 5 1★
Nursing Homes in Blue Earth County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapleton Community Home | Mapleton | 4/5 | 59 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Hillcrest Care & Rehabilitation Center | Mankato | 2/5 | 95 | For profit - Corporation |
| Laurels Peak Care & Rehabilitation Center | Mankato | 2/5 | 60 | For profit - Corporation |
| Oaklawn Care & Rehabilitation Center | Mankato | 2/5 | 60 | For profit - Corporation |
| Pathstone Living | Mankato | 1/5 | 69 | Non profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Blue Earth County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Ecumen Home Care-Pathstone | Mankato | 2.0 |
Read next for a dense Blue Earth inventory
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Blue Earth County, MN, both outside MN so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Minnesota overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (5 here).
Continue on the Minnesota elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Minnesota 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 Blue Earth County.