CMS Care Compare · 2026 3 nursing homes Kentucky

Boone County, Kentucky

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County inventory for Boone County, Kentucky 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. CMS star-quality signature

Rated homes in Boone County average 2.0 CMS stars (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 3 nursing homes - 444 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Kentucky medians.

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Sheet KY-BOONE-KENTUCKY · Boone, KY

NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • NH-SMALL 3 homes
  • BEDS-SMALL 444 beds
  • STAR-LOW 2.0★ avg
  • HH-SMALL 1 HH
  • RANK-MID #1,022/2,851
  • PHOTO-NONE No peer
  • AL-MID $5,528/mo
  • BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 1/1 HH

Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (low) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.

What weaker CMS stars show for Boone County

CMS star quality runs softer in Boone County: rated homes average 2.0/5 (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 3 nursing homes and 444 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.

CareScout 2025 Kentucky medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $5,528/mo, semi-private nursing $9,718/mo, private nursing $11,254/mo, home health aide $6,197/mo, adult day $1,907/mo. Local Boone County providers may sit above or below those state medians.

Star counts run softer here (2 at 1★, 1 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (100% of 3 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Boonespring Transitional Care Center, LLC. Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.

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Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.

$5,528
Assisted Living / mo
$9,718
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$6,197
Home Care / mo
2.0
Avg CMS Rating

Top facilities in Boone, KY

Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.

  1. 1
    Boonespring Transitional Care Center, LLC
    4★
  2. 2
    Belmont Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
    1★
  3. 3
    Florence Park Care Center
    1★

Nursing Homes in Boone County

3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Boonespring Transitional Care Center, LLC Union 4/5 143 For profit - Corporation
Belmont Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Florence 1/5 151 For profit - Corporation
Florence Park Care Center Florence 1/5 150 For profit - Corporation

Home Health Agencies in Boone County

Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.

Agency City Quality Rating
St Elizabeth Home Care Florence 4.0

Read next when stars run softer

Read CMS stars with Boone County's 2.0 average
Mid-pack context for Boone: How inspection, staffing, and quality measures combine when the county mean sits below 3★.
Choosing among 3 Boone County homes
Softer-star neighbourhood: A visit checklist that starts from CMS stars, then adds staffing, ownership, and specialty units.
Nursing home vs assisted living near Boone
Care-level and cost differences before you shortlist a CMS-certified facility.
Cost calculator for Boone County planning
State CareScout medians rolled into a monthly planning estimate.

Continue on the Kentucky elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Kentucky 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 Boone County.