Buchanan County, Missouri
County inventory for Buchanan County, Missouri 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 Buchanan County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 6 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Missouri medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet MO-BUCHANAN-MISSOURI · Buchanan, MO
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-WEAK · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 6 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 675 beds
- STAR-WEAK 1.8★ avg
- HH-SMALL 3 HH
- RANK-HIGH #501/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Etowah
- AL-MID $5,400/mo
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 NH · 3/3 HH
Photo-finish peer: Etowah County, AL (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 Buchanan County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Buchanan County: 3 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 6 nursing homes and 675 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 1.8/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Missouri medians: assisted living $5,400/mo, semi-private nursing $6,741/mo, private nursing $7,604/mo, home health aide $6,292/mo, adult day $2,058/mo. Local Buchanan providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (2 at 1★, 3 at 2★, 1 at 3★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (67% of 6 homes). 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 Buchanan, MO
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 3★
- 2 2★
- 3 2★
- 4 2★
- 5 1★
Nursing Homes in Buchanan County
6 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living Community of St Joseph | Saint Joseph | 3/5 | 96 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Advanced Care of St Joseph | Saint Joseph | 2/5 | 180 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| St Joseph Chateau | Saint Joseph | 2/5 | 69 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| St Joseph Manor Health & Rehabilitation | Saint Joseph | 2/5 | 110 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Belleview Care Center | Saint Joseph | 1/5 | 90 | For profit - Corporation |
| Carriage Square Rehab and Healthcare Center | Saint Joseph | 1/5 | 130 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Buchanan County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Mosaic Life Care Home Health | Saint Joseph | 5.0 |
| The Whole Person, Inc. | Saint Joseph | 3.5 |
| Freudenthal Home Health | Saint Joseph | 2.5 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Buchanan County, MO, both outside MO so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Missouri overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (6 here).
Continue on the Missouri elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Missouri 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 Buchanan County.