Cedar County, Iowa
County inventory for Cedar 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. CMS star-quality signature
Rated homes in Cedar County average 3.8 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 4 nursing homes - 204 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Iowa medians.
County care plate
Sheet IA-CEDAR-IOWA · Cedar, IA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 204 beds
- STAR-MID 3.8★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #782/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $5,381/mo
- BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 1/1 HH
Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What stronger CMS stars show for Cedar County
CMS star quality is the standout for Cedar County: rated homes average 3.8/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 4 nursing homes and 204 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.
CareScout 2025 Iowa medians frame mid-pack counties like this: 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 Cedar County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 1★, 1 at 4★, 2 at 5★). Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (50% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Clarence Nursing Home, Mechanicsville Specialty Care, Cedar Manor Nursing Home. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Cedar, 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 1★
Nursing Homes in Cedar County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Nursing Home | Clarence | 5/5 | 46 | For profit - Corporation |
| Mechanicsville Specialty Care | Mechanicsville | 5/5 | 39 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Cedar Manor Nursing Home | Tipton | 4/5 | 54 | Non profit - Other |
| Crestview Specialty Care | West Branch | 1/5 | 65 | Non profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Cedar County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar County Public Health Nursing Services | Tipton | N/A |
Read next for stronger-star Cedar
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 Cedar County.