Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
County inventory for Cerro Gordo 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. Nursing-home inventory signature
5 nursing homes put Cerro Gordo County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 449 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Iowa cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet IA-CERRO-GORDO-IOWA · Cerro Gordo, IA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 449 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.6★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #624/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Marshall
- AL-MID $5,381/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 Cerro Gordo County
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 5 nursing homes and 449 licensed beds. Across 5 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 2.6/5 (1 at 4★+, 3 at 1–2★). Home Health Compare also maps 1 Medicare-certified agency into this county book.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Iowa medians: 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 Cerro Gordo providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Cerro Gordo County break as 1 at 1★, 2 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (60% of 5 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Rockwell Community Nursing Home. 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 Cerro Gordo, 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 3★
- 3 2★
- 4 2★
- 5 1★
Nursing Homes in Cerro Gordo County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Community Nursing Home | Rockwell | 5/5 | 40 | For profit - Corporation |
| Oakwood Care Center | Clear Lake | 3/5 | 76 | For profit - Corporation |
| Good Shepherd Health Center | Mason City | 2/5 | 180 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Heritage Care And Rehabilitation Center | Mason City | 2/5 | 71 | For profit - Corporation |
| I O O F Home and Community Therapy Center | Mason City | 1/5 | 82 | Non profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Cerro Gordo County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health | Mason City | 3.5 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Cerro Gordo County, IA, both outside IA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Iowa overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (5 here).
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 Cerro Gordo County.