Cherokee County, Iowa
County inventory for Cherokee 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 Cherokee County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 229 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Iowa cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet IA-CHEROKEE-IOWA · Cherokee, IA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 229 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.2★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #626/2,851
- 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 Cherokee County
Cherokee County, Iowa sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 5 nursing homes and 229 licensed beds. Across 5 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 2.2/5 (0 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 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 Cherokee providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (4 at 2★, 1 at 3★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (20% of 5 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 Cherokee, IA
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 2★
Nursing Homes in Cherokee County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accura Healthcare of Aurelia, LLC | Aurelia | 3/5 | 41 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Accura Healthcare of Cherokee, LLC | Cherokee | 2/5 | 44 | For profit - Corporation |
| Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare | Cherokee | 2/5 | 44 | For profit - Individual |
| Cherokee Specialty Care | Cherokee | 2/5 | 62 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Heartland Care Center | Marcus | 2/5 | 38 | Non profit - Other |
Home Health Agencies in Cherokee County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Regional Home Health | Cherokee | 2.0 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Cherokee 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 Cherokee County.