Cherokee County, Texas
County inventory for Cherokee County, Texas 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
6 nursing homes put Cherokee County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 610 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Texas cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet TX-CHEROKEE-TEXAS · Cherokee, TX
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 6 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 610 beds
- STAR-MID 3.0★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #507/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Faulkner
- AL-MID $5,666/mo
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Faulkner County, AR (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, Texas sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 6 nursing homes and 610 licensed beds. Across 6 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 3.0/5 (3 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 Texas medians: assisted living $5,666/mo, semi-private nursing $5,627/mo, private nursing $7,604/mo, home health aide $5,720/mo, adult day $1,950/mo. Local Cherokee providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Cherokee County break as 1 at 1★, 2 at 2★, 2 at 4★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (50% of 6 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Avir at Jacksonville, Legacy at Jacksonville, The Arbors Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. 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 Cherokee, TX
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 4★
- 3 4★
- 4 2★
- 5 2★
Nursing Homes in Cherokee County
6 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avir at Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 5/5 | 53 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Legacy at Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 4/5 | 101 | For profit - Corporation |
| The Arbors Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | Rusk | 4/5 | 110 | For profit - Corporation |
| Cherokee Trails Nursing Home | Rusk | 2/5 | 140 | Government - Hospital district |
| Twin Oaks Health and Rehabilitation Center | Jacksonville | 2/5 | 116 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation | Wells | 1/5 | 90 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Cherokee County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Health Concepts Home Health, Inc | Jacksonville | 1.5 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Cherokee County, TX, both outside TX so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Texas overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (6 here).
Continue on the Texas elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Texas 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.