Cheshire County, New Hampshire
County inventory for Cheshire County, New Hampshire 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
7 nursing homes put Cheshire County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 541 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 New Hampshire cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet NH-CHESHIRE-NEW-HAMPSHIRE · Cheshire, NH
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-HIGH · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 7 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 541 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.9★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #426/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Santa Cruz
- AL-HIGH $8,025/mo
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Santa Cruz County, CA (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 Cheshire County
Cheshire County, New Hampshire sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 7 nursing homes and 541 licensed beds. Across 7 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 2.9/5 (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 New Hampshire medians: assisted living $8,025/mo, semi-private nursing $12,243/mo, private nursing $13,444/mo, home health aide $7,627/mo, adult day $2,015/mo. Local Cheshire providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Cheshire County break as 2 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 2 at 4★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (43% of 7 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Covenant Living of Keene, Applewood Center, Cheshire County 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 Cheshire, NH
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 3★
- 5 2★
Nursing Homes in Cheshire County
7 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Living of Keene | Keene | 5/5 | 20 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Applewood Center | Winchester | 4/5 | 72 | For profit - Corporation |
| Cheshire County Home | Westmoreland | 4/5 | 150 | Government - County |
| Langdon Place of Keene | Keene | 3/5 | 25 | For profit - Corporation |
| Keene Center, Genesis Healthcare | Keene | 2/5 | 106 | For profit - Corporation |
| Alpine Healthcare Center | Keene | 1/5 | 85 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Jaffrey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Jaffrey | 1/5 | 83 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Cheshire County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Vna at Hcs Inc | Keene | 3.5 |
Read next for a dense Cheshire inventory
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Cheshire County, NH, both outside NH so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the New Hampshire overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (7 here).
Continue on the New Hampshire elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are New Hampshire 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 Cheshire County.