Clare County, Michigan
County inventory for Clare County, Michigan 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 Clare County average 5.0 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 2 nursing homes - 163 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Michigan medians.
County care plate
Sheet MI-CLARE-MICHIGAN · Clare, MI
NH-ONE · BEDS-FEW · STAR-HIGH · HH-NONE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-ONE 2 homes
- BEDS-FEW 163 beds
- STAR-HIGH 5.0★ avg
- HH-NONE 0 agencies
- RANK-MID #1,474/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $5,818/mo
- BOOK-FULL 2/2 NH · 0 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 Clare County
CMS star quality is the standout for Clare County: rated homes average 5.0/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 2 nursing homes and 163 licensed beds.
With a thinner CMS book, cost context matters more per facility: CareScout 2025 Michigan medians run assisted living $5,818/mo, semi-private nursing $11,254/mo, private nursing $11,969/mo, home health aide $6,626/mo, adult day $3,250/mo. Verify rates with the named homes below.
Star counts skew stronger here (2 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (100% of 2 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Medilodge of Clare, North Woods Nursing Center. 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.
Nursing Homes in Clare County
2 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medilodge of Clare | Clare | 5/5 | 92 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| North Woods Nursing Center | Farwell | 5/5 | 71 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Read next for stronger-star Clare
Continue on the Michigan elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Michigan 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 Clare County.