Clayton County, Iowa
County inventory for Clayton 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. CMS star-quality signature
Rated homes in Clayton County average 4.4 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 5 nursing homes - 197 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Iowa medians.
County care plate
Sheet IA-CLAYTON-IOWA · Clayton, IA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-FEW · STAR-HIGH · HH-NONE · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-FEW 197 beds
- STAR-HIGH 4.4★ avg
- HH-NONE 0 agencies
- RANK-HIGH #628/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Houston
- AL-MID $5,381/mo
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 NH · 0 HH
Photo-finish peer: Houston County, GA (0 NH count).
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 Clayton County
CMS star quality is the standout for Clayton County: rated homes average 4.4/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 5 nursing homes and 197 licensed beds.
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 Clayton providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (3 at 4★, 2 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (60% of 5 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Edgewood Convalescent Home, Guttenberg Care Center, Elkader Care 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.
Top facilities in Clayton, 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 5★
- 3 4★
- 4 4★
- 5 4★
Nursing Homes in Clayton County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood Convalescent Home | Edgewood | 5/5 | 56 | For profit - Corporation |
| Guttenberg Care Center | Guttenberg | 5/5 | 46 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Elkader Care Center | Elkader | 4/5 | 40 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Great River Care Center | Mc Gregor | 4/5 | 39 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Strawberry Point Lutheran Home | Strawberry Point | 4/5 | 16 | Non profit - Corporation |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Clayton 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 Clayton County.