Cole County, Missouri
County inventory for Cole County, Missouri 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. Home-health agency signature
4 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Cole County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 8 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Missouri medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet MO-COLE-MISSOURI · Cole, MO
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 8 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 720 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.5★ avg
- HH-SMALL 4 HH
- RANK-HIGH #371/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Sangamon
- AL-MID $5,400/mo
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 NH · 4/4 HH
Photo-finish peer: Sangamon County, IL (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Cole County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Cole County: 4 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 8 nursing homes and 720 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.5/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Missouri medians: assisted living $5,400/mo, semi-private nursing $6,741/mo, private nursing $7,604/mo, home health aide $6,292/mo, adult day $2,058/mo. Local Cole providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (2 at 1★, 3 at 2★, 3 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (50% of 8 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Heisinger Bluffs Healthcare Western Campus, Heisinger Bluffs Rehab and Healthcare Center, Stonebridge Oak Tree. 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 Cole, MO
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 4★
- 2 4★
- 3 4★
- 4 2★
- 5 2★
Nursing Homes in Cole County
8 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heisinger Bluffs Healthcare Western Campus | Jefferson City | 4/5 | 69 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Heisinger Bluffs Rehab and Healthcare Center | Jefferson City | 4/5 | 60 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Stonebridge Oak Tree | Jefferson City | 4/5 | 42 | For profit - Individual |
| Capitol River Wellness & Rehabilitation | Jefferson City | 2/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Jefferson City Manor Care Center | Jefferson City | 2/5 | 102 | For profit - Corporation |
| Stonebridge Adams Street | Jefferson City | 2/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| River City Living Community | Jefferson City | 1/5 | 87 | For profit - Corporation |
| Stonebridge Villa Marie | Jefferson City | 1/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Cole County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Central Missouri Home Health | Jefferson City | 4.5 |
| Capital Region Home Health | Jefferson City | 4.0 |
| Elara Caring | Jefferson City | 4.0 |
| Phoenix Home Care | Jefferson City | 4.0 |
Read next for home-health-dense Cole
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Cole County, MO, both outside MO so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Missouri overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (8 here).
Continue on the Missouri elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Missouri 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 Cole County.