Columbia County, Florida
County inventory for Columbia County, Florida 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 Columbia County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 4 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Florida medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet FL-COLUMBIA-FLORIDA · Columbia, FL
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 418 beds
- STAR-MID 3.0★ avg
- HH-SMALL 4 HH
- RANK-MID #807/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $5,610/mo
- BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 4/4 HH
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 Columbia County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Columbia County: 4 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 4 nursing homes and 418 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.0/5 on rated homes.
CareScout 2025 Florida medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $5,610/mo, semi-private nursing $10,342/mo, private nursing $12,167/mo, home health aide $6,101/mo, adult day $1,625/mo. Local Columbia County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts across Columbia County break as 1 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 1 at 4★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (50% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Lake Montgomery Health and Rehabilitation Center, Solaris Healthcare Lake City. 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 Columbia, FL
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 2★
- 4 1★
Nursing Homes in Columbia County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Montgomery Health and Rehabilitation Center | Lake City | 5/5 | 95 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Solaris Healthcare Lake City | Lake City | 4/5 | 120 | Non profit - Other |
| Lake City Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | Lake City | 2/5 | 113 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Baya Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Lake City | 1/5 | 90 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Columbia County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health | Lake City | 4.5 |
| Concierge Home Care | Lake City | 4.0 |
| Suwannee Medical Personnel | Lake City | 1.5 |
| Therapycare Home Health LLC | Lake City | N/A |
Read next for home-health-dense Columbia
Continue on the Florida elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Florida 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 Columbia County.