Columbus County, North Carolina
County inventory for Columbus County, North Carolina 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
2 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Columbus County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 3 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 North Carolina medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet NC-COLUMBUS-NORTH-CAROLINA · Columbus, NC
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 3 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 323 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.0★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-MID #1,065/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $6,496/mo
- BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 2/2 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 Columbus County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Columbus County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 3 nursing homes and 323 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.0/5 on rated homes.
CareScout 2025 North Carolina medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $6,496/mo, semi-private nursing $9,733/mo, private nursing $10,798/mo, home health aide $5,720/mo, adult day $1,831/mo. Local Columbus County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts run softer here (2 at 1★, 1 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (33% of 3 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Shoreland Health Care and Retirement Center Inc. 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 Columbus, NC
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 1★
- 3 1★
Nursing Homes in Columbus County
3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreland Health Care and Retirement Center Inc | Whiteville | 4/5 | 89 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Whiteville | 1/5 | 107 | For profit - Corporation |
| Premier Living and Rehab Center | Lake Waccamaw | 1/5 | 127 | For profit - Individual |
Home Health Agencies in Columbus County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health | Delco | 5.0 |
| Liberty Home Care | Whiteville | 4.0 |
Read next for home-health-dense Columbus
Continue on the North Carolina elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are North Carolina 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 Columbus County.