Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
County inventory for Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 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
15 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Dauphin County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 8 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Pennsylvania medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet PA-DAUPHIN-PENNSYLVANIA · Dauphin, PA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-MID · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 8 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,362 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.9★ avg
- HH-MID 15 HH
- RANK-HIGH #372/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Washington
- AL-MID $6,480/mo
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 NH · 15/15 HH
Photo-finish peer: Washington County, UT (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 Dauphin County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Dauphin County: 15 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 8 nursing homes and 1,362 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.9/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Pennsylvania medians: assisted living $6,480/mo, semi-private nursing $11,954/mo, private nursing $13,688/mo, home health aide $6,483/mo, adult day $2,535/mo. Local Dauphin providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Dauphin County break as 4 at 2★, 2 at 3★, 1 at 4★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (50% of 8 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Homeland Center, Courtyard Gardens Nursing and Rehab Ctr. 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 Dauphin, PA
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 3★
- 4 3★
- 5 2★
Nursing Homes in Dauphin County
8 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland Center | Harrisburg | 5/5 | 95 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Courtyard Gardens Nursing and Rehab Ctr | Middletown | 4/5 | 102 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Amoroso Healthcare and Rehabilitation Woodridge | Harrisburg | 3/5 | 95 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Capitol Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Harrisburg | 3/5 | 138 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Northern Dauphin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Millersburg | 2/5 | 194 | For profit - Corporation |
| Oak Hill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing | Middletown | 2/5 | 136 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| River'S Bend Health & Rehab Center | Harrisburg | 2/5 | 198 | For profit - Corporation |
| Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Harrisburg | 2/5 | 404 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Dauphin County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Homeland Homehealth | Harrisburg | 5.0 |
| Bayada Home Health Care, Inc. | Harrisburg | 3.5 |
| Visiting Nurse Association of Central Pa Inc | Harrisburg | 3.5 |
| Bello Nurses LLC | Harrisburg | 2.5 |
| Abby Care | Harrisburg | N/A |
| Ace Health & Hospice, LLC | Hershey | N/A |
| Aveanna Healthcare | Harrisburg | N/A |
| C & Opd, LLC. | Harrisburg | N/A |
| Caregivers America Home Health Services, LLC | Harrisburg | N/A |
| Caring Hand Home Health Care | Harrisburg | N/A |
| Golden Home Health Care | Harrisburg | N/A |
| Home to Stay, Inc | Harrisburg | N/A |
| Jennicare Home Health Services LLC | Harrisburg | N/A |
| Maxim Healthcare Services Inc | Harrisburg | N/A |
| Planet Home Healthcare, LLC | Harrisburg | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Dauphin County, PA, both outside PA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Pennsylvania overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (8 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (15 here).
Continue on the Pennsylvania elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Pennsylvania 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 Dauphin County.