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Defiance County, Ohio

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County inventory for Defiance County, Ohio 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 Defiance County average 3.7 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 3 nursing homes - 257 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Ohio medians.

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Sheet OH-DEFIANCE-OHIO · Defiance, OH

NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-NONE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • NH-SMALL 3 homes
  • BEDS-SMALL 257 beds
  • STAR-MID 3.7★ avg
  • HH-NONE 0 agencies
  • RANK-MID #1,085/2,851
  • PHOTO-NONE No peer
  • AL-MID $6,103/mo
  • BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 0 HH

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 Defiance County

CMS star quality is the standout for Defiance County: rated homes average 3.7/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 3 nursing homes and 257 licensed beds.

CareScout 2025 Ohio medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $6,103/mo, semi-private nursing $9,186/mo, private nursing $10,389/mo, home health aide $6,483/mo, adult day $1,798/mo. Local Defiance County providers may sit above or below those state medians.

Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 3★, 2 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (67% of 3 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Laurels of Defiance the, Vancrest of Hicksville. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.

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Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.

$6,103
Assisted Living / mo
$9,186
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$6,483
Home Care / mo
3.7
Avg CMS Rating

Top facilities in Defiance, OH

Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.

  1. 1
    Laurels of Defiance the
    4★
  2. 2
    Vancrest of Hicksville
    4★
  3. 3
    Brookview Healthcare Center
    3★

Nursing Homes in Defiance County

3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Laurels of Defiance the Defiance 4/5 107 For profit - Corporation
Vancrest of Hicksville Hicksville 4/5 61 For profit - Limited Liability company
Brookview Healthcare Center Defiance 3/5 89 For profit - Limited Liability company

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Sparse home-health path: Medicare vs Medicaid vs private pay when CareScout assisted-living medians sit in the upper band.
Cost calculator for Defiance County planning
Sparse home-health path: State CareScout medians rolled into a monthly planning estimate.

Continue on the Ohio elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Ohio 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 Defiance County.