Des Moines County, Iowa
County inventory for Des Moines County, Iowa 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 Des Moines County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 3 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Iowa medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet IA-DES-MOINES-IOWA · Des Moines, IA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 3 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 282 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.7★ avg
- HH-SMALL 4 HH
- RANK-MID #1,090/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $5,381/mo
- BOOK-FULL 3/3 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 Des Moines County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Des Moines County: 4 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 3 nursing homes and 282 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.7/5 on rated homes.
CareScout 2025 Iowa medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $5,381/mo, semi-private nursing $9,277/mo, private nursing $10,038/mo, home health aide $7,836/mo, adult day $1,614/mo. Local Des Moines County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts across Des Moines County break as 1 at 2★, 2 at 3★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (67% of 3 homes). 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 Des Moines, IA
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 3★
- 2 3★
- 3 2★
Nursing Homes in Des Moines County
3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azria Health Prairie Ridge | Mediapolis | 3/5 | 62 | For profit - Corporation |
| Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation | Burlington | 3/5 | 60 | For profit - Corporation |
| Southeast Iowa Regional Medical - Klein Center | West Burlington | 2/5 | 160 | Non profit - Other |
Home Health Agencies in Des Moines County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Home Health Care Inc | Burlington | 3.5 |
| Southeast Iowa Regional Home Health | West Burlington | 3.0 |
| Nurse at Home | Burlington | 1.0 |
| Des Moines County Health Department | Burlington | N/A |
Read next for home-health-dense Des Moines
Continue on the Iowa elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Iowa 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 Des Moines County.