Dutchess County, New York
County inventory for Dutchess County, New York 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 Dutchess County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 12 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 New York medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet NY-DUTCHESS-NEW-YORK · Dutchess, NY
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 12 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,853 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.5★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-HIGH #233/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Black Hawk
- AL-MID $7,110/mo
- BOOK-FULL 12/12 NH · 2/2 HH
Photo-finish peer: Black Hawk County, IA (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 Dutchess County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Dutchess County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 12 nursing homes and 1,853 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.5/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 New York medians: assisted living $7,110/mo, semi-private nursing $15,528/mo, private nursing $16,729/mo, home health aide $6,673/mo, adult day $3,120/mo. Local Dutchess providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (3 at 1★, 4 at 2★, 2 at 3★, 2 at 4★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (42% of 12 homes). Named 4★+ examples include The Baptist Home at Brookmeade, Taconic Rehabilitation and Nursing at Beacon, The Pines at Poughkeepsie Ctr for Nursing & Rehab. 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 Dutchess, NY
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 4★
- 4 3★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Dutchess County
12 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Baptist Home at Brookmeade | Rhinebeck | 5/5 | 120 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Taconic Rehabilitation and Nursing at Beacon | Beacon | 4/5 | 160 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Pines at Poughkeepsie Ctr for Nursing & Rehab | Poughkeepsie | 4/5 | 200 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Lutheran Center at Poughkeepsie Inc | Poughkeepsie | 3/5 | 160 | For profit - Individual |
| Taconic Rehabilitation and Nursing at Hopewell | Fishkill | 3/5 | 160 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Ferncliff Nursing Home Co Inc | Rhinebeck | 2/5 | 309 | For profit - Corporation |
| Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing | Beacon | 2/5 | 160 | For profit - Corporation |
| Sapphire Nursing at Wappingers | Wappingers Falls | 2/5 | 62 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Grand Rehabilitation and Nrsg at River Valley | Poughkeepsie | 2/5 | 160 | For profit - Corporation |
| Renaissance Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center | Staatsburg | 1/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Eleanor Nursing Care Center | Hyde Park | 1/5 | 120 | For profit - Individual |
| The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Pawling | Pawling | 1/5 | 122 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Dutchess County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Health Quest Home Care, Inc (certified) Chha | Poughkeepsie | 3.5 |
| Fishkill Center for Rehab & Nursing Lthhcp | Beacon | 2.5 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Dutchess County, NY, both outside NY so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the New York overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (12 here).
Continue on the New York elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are New York 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 Dutchess County.