Effingham County, Illinois
County inventory for Effingham County, Illinois 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. Licensed-bed capacity signature
432 licensed beds put Effingham County in the upper licensed-bed tercile (≥345) across 4 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Illinois medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet IL-EFFINGHAM-ILLINOIS · Effingham, IL
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 432 beds
- STAR-MID 3.0★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #835/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $6,219/mo
- BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 1/1 HH
Stamps lead with licensed-bed capacity tercile (high) plus nursing-home count, Five-Star county average, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What high bed capacity shows for Effingham County
Licensed capacity is the standout for Effingham County: 432 licensed beds across 4 nursing homes put it in the upper bed tercile (≥345). CMS overall average on rated homes is 3.0/5. 1 home-health agency is mapped in.
CareScout 2025 Illinois medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $6,219/mo, semi-private nursing $8,304/mo, private nursing $9,216/mo, home health aide $6,864/mo, adult day $1,977/mo. Local Effingham County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts across Effingham County break as 1 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 1 at 4★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (75% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Lutheran Care Center, Evergreen Nursing & Rehab Center. 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 Effingham, IL
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 2★
- 4 1★
Nursing Homes in Effingham County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Care Center | Altamont | 5/5 | 96 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Evergreen Nursing & Rehab Center | Effingham | 4/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| Lakeland Rehab & Healthcare Center | Effingham | 2/5 | 154 | For profit - Corporation |
| Effingham Healthcare & Senior Living | Effingham | 1/5 | 62 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Effingham County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Hshs Home Care Illinois | Effingham | 3.0 |
Read next for high-capacity Effingham
Continue on the Illinois elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Illinois 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 Effingham County.