Ford County, Kansas
County inventory for Ford County, Kansas 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 Ford County average 3.8 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 6 nursing homes - 254 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Kansas medians.
County care plate
Sheet KS-FORD-KANSAS · Ford, KS
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 6 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 254 beds
- STAR-MID 3.8★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #523/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Faulkner
- AL-MID $5,975/mo
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Faulkner County, AR (0 NH count).
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 Ford County
CMS star quality is the standout for Ford County: rated homes average 3.8/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 6 nursing homes and 254 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Kansas medians: assisted living $5,975/mo, semi-private nursing $8,669/mo, private nursing $9,064/mo, home health aide $6,435/mo, adult day $4,333/mo. Local Ford providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (2 at 3★, 3 at 4★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (33% of 6 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Southwind at Spearville, Hill Top House, Manor of the Plains. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Ford, KS
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 4★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Ford County
6 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwind at Spearville | Spearville | 5/5 | 28 | Non profit - Other |
| Hill Top House | Bucklin | 4/5 | 29 | Government - Hospital district |
| Manor of the Plains | Dodge City | 4/5 | 50 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Trinity Manor | Dodge City | 4/5 | 46 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Kansas Soldiers Home | Fort Dodge | 3/5 | 56 | Government - State |
| Sunporch of Dodge City | Dodge City | 3/5 | 45 | Non profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Ford County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Hospice of the Prairie | Dodge City | 4.5 |
Read next for stronger-star Ford
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Ford County, KS, both outside KS so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Kansas overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (6 here).
Continue on the Kansas elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Kansas 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 Ford County.