Garfield County, Colorado
County inventory for Garfield County, Colorado 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. Nursing-home inventory signature
4 nursing homes place Garfield County mid-pack on nursing-home inventory (3–4 homes) - 290 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Colorado cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet CO-GARFIELD-COLORADO · Garfield, CO
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 290 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.8★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #847/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $6,584/mo
- BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 1/1 HH
Stamps lead with nursing-home inventory tercile (mid) plus licensed beds, Five-Star county average, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians, not a generic peer board.
What a mid-pack nursing-home book shows for Garfield County
Garfield County, Colorado is mid-pack on nursing-home inventory with 4 nursing homes and 290 licensed beds. Rated facilities average 2.8/5 (1 at 4★+, 3 at 1–2★). Home Health Compare maps 1 agency alongside that book.
CareScout 2025 Colorado medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $6,584/mo, semi-private nursing $10,159/mo, private nursing $12,182/mo, home health aide $7,913/mo, adult day $2,275/mo. Local Garfield County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts across Garfield County break as 3 at 2★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans Government - Hospital district (25% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Grand River Health Care 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 Garfield, CO
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 2★
- 3 2★
- 4 2★
Nursing Homes in Garfield County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River Health Care Center | Rifle | 5/5 | 57 | Government - Hospital district |
| Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home - Rifle | Rifle | 2/5 | 89 | Government - State |
| Glenwood Springs Healthcare | Glenwood Springs | 2/5 | 54 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Heritage Park Care Center | Carbondale | 2/5 | 90 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Garfield County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Homecare of the Valley | Glenwood Springs | N/A |
Read next beside this mid-pack Garfield book
Continue on the Colorado elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Colorado 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 Garfield County.