Highlands County, Florida
County inventory for Highlands County, Florida 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 Highlands County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 5 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Florida medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet FL-HIGHLANDS-FLORIDA · Highlands, FL
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 598 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.0★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-HIGH #655/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Calhoun
- AL-MID $5,610/mo
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 NH · 2/2 HH
Photo-finish peer: Calhoun County, AL (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 Highlands County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Highlands County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 5 nursing homes and 598 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.0/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Florida medians: assisted living $5,610/mo, semi-private nursing $10,342/mo, private nursing $12,167/mo, home health aide $6,101/mo, adult day $1,625/mo. Local Highlands providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (2 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 2 at 3★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (40% of 5 homes). 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 Highlands, FL
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★
- 4 1★
- 5 1★
Nursing Homes in Highlands County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palms at Sebring Nursing and Rehabilitation the | Sebring | 3/5 | 120 | For profit - Individual |
| Vivo Healthcare Sebring | Sebring | 3/5 | 104 | For profit - Corporation |
| Oaks at Avon | Avon Park | 2/5 | 104 | For profit - Corporation |
| Lake Placid Health and Rehabilitation Center | Lake Placid | 1/5 | 180 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Royal Care of Avon Park | Avon Park | 1/5 | 90 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Highlands County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth Home Care Heartland | Sebring | 3.0 |
| Palms Home Care | Sebring | 3.0 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Highlands County, FL, both outside FL so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Florida overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (5 here).
Continue on the Florida elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Florida 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 Highlands County.