Houghton County, Michigan
County inventory for Houghton County, Michigan 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 Houghton County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 4 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Michigan medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet MI-HOUGHTON-MICHIGAN · Houghton, MI
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 351 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.3★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-MID #868/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $5,818/mo
- BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 2/2 HH
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 Houghton County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Houghton County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 4 nursing homes and 351 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.3/5 on rated homes.
CareScout 2025 Michigan medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $5,818/mo, semi-private nursing $11,254/mo, private nursing $11,969/mo, home health aide $6,626/mo, adult day $3,250/mo. Local Houghton County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts run softer here (2 at 1★, 1 at 3★, 1 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (75% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include PortagePointe. 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 Houghton, MI
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 4★
- 2 3★
- 3 1★
- 4 1★
Nursing Homes in Houghton County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PortagePointe | Hancock | 4/5 | 60 | For profit - Corporation |
| Canal View - Houghton County | Hancock | 3/5 | 197 | Government - County |
| Greentree of Hubbell Rehabilitation and Health | Hubbell | 1/5 | 55 | For profit - Corporation |
| Mission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation Ce | Hancock | 1/5 | 39 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Houghton County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Aspirus at Home | Hancock | 4.5 |
| Up Health System Home Care and Hospice Portage | Houghton | 3.5 |
Read next for home-health-dense Houghton
Continue on the Michigan elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Michigan 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 Houghton County.