Howard County, Indiana
County inventory for Howard County, Indiana 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
7 nursing homes put Howard County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 716 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Indiana cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet IN-HOWARD-INDIANA · Howard, IN
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 7 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 716 beds
- STAR-MID 3.3★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #444/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Santa Cruz
- AL-MID $5,639/mo
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Santa Cruz County, CA (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with nursing-home inventory tercile (high) 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 dense nursing-home book shows for Howard County
Howard County, Indiana sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 7 nursing homes and 716 licensed beds. Across 7 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 3.3/5 (3 at 4★+, 1 at 1–2★). Home Health Compare also maps 1 Medicare-certified agency into this county book.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Indiana medians: assisted living $5,639/mo, semi-private nursing $8,943/mo, private nursing $10,326/mo, home health aide $6,673/mo, adult day $2,752/mo. Local Howard providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Howard County break as 1 at 2★, 3 at 3★, 3 at 4★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (29% of 7 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Century Villa Health Care, Waterford Place Health Campus, Wellbrooke of Kokomo. 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 Howard, IN
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 4★
- 3 4★
- 4 3★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Howard County
7 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Century Villa Health Care | Greentown | 4/5 | 84 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Waterford Place Health Campus | Kokomo | 4/5 | 103 | Non profit - Other |
| Wellbrooke of Kokomo | Kokomo | 4/5 | 70 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Aperion Care Kokomo | Kokomo | 3/5 | 105 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Kokomo Healthcare Center | Kokomo | 3/5 | 80 | For profit - Corporation |
| North Woods Village | Kokomo | 3/5 | 164 | Government - County |
| Brickyard Healthcare -Sycamore Village Care Center | Kokomo | 2/5 | 110 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Howard County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Elara Caring | Kokomo | 4.0 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Howard County, IN, both outside IN so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Indiana overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (7 here).
Continue on the Indiana elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Indiana 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 Howard County.