Howard County, Texas
County inventory for Howard County, Texas 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
3 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Howard County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 3 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Texas medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet TX-HOWARD-TEXAS · Howard, TX
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 3 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 397 beds
- STAR-MID 3.7★ avg
- HH-SMALL 3 HH
- RANK-MID #1,149/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $5,666/mo
- BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 3/3 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 Howard County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Howard County: 3 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 3 nursing homes and 397 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.7/5 on rated homes.
CareScout 2025 Texas medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $5,666/mo, semi-private nursing $5,627/mo, private nursing $7,604/mo, home health aide $5,720/mo, adult day $1,950/mo. Local Howard County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 3★, 2 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (33% of 3 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home, Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. 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 Howard, TX
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 3★
Nursing Homes in Howard County
3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home | Big Spring | 4/5 | 160 | For profit - Corporation |
| Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Big Spring | 4/5 | 117 | For profit - Partnership |
| Big Spring Center for Skilled Care | Big Spring | 3/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Howard County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health | Big Spring | 5.0 |
| Enhabit Home Health | Big Spring | 3.5 |
| Interim Healthcare of Austin | Big Spring | 3.0 |
Read next for home-health-dense Howard
Continue on the Texas elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Texas 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.