Howell County, Missouri
County inventory for Howell County, Missouri 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 Howell County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 5 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Missouri medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet MO-HOWELL-MISSOURI · Howell, MO
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-HIGH · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 574 beds
- STAR-HIGH 4.2★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-HIGH #658/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Calhoun
- AL-MID $5,400/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 Howell County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Howell County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 5 nursing homes and 574 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 4.2/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Missouri medians: assisted living $5,400/mo, semi-private nursing $6,741/mo, private nursing $7,604/mo, home health aide $6,292/mo, adult day $2,058/mo. Local Howell providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (2 at 3★, 3 at 5★). Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (80% of 5 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Mountain View Healthcare, Nhc Healthcare, West Plains, West Vue 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 Howell, MO
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 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 3★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Howell County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Healthcare | Mountain View | 5/5 | 105 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Nhc Healthcare, West Plains | West Plains | 5/5 | 114 | For profit - Corporation |
| West Vue Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | West Plains | 5/5 | 130 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Brooke Haven Healthcare | West Plains | 3/5 | 120 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Willow Care Nursing Home | Willow Springs | 3/5 | 105 | Non profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Howell County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Ozarks Healthcare at Home, Home Health | West Plains | 3.0 |
| Westwood Home Health | Willow Springs | 1.5 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Howell County, MO, both outside MO so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Missouri overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (5 here).
Continue on the Missouri elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Missouri 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 Howell County.