Itasca County, Minnesota
County inventory for Itasca County, Minnesota 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 Itasca County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 4 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Minnesota medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet MN-ITASCA-MINNESOTA · Itasca, MN
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 279 beds
- STAR-MID 3.3★ avg
- HH-SMALL 3 HH
- RANK-MID #871/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $6,573/mo
- BOOK-FULL 4/4 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 Itasca County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Itasca County: 3 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 4 nursing homes and 279 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.3/5 on rated homes.
CareScout 2025 Minnesota medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $6,573/mo, semi-private nursing $10,646/mo, private nursing $13,870/mo, home health aide $8,389/mo, adult day $2,600/mo. Local Itasca County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts across Itasca County break as 1 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 2 at 5★. Ownership leans Government - Hospital district (25% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Bigfork Valley Communities, Grand Village. 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 Itasca, MN
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 2★
- 4 1★
Nursing Homes in Itasca County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigfork Valley Communities | Bigfork | 5/5 | 40 | Government - Hospital district |
| Grand Village | Grand Rapids | 5/5 | 114 | Government - County |
| Essentia Health Homestead | Deer River | 2/5 | 32 | Non profit - Corporation |
| The Emeralds at Grand Rapids LLC | Grand Rapids | 1/5 | 93 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Itasca County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Aveanna Home Health | Grand Rapids | 5.0 |
| Grand Itasca Home Care | Grand Rapids | 2.5 |
| Essentia Health Deer River Home Care | Deer River | N/A |
Read next for home-health-dense Itasca
Continue on the Minnesota elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Minnesota 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 Itasca County.