Jefferson County, Indiana
County inventory for Jefferson 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
5 nursing homes put Jefferson County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 411 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Indiana cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet IN-JEFFERSON-INDIANA · Jefferson, IN
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 411 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.6★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #669/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Marshall
- AL-MID $5,639/mo
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Marshall County, AL (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 Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Indiana sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 5 nursing homes and 411 licensed beds. Across 5 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 2.6/5 (2 at 4★+, 3 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 Jefferson providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Jefferson County break as 2 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 1 at 4★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (80% of 5 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Thornton Terrace Health Campus, Hickory Creek at Madison. 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 Jefferson, IN
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 4★
- 3 2★
- 4 1★
- 5 1★
Nursing Homes in Jefferson County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Terrace Health Campus | Hanover | 5/5 | 55 | For profit - Corporation |
| Hickory Creek at Madison | Madison | 4/5 | 36 | For profit - Corporation |
| River Terrace Health Campus | Madison | 2/5 | 57 | For profit - Corporation |
| Aperion Care Hanover | Hanover | 1/5 | 125 | For profit - Corporation |
| Waters of Clifty Falls, the | Madison | 1/5 | 138 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Jefferson County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Norton-King'S Daughters' Home Health | Madison | 3.0 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Jefferson 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 (5 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 Jefferson County.