Jefferson County, New York
County inventory for Jefferson County, New York 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 Jefferson County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 3 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 New York medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet NY-JEFFERSON-NEW-YORK · Jefferson, NY
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-WEAK · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 3 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 530 beds
- STAR-WEAK 1.0★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-MID #1,161/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $7,110/mo
- BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 2/2 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 Jefferson County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Jefferson County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 3 nursing homes and 530 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 1.0/5 on rated homes.
CareScout 2025 New York medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $7,110/mo, semi-private nursing $15,528/mo, private nursing $16,729/mo, home health aide $6,673/mo, adult day $3,120/mo. Local Jefferson County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts run softer here (3 at 1★). Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (67% of 3 homes). Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Jefferson, NY
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 1★
- 2 1★
- 3 1★
Nursing Homes in Jefferson County
3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing | Carthage | 1/5 | 90 | For profit - Corporation |
| Samaritan Keep Nursing Home Inc | Watertown | 1/5 | 272 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Samaritan Senior Village, Inc | Watertown | 1/5 | 168 | Non profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Jefferson County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Samaritan Home Health, Inc | Watertown | 3.5 |
| Jefferson Co Pub Hlth Svs Chha | Watertown | 2.5 |
Read next for home-health-dense Jefferson
Continue on the New York elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are New York 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.