Johnson County, Iowa
County inventory for Johnson County, Iowa 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 Johnson County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 7 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Iowa medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet IA-JOHNSON-IOWA · Johnson, IA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 7 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 571 beds
- STAR-MID 3.1★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-HIGH #447/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Mcpherson
- AL-MID $5,381/mo
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 NH · 2/2 HH
Photo-finish peer: Mcpherson County, KS (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 Johnson County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Johnson County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 7 nursing homes and 571 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.1/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Iowa medians: assisted living $5,381/mo, semi-private nursing $9,277/mo, private nursing $10,038/mo, home health aide $7,836/mo, adult day $1,614/mo. Local Johnson providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Johnson County break as 3 at 1★, 1 at 4★, 3 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (43% of 7 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Briarwood Healthcare Center, Oaknoll Retirement Residence, Solon Nursing Care Center. 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 Johnson, IA
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 4★
- 5 1★
Nursing Homes in Johnson County
7 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briarwood Healthcare Center | Iowa City | 5/5 | 62 | For profit - Corporation |
| Oaknoll Retirement Residence | Iowa City | 5/5 | 70 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Solon Nursing Care Center | Solon | 5/5 | 96 | For profit - Corporation |
| Lone Tree Health Care Center Inc | Lone Tree | 4/5 | 44 | For profit - Individual |
| Iowa City Rehab & Health Care | Iowa City | 1/5 | 89 | For profit - Corporation |
| Lantern Park Specialty Care | Coralville | 1/5 | 90 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Windmill Manor | Coralville | 1/5 | 120 | Non profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Johnson County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson County Visiting Nurse Association | Iowa City | 3.5 |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown Home Health | Iowa City | 3.5 |
Read next for home-health-dense Johnson
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Johnson County, IA, both outside IA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Iowa overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (7 here).
Continue on the Iowa elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Iowa 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 Johnson County.