Johnston County, North Carolina
County inventory for Johnston County, North Carolina 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 Johnston County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 615 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 North Carolina cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet NC-JOHNSTON-NORTH-CAROLINA · Johnston, NC
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-WEAK · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 615 beds
- STAR-WEAK 1.8★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #671/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Marshall
- AL-MID $6,496/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 Johnston County
Johnston County, North Carolina sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 5 nursing homes and 615 licensed beds. Across 5 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 1.8/5 (0 at 4★+, 4 at 1–2★). Home Health Compare also maps 1 Medicare-certified agency into this county book.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 North Carolina medians: assisted living $6,496/mo, semi-private nursing $9,733/mo, private nursing $10,798/mo, home health aide $5,720/mo, adult day $1,831/mo. Local Johnston providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (2 at 1★, 2 at 2★, 1 at 3★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (60% of 5 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 Johnston, NC
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 3★
- 2 2★
- 3 2★
- 4 1★
- 5 1★
Nursing Homes in Johnston County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Smithfield | 3/5 | 165 | For profit - Corporation |
| Liberty Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of | Benson | 2/5 | 100 | For profit - Corporation |
| Springbrook Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Clayton | 2/5 | 100 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Clayton Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Clayton | 1/5 | 90 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Smithfield Manor Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cen | Smithfield | 1/5 | 160 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Johnston County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Unc Health Johnston Home Care and Hospice | Smithfield | 3.5 |
Read next for a dense Johnston inventory
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Johnston County, NC, both outside NC so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the North Carolina overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (5 here).
Continue on the North Carolina elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are North Carolina 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 Johnston County.