Kitsap County, Washington
County inventory for Kitsap County, Washington 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 Kitsap County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 9 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Washington medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet WA-KITSAP-WASHINGTON · Kitsap, WA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-MID · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 9 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,036 beds
- STAR-MID 3.2★ avg
- HH-SMALL 3 HH
- RANK-HIGH #336/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Clay
- AL-MID $7,600/mo
- BOOK-FULL 9/9 NH · 3/3 HH
Photo-finish peer: Clay County, MO (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 Kitsap County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Kitsap County: 3 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 9 nursing homes and 1,036 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.2/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Washington medians: assisted living $7,600/mo, semi-private nursing $13,155/mo, private nursing $15,969/mo, home health aide $8,580/mo, adult day $5,395/mo. Local Kitsap providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Kitsap County break as 2 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 3 at 4★, 2 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (67% of 9 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Bainbridge Island Health & Rehab Center, Life Care Center of Port Orchard, Avamere Rehabilitation at Ridgemont. 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 Kitsap, WA
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 4★
- 4 4★
- 5 4★
Nursing Homes in Kitsap County
9 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bainbridge Island Health & Rehab Center | Bainbridge Island | 5/5 | 58 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Life Care Center of Port Orchard | Port Orchard | 5/5 | 125 | For profit - Corporation |
| Avamere Rehabilitation at Ridgemont | Port Orchard | 4/5 | 96 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Martha and Mary Health Service | Poulsbo | 4/5 | 135 | For profit - Individual |
| Washington Veteran Home-Retsil | Pt Orchard | 4/5 | 240 | Government - State |
| Northwoods Lodge | Silverdale | 3/5 | 57 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Belmont Terrace | Bremerton | 2/5 | 102 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Bremerton Trails Post Acute | Bremerton | 1/5 | 125 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Port Washington Post Acute | Bremerton | 1/5 | 98 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Kitsap County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health | Silverdale | 4.0 |
| Aleca Home Health | Silverdale | 3.5 |
| Harrison Home Health | Bremerton | N/A |
Read next for home-health-dense Kitsap
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Kitsap County, WA, both outside WA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Washington overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (9 here).
Continue on the Washington elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Washington 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 Kitsap County.