Knox County, Ohio
County inventory for Knox County, Ohio 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
5 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Knox County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 7 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Ohio medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet OH-KNOX-OHIO · Knox, OH
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 7 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 493 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.9★ avg
- HH-SMALL 5 HH
- RANK-HIGH #451/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Douglas
- AL-MID $6,103/mo
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 NH · 5/5 HH
Photo-finish peer: Douglas County, CO (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 Knox County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Knox County: 5 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 7 nursing homes and 493 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.9/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Ohio medians: assisted living $6,103/mo, semi-private nursing $9,186/mo, private nursing $10,389/mo, home health aide $6,483/mo, adult day $1,798/mo. Local Knox providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Knox County break as 2 at 2★, 4 at 3★, 1 at 4★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (43% of 7 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Ohio Eastern Star Hlth Care Ctr the. 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 Knox, OH
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 4★
- 2 3★
- 3 3★
- 4 3★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Knox County
7 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Eastern Star Hlth Care Ctr the | Mount Vernon | 4/5 | 86 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Als Mount Vernon Inc | Mount Vernon | 3/5 | 20 | For profit - Corporation |
| Centerburg Pointe | Centerburg | 3/5 | 76 | For profit - Corporation |
| Country Court | Mount Vernon | 3/5 | 92 | For profit - Corporation |
| Whispering Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Mount Vernon | 3/5 | 44 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Country Club Retirement Center | Mount Vernon | 2/5 | 76 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Laurels of Mt Vernon the | Mount Vernon | 2/5 | 99 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Knox County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health II | Mount Vernon | 5.0 |
| Knox Community Hospital Department of Home Health | Mount Vernon | 3.0 |
| Star Home Health Agency | Mount Vernon | 2.5 |
| A Touch of Grace Healthcare, Inc | Mount Vernon | N/A |
| Living Faith Home Health LLC | Centerburg | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Knox County, OH, both outside OH so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Ohio overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (7 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (5 here).
Continue on the Ohio elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Ohio 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 Knox County.