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Kossuth County, Iowa

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County inventory for Kossuth 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. CMS star-quality signature

Rated homes in Kossuth County average 3.8 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 4 nursing homes - 169 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Iowa medians.

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County care plate

Sheet IA-KOSSUTH-IOWA · Kossuth, IA

NH-SMALL · BEDS-FEW · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • NH-SMALL 4 homes
  • BEDS-FEW 169 beds
  • STAR-MID 3.8★ avg
  • HH-SMALL 1 HH
  • RANK-MID #885/2,851
  • PHOTO-NONE No peer
  • AL-MID $5,381/mo
  • BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 1/1 HH

Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.

What stronger CMS stars show for Kossuth County

CMS star quality is the standout for Kossuth County: rated homes average 3.8/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 4 nursing homes and 169 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.

CareScout 2025 Iowa medians frame mid-pack counties like this: 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 Kossuth County providers may sit above or below those state medians.

Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 3★, 3 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (50% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Accura Healthcare of Bancroft, Algona Manor Care Center, Titonka Care Center. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.

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Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.

$5,381
Assisted Living / mo
$9,277
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$7,836
Home Care / mo
3.8
Avg CMS Rating

Top facilities in Kossuth, IA

Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.

  1. 1
    Accura Healthcare of Bancroft
    4★
  2. 2
    Algona Manor Care Center
    4★
  3. 3
    Titonka Care Center
    4★
  4. 4
    Good Samaritan Society - Algona
    3★

Nursing Homes in Kossuth County

4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Accura Healthcare of Bancroft Bancroft 4/5 25 For profit - Corporation
Algona Manor Care Center Algona 4/5 46 For profit - Corporation
Titonka Care Center Titonka 4/5 26 Non profit - Corporation
Good Samaritan Society - Algona Algona 3/5 72 Non profit - Corporation

Home Health Agencies in Kossuth County

Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.

Agency City Quality Rating
Community Health Services Algona 1.5

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Cost calculator for Kossuth County planning
State CareScout medians rolled into a monthly planning estimate.

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 Kossuth County.