Lake County, Indiana
County inventory for Lake County, Indiana 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
46 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Lake County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 20 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Indiana medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet IN-LAKE-INDIANA · Lake, IN
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-WEAK · HH-LARGE · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-TOP
- NH-MID 20 homes
- BEDS-MID 2,375 beds
- STAR-WEAK 1.6★ avg
- HH-LARGE 46 HH
- RANK-TOP #123/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Lee
- AL-MID $5,639/mo
- BOOK-TOP 20/20 NH · 30/46 HH
Photo-finish peer: Lee County, FL (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 Lake County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Lake County: 46 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 20 nursing homes and 2,375 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 1.6/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Indiana medians: assisted living $5,639/mo, semi-private nursing $8,943/mo, private nursing $10,326/mo, home health aide $6,673/mo, adult day $2,752/mo. Local Lake providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (13 at 1★, 4 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 2 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (45% of 20 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Cedar Creek Health Campus, Lowell Healthcare. 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 Lake, IN
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 4★
- 3 3★
- 4 2★
- 5 2★
Nursing Homes in Lake County
20 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek Health Campus | Lowell | 4/5 | 58 | For profit - Corporation |
| Lowell Healthcare | Lowell | 4/5 | 86 | For profit - Corporation |
| Rehabilitation Center at Hartsfield Village | Munster | 3/5 | 112 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Brickyard Healthcare - Merrillville Care Center | Merrillville | 2/5 | 164 | For profit - Corporation |
| Great Lakes Healthcare Center | Dyer | 2/5 | 134 | For profit - Corporation |
| Harbor Health & Rehab | East Chicago | 2/5 | 106 | Government - County |
| Ignite Medical Resort Crown Point LLC | Crown Point | 2/5 | 70 | For profit - Corporation |
| Aperion Care Tolleston Park | Gary | 1/5 | 178 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Casa of Hobart | Hobart | 1/5 | 138 | Government - County |
| Colonial Nursing Home | Crown Point | 1/5 | 55 | For profit - Individual |
| Crown Point Health Campus | Crown Point | 1/5 | 145 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Dyer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Dyer | 1/5 | 161 | For profit - Corporation |
| Hammond-Whiting Care Center | Whiting | 1/5 | 80 | Government - County |
| Ignite Medical Resort Dyer LLC | Dyer | 1/5 | 100 | For profit - Corporation |
| Lincolnshire Health & Rehabilitation Center | Merrillville | 1/5 | 100 | Government - County |
| Munster Med-Inn | Munster | 1/5 | 225 | Government - County |
| Saint Anthony | Crown Point | 1/5 | 189 | For profit - Corporation |
| South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center | Gary | 1/5 | 100 | Government - County |
| Spring Mill Health Campus | Merrillville | 1/5 | 64 | Government - County |
| Waters of Hobart Skilled Nursing Facility, the | Hobart | 1/5 | 110 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Lake County
Showing the top 30 of 46 Medicare-certified agencies by quality rating (full mapped count 46 stays on the care plate).
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Home Health of St Mary Medical Center | Hobart | 5.0 |
| Community Home Health Services | Munster | 4.5 |
| Enhabit Home Health | Schererville | 4.5 |
| Favor Healthcare Services Inc | Dyer | 4.0 |
| Greatland Home Health | Highland | 4.0 |
| Accentcare Home Health of Indiana | Crown Point | 3.5 |
| Cannan Healthcare Services & Staffing Inc | Highland | 3.5 |
| Hope Home Health Care Inc | Merrillville | 3.5 |
| Methodist Home Care Services | Merrillville | 3.5 |
| One Home Health, LLC | Schererville | 3.5 |
| Franciscan Home Care | Hobart | 3.0 |
| Amore Home Health Care Services, Inc | Saint John | 2.5 |
| Allpoints Home Health Care Inc | Highland | 2.0 |
| American Choice Home Health Care | Munster | 2.0 |
| Anchor Home Health Care | Crown Point | 2.0 |
| Assured Home Healthcare Inc | Schererville | 2.0 |
| Cardinal Home Health Services Inc | Merrillville | 2.0 |
| Northwest Home Health Care Inc | Highland | 2.0 |
| Passionate Care Inc | Munster | 2.0 |
| Professional Care Home Health Services | Highland | 2.0 |
| Residential Clinical Services Inc | Merrillville | 2.0 |
| Total Home Health Services Inc | Crown Point | 2.0 |
| Aaa Hoosier Home Healthcare Specialists Inc | Highland | 1.5 |
| Christian Home Health Services | Merrillville | 1.5 |
| Luxe Home Health LLC | Merrillville | 1.5 |
| Northern Indiana Home Healthcare Systems, Inc | Merrillville | 1.5 |
| Prairie Healthcare Services LLC | Hammond | 1.5 |
| Star Home Health Inc | Highland | 1.5 |
| Sunrise Home Health Care Services Inc | Merrillville | 1.5 |
| Alpha Home Health Care Inc | Highland | 1.0 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Lake County, IN, both outside IN so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Indiana overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (20 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (46 here).
Continue on the Indiana elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Indiana 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 Lake County.