Lawrence County, Missouri
County inventory for Lawrence County, Missouri 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 Lawrence County average 2.0 CMS stars (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 4 nursing homes - 353 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Missouri medians.
County care plate
Sheet MO-LAWRENCE-MISSOURI · Lawrence, MO
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-NONE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 353 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.0★ avg
- HH-NONE 0 agencies
- RANK-MID #890/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $5,400/mo
- BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 0 HH
Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (low) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What weaker CMS stars show for Lawrence County
CMS star quality runs softer in Lawrence County: rated homes average 2.0/5 (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 4 nursing homes and 353 licensed beds.
CareScout 2025 Missouri medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $5,400/mo, semi-private nursing $6,741/mo, private nursing $7,604/mo, home health aide $6,292/mo, adult day $2,058/mo. Local Lawrence County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts run softer here (2 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 1 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (25% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Mt Vernon Nursing. 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 Lawrence, MO
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 2★
- 3 1★
- 4 1★
Nursing Homes in Lawrence County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Vernon Nursing | Mount Vernon | 4/5 | 60 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Lawrence County Manor | Mount Vernon | 2/5 | 90 | Government - County |
| Ascend at Aurora | Aurora | 1/5 | 125 | For profit - Corporation |
| Ozarks Methodist Manor, the | Marionville | 1/5 | 78 | Non profit - Corporation |
Read next when stars run softer
Continue on the Missouri elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Missouri 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 Lawrence County.