Lee County, Iowa
County inventory for Lee 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 Lee County average 4.0 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 6 nursing homes - 392 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Iowa medians.
County care plate
Sheet IA-LEE-IOWA · Lee, IA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-HIGH · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 6 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 392 beds
- STAR-HIGH 4.0★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #549/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Faulkner
- AL-MID $5,381/mo
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Faulkner County, AR (0 NH count).
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 Lee County
CMS star quality is the standout for Lee County: rated homes average 4.0/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 6 nursing homes and 392 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Iowa medians: 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 Lee providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 1 at 4★, 3 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (83% of 6 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Mississippi Valley, Southeast Iowa Healthcare Center, West Point Care Center Inc. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Lee, IA
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 5★
- 4 4★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Lee County
6 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Valley | Keokuk | 5/5 | 83 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Southeast Iowa Healthcare Center | Keokuk | 5/5 | 55 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| West Point Care Center Inc | West Point | 5/5 | 46 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Montrose Health Center | Montrose | 4/5 | 44 | For profit - Corporation |
| River Hills Village in Keokuk | Keokuk | 3/5 | 84 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Birkwood Village of Fort Madison | Fort Madison | 2/5 | 80 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Lee County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Lee County Health Department | Fort Madison | 2.0 |
Read next for stronger-star Lee
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Lee County, IA, both outside IA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Iowa overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (6 here).
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 Lee County.