Lincoln County, Louisiana
County inventory for Lincoln County, Louisiana 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
2 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Lincoln County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 3 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Louisiana medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet LA-LINCOLN-LOUISIANA · Lincoln, LA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 3 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 424 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.3★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-MID #1,190/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $5,163/mo
- BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 2/2 HH
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 Lincoln County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Lincoln County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 3 nursing homes and 424 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.3/5 on rated homes.
CareScout 2025 Louisiana medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $5,163/mo, semi-private nursing $7,604/mo, private nursing $8,076/mo, home health aide $4,957/mo, adult day $1,913/mo. Local Lincoln County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts run softer here (1 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 1 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (67% of 3 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Princeton Place-Ruston. 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 Lincoln, LA
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★
Nursing Homes in Lincoln County
3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Place-Ruston | Ruston | 4/5 | 123 | For profit - Partnership |
| Alpine Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation | Ruston | 2/5 | 144 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Ruston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC | Ruston | 1/5 | 157 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Lincoln County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Elara Caring | Ruston | 3.5 |
| Lagniappe Homecare Northern Louisiana | Ruston | 3.5 |
Read next for home-health-dense Lincoln
Continue on the Louisiana elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Louisiana 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 Lincoln County.