CMS Care Compare · 2026 3 nursing homes Iowa

Mahaska County, Iowa

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County inventory for Mahaska 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 Mahaska County average 1.7 CMS stars (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 3 nursing homes - 234 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Iowa medians.

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Sheet IA-MAHASKA-IOWA · Mahaska, IA

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

  • NH-SMALL 3 homes
  • BEDS-SMALL 234 beds
  • STAR-WEAK 1.7★ avg
  • HH-SMALL 1 HH
  • RANK-MID #1,201/2,851
  • PHOTO-NONE No peer
  • AL-MID $5,381/mo
  • BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 1/1 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 Mahaska County

CMS star quality runs softer in Mahaska County: rated homes average 1.7/5 (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 3 nursing homes and 234 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 Mahaska County providers may sit above or below those state medians.

Star counts run softer here (1 at 1★, 2 at 2★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (67% of 3 homes). Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.

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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
1.7
Avg CMS Rating

Top facilities in Mahaska, 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
    Crystal Heights Care Center
    2★
  2. 2
    Northern Mahaska Specialty Care
    2★
  3. 3
    Oskaloosa Care Center
    1★

Nursing Homes in Mahaska County

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

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Crystal Heights Care Center Oskaloosa 2/5 72 For profit - Corporation
Northern Mahaska Specialty Care Oskaloosa 2/5 79 Non profit - Corporation
Oskaloosa Care Center Oskaloosa 1/5 83 For profit - Corporation

Home Health Agencies in Mahaska County

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

Agency City Quality Rating
Heartland Home Care Oskaloosa N/A

Read next when stars run softer

Read CMS stars with Mahaska County's 1.7 average
Mid-pack context for Mahaska: How inspection, staffing, and quality measures combine when the county mean sits below 3★.
Choosing among 3 Mahaska County homes
Softer-star neighbourhood: A visit checklist that starts from CMS stars, then adds staffing, ownership, and specialty units.
Nursing home vs assisted living near Mahaska
Care-level and cost differences before you shortlist a CMS-certified facility.
Cost calculator for Mahaska 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 Mahaska County.