Marin County, California
County inventory for Marin County, California 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
4 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Marin County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 11 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 California medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet CA-MARIN-CALIFORNIA · Marin, CA
NH-MID · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 11 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 948 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.7★ avg
- HH-SMALL 4 HH
- RANK-HIGH #262/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Madison
- AL-MID $7,000/mo
- BOOK-FULL 11/11 NH · 4/4 HH
Photo-finish peer: Madison County, IN (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 Marin County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Marin County: 4 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 11 nursing homes and 948 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.7/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 California medians: assisted living $7,000/mo, semi-private nursing $12,167/mo, private nursing $15,178/mo, home health aide $7,627/mo, adult day $2,037/mo. Local Marin providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Marin County break as 2 at 1★, 4 at 2★, 2 at 3★, 1 at 4★, 2 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (55% of 11 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Pine Ridge Care Center, Villa Marin, South Marin Health & Wellness Center. Families typically weigh the ladder alongside bed size, ownership, distance, and specialty units before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Marin, CA
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 4★
- 4 3★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Marin County
11 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge Care Center | San Rafael | 5/5 | 101 | For profit - Partnership |
| Villa Marin | San Rafael | 5/5 | 31 | Non profit - Corporation |
| South Marin Health & Wellness Center | Greenbrae | 4/5 | 72 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Smith Ranch Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Cente | San Rafael | 3/5 | 80 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Tamalpais | Greenbrae | 3/5 | 52 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Marin Post Acute | San Rafael | 2/5 | 168 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Northgate Postacute Care | San Rafael | 2/5 | 52 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Professional Post Acute Center | San Rafael | 2/5 | 99 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center, LP | San Rafael | 2/5 | 54 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Novato Healthcare Center | Novato | 1/5 | 181 | For profit - Individual |
| The Redwoods, a Community of Seniors | Mill Valley | 1/5 | 58 | Non profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Marin County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Allegro Home Health, Inc | Larkspur | 4.5 |
| Sutter Care at Home | Novato | 3.5 |
| By the Bay Health | Larkspur | 3.0 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital Home Health - Novato | Novato | 2.5 |
Read next for home-health-dense Marin
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Marin County, CA, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the California overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (11 here).
Continue on the California elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are California 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 Marin County.