Monterey County, California
County inventory for Monterey 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
6 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Monterey County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 14 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 California medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet CA-MONTEREY-CALIFORNIA · Monterey, CA
NH-MID · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 14 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 994 beds
- STAR-MID 3.8★ avg
- HH-SMALL 6 HH
- RANK-HIGH #198/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Lancaster
- AL-MID $7,000/mo
- BOOK-FULL 14/14 NH · 6/6 HH
Photo-finish peer: Lancaster County, NE (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 Monterey County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Monterey County: 6 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 14 nursing homes and 994 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.8/5 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 Monterey providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 2★, 6 at 3★, 2 at 4★, 5 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (36% of 14 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Canterbury Woods, Carmel Hills Care Center, Pacific Coast Post Acute. 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 Monterey, 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 5★
- 4 5★
- 5 5★
Nursing Homes in Monterey County
14 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Woods | Pacific Grove | 5/5 | 24 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Carmel Hills Care Center | Monterey | 5/5 | 99 | For profit - Corporation |
| Pacific Coast Post Acute | Salinas | 5/5 | 149 | For profit - Corporation |
| Westland House | Monterey | 5/5 | 28 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center | Salinas | 5/5 | 103 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Cypress Ridge Care Center | Monterey | 4/5 | 99 | For profit - Corporation |
| Eden Valley Care Center | Soledad | 4/5 | 59 | Non profit - Other |
| Forest Hill Manor Health Center | Pacific Grove | 3/5 | 26 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| George L Mee Memorial Hospital D/P SNF | King City | 3/5 | 48 | Non profit - Other |
| Katherine Healthcare | Salinas | 3/5 | 51 | For profit - Corporation |
| Monterey Post Acute | Monterey | 3/5 | 78 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Oceanview Post Acute | Pacific Grove | 3/5 | 51 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Windsor Skyline Care Center | Salinas | 3/5 | 80 | For profit - Corporation |
| Salinas Valley Post Acute | Salinas | 2/5 | 99 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Monterey County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Home Health, Inc | Salinas | 4.0 |
| Bridge Home Health | Salinas | 4.0 |
| Inhome Healthcare Services | Monterey | 3.5 |
| Sutter Care at Home | Salinas | 3.5 |
| Mission Home Health of Monterey | Monterey | 3.0 |
| Choice Home Health Care | Monterey | 2.5 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Monterey 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 (14 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (6 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 Monterey County.