Nevada County, California
County inventory for Nevada 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
2 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Nevada County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 5 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 California medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet CA-NEVADA-CALIFORNIA · Nevada, CA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 429 beds
- STAR-MID 3.8★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-HIGH #699/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Calhoun
- AL-MID $7,000/mo
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 NH · 2/2 HH
Photo-finish peer: Calhoun County, AL (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 Nevada County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Nevada County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 5 nursing homes and 429 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 Nevada providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (2 at 3★, 2 at 4★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (80% of 5 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Tahoe Forest Hospital D/P SNF, Crystal Ridge Care Center, Wolf Creek Care Center. 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 Nevada, 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 4★
- 3 4★
- 4 3★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Nevada County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoe Forest Hospital D/P SNF | Truckee | 5/5 | 37 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Crystal Ridge Care Center | Grass Valley | 4/5 | 99 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Wolf Creek Care Center | Grass Valley | 4/5 | 59 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Golden Empire | Grass Valley | 3/5 | 148 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Grass Valley Healthcare Center | Grass Valley | 3/5 | 86 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Nevada County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Nevada Home Care | Grass Valley | 3.5 |
| Tahoe Forest Hhs | Truckee | 3.5 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Nevada 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 (5 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 Nevada County.