Obrien County, Iowa
County inventory for Obrien 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. Home-health agency signature
2 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Obrien County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 3 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Iowa medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet IA-OBRIEN-IOWA · Obrien, IA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-FEW · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 3 homes
- BEDS-FEW 187 beds
- STAR-MID 3.0★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-MID #1,247/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $5,381/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 Obrien County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Obrien County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 3 nursing homes and 187 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.0/5 on rated homes.
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 Obrien County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts across Obrien County break as 1 at 1★, 1 at 3★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (67% of 3 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Prairie View Home. 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 Obrien, IA
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 3★
- 3 1★
Nursing Homes in Obrien County
3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View Home | Sanborn | 5/5 | 55 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Community Memorial Health Center | Hartley | 3/5 | 62 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Sanford Senior Care Sheldon | Sheldon | 1/5 | 70 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Obrien County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Sanford Home Health and Hospice Sheldon | Sheldon | 3.5 |
| Universal Pediatrics | Sheldon | N/A |
Read next for home-health-dense Obrien
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 Obrien County.