Okaloosa County, Florida
County inventory for Okaloosa County, Florida 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 Okaloosa County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 8 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Florida medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet FL-OKALOOSA-FLORIDA · Okaloosa, FL
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-HIGH · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 8 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 899 beds
- STAR-HIGH 4.4★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-HIGH #392/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Frederick
- AL-MID $5,610/mo
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 NH · 2/2 HH
Photo-finish peer: Frederick County, MD (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 Okaloosa County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Okaloosa County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 8 nursing homes and 899 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 4.4/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Florida medians: assisted living $5,610/mo, semi-private nursing $10,342/mo, private nursing $12,167/mo, home health aide $6,101/mo, adult day $1,625/mo. Local Okaloosa providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 1★, 1 at 4★, 6 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (50% of 8 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Crestview Rehabilitation Center, LLC, Destination Health and Rehabilitation Center, Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center, LLC. 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 Okaloosa, FL
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 Okaloosa County
8 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestview Rehabilitation Center, LLC | Crestview | 5/5 | 180 | For profit - Corporation |
| Destination Health and Rehabilitation Center | Destin | 5/5 | 119 | For profit - Partnership |
| Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center, LLC | Fort Walton Beach | 5/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Manor at Blue Water Bay, the | Niceville | 5/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Silvercrest Health and Rehabilitation Center | Crestview | 5/5 | 60 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Fort Walton Beach | 5/5 | 60 | For profit - Individual |
| Emerald Coast Center | Fort Walton Beach | 4/5 | 120 | For profit - Individual |
| Aviata at Shoal Creek | Crestview | 1/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Okaloosa County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health | Shalimar | 4.5 |
| Angels Care Home Health of the Emerald Coast | Fort Walton Beach | 4.0 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Okaloosa County, FL, both outside FL so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Florida overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (8 here).
Continue on the Florida elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Florida 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 Okaloosa County.