Pocahontas County, Iowa
County inventory for Pocahontas 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. CMS star-quality signature
Rated homes in Pocahontas County average 4.0 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 2 nursing homes - 84 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Iowa medians.
County care plate
Sheet IA-POCAHONTAS-IOWA · Pocahontas, IA
NH-ONE · BEDS-FEW · STAR-HIGH · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-ONE 2 homes
- BEDS-FEW 84 beds
- STAR-HIGH 4.0★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #1,826/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $5,381/mo
- BOOK-FULL 2/2 NH · 1/1 HH
Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What stronger CMS stars show for Pocahontas County
CMS star quality is the standout for Pocahontas County: rated homes average 4.0/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 2 nursing homes and 84 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.
With a thinner CMS book, cost context matters more per facility: CareScout 2025 Iowa medians run 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. Verify rates with the named homes below.
Star counts skew stronger here (2 at 4★). Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (100% of 2 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Fonda Specialty Care, Laurens 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.
Nursing Homes in Pocahontas County
2 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fonda Specialty Care | Fonda | 4/5 | 46 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Laurens Care Center | Laurens | 4/5 | 38 | Non profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Pocahontas County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Pocahontas County Public Health | Pocahontas | N/A |
Read next for stronger-star Pocahontas
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 Pocahontas County.