CMS Care Compare · 2026 3 nursing homes Georgia

Polk County, Georgia

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County inventory for Polk County, Georgia 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 Polk County average 4.3 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 3 nursing homes - 289 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Georgia medians.

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Sheet GA-POLK-GEORGIA · Polk, GA

NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-HIGH · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • NH-SMALL 3 homes
  • BEDS-SMALL 289 beds
  • STAR-HIGH 4.3★ avg
  • HH-SMALL 1 HH
  • RANK-MID #1,274/2,851
  • PHOTO-NONE No peer
  • AL-MID $5,300/mo
  • BOOK-FULL 3/3 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 Polk County

CMS star quality is the standout for Polk County: rated homes average 4.3/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 3 nursing homes and 289 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.

CareScout 2025 Georgia medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $5,300/mo, semi-private nursing $8,821/mo, private nursing $9,429/mo, home health aide $6,101/mo, adult day $1,950/mo. Local Polk County providers may sit above or below those state medians.

Star counts skew stronger here (2 at 4★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (67% of 3 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Rockmart Health, Cedar Valley Nsg & Rehab Ctr, Cottages at Rockmart, the. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.

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Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.

$5,300
Assisted Living / mo
$8,821
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$6,101
Home Care / mo
4.3
Avg CMS Rating

Top facilities in Polk, GA

Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.

  1. 1
    Rockmart Health
    5★
  2. 2
    Cedar Valley Nsg & Rehab Ctr
    4★
  3. 3
    Cottages at Rockmart, the
    4★

Nursing Homes in Polk County

3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Rockmart Health Rockmart 5/5 73 For profit - Limited Liability company
Cedar Valley Nsg & Rehab Ctr Cedartown 4/5 100 For profit - Limited Liability company
Cottages at Rockmart, the Rockmart 4/5 116 For profit - Corporation

Home Health Agencies in Polk County

Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.

Agency City Quality Rating
Suncrest Home Health Services Douglas 4.0

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Cost calculator for Polk County planning
State CareScout medians rolled into a monthly planning estimate.

Continue on the Georgia elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Georgia 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 Polk County.