Polk County, Iowa
County inventory for Polk 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
19 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Polk County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 30 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Iowa medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet IA-POLK-IOWA · Polk, IA
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-MID · HH-MID · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 30 homes
- BEDS-MID 2,271 beds
- STAR-MID 3.1★ avg
- HH-MID 19 HH
- RANK-TOP #73/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Sarasota
- AL-MID $5,381/mo
- BOOK-FULL 30/30 NH · 19/19 HH
Photo-finish peer: Sarasota County, FL (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 Polk County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Polk County: 19 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 30 nursing homes and 2,271 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.1/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Iowa medians: 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 Polk providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Polk County break as 7 at 1★, 5 at 2★, 3 at 3★, 5 at 4★, 9 at 5★. Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (37% of 30 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Brio of Johnston, LLC, Childserve Habilitation Center, Deerfield Health Care Center. 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 Polk, 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 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 5★
- 5 5★
Nursing Homes in Polk County
30 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brio of Johnston, LLC | Johnston | 5/5 | 36 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Childserve Habilitation Center | Johnston | 5/5 | 74 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Deerfield Health Care Center | Urbandale | 5/5 | 30 | Non profit - Church related |
| Edgewater, A Wesleylife Community | West Des Moines | 5/5 | 40 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Mill-Pond | Ankeny | 5/5 | 60 | Non profit - Corporation |
| On With Life | Ankeny | 5/5 | 28 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Prairie Vista Village | Altoona | 5/5 | 46 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Scottish Rite Park Inc | Des Moines | 5/5 | 51 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Wesley on Grand | Des Moines | 5/5 | 80 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Calvin Community | Des Moines | 4/5 | 59 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center | Des Moines | 4/5 | 46 | Non profit - Other |
| Karen Acres Care Center | Urbandale | 4/5 | 35 | For profit - Corporation |
| On With Life Long Term Care | Polk City | 4/5 | 40 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Trinity Center at Luther Park | Des Moines | 4/5 | 120 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Kennybrook Village | Grimes | 3/5 | 40 | For profit - Corporation |
| The Bridges at Ankeny | Ankeny | 3/5 | 100 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Valley View Village | Des Moines | 3/5 | 79 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Bishop Drumm Retirement Center | Johnston | 2/5 | 150 | Non profit - Church related |
| Ramsey Village | Des Moines | 2/5 | 78 | Non profit - Other |
| Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines | Des Moines | 2/5 | 74 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Sunny View Care Center | Ankeny | 2/5 | 94 | For profit - Corporation |
| University Park Nursing And Rehabilitation Center | Des Moines | 2/5 | 108 | For profit - Corporation |
| Accura Healthcare of South Des Moines | Des Moines | 1/5 | 89 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Altoona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Altoona | 1/5 | 106 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Azria Health Park Place | Des Moines | 1/5 | 70 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation | Des Moines | 1/5 | 80 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Harmony West Des Moines | West Des Moines | 1/5 | 113 | For profit - Corporation |
| Parkridge Specialty Care | Pleasant Hill | 1/5 | 90 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Royal Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Urbandale | 1/5 | 115 | For profit - Corporation |
| Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center | West Des Moines | N/A | 140 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Polk County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Aveanna Healthcare | West Des Moines | 5.0 |
| Centerwell Home Health | Urbandale | 4.5 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Home Care | Des Moines | 4.0 |
| Unitypoint at Home | Urbandale | 4.0 |
| Angels Care Home Health of Iowa | Des Moines | 3.5 |
| Everystep | Des Moines | 3.5 |
| Wesley Life Home Health | Urbandale | 3.0 |
| Iowa Home Care, L L C | West Des Moines | 2.5 |
| Optimae Home Health Services, Central Iowa | Des Moines | 2.5 |
| Suncrest Home Health | West Des Moines | 2.0 |
| Aveanna Healthcare | West Des Moines | N/A |
| Childserve Home Care Inc | Johnston | N/A |
| Faith Home Health Care | West Des Moines | N/A |
| Family First Homecare of Iowa | Urbandale | N/A |
| Freedom Home Health Care Inc | Ankeny | N/A |
| Innovive Health of Iowa | West Des Moines | N/A |
| Interim Healthcare Home Health of West Des Moines | Urbandale | N/A |
| Open Arms Home Health Care - Des Moines, LLC | Des Moines | N/A |
| Skilled Care Solutions LLC | West Des Moines | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Polk County, IA, both outside IA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Iowa overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (30 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (19 here).
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 Polk County.