Polk County, Missouri
County inventory for Polk County, Missouri 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. Licensed-bed capacity signature
369 licensed beds put Polk County in the upper licensed-bed tercile (≥345) across 4 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Missouri medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet MO-POLK-MISSOURI · Polk, MO
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 369 beds
- STAR-MID 3.3★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #938/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $5,400/mo
- BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 1/1 HH
Stamps lead with licensed-bed capacity tercile (high) plus nursing-home count, Five-Star county average, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What high bed capacity shows for Polk County
Licensed capacity is the standout for Polk County: 369 licensed beds across 4 nursing homes put it in the upper bed tercile (≥345). CMS overall average on rated homes is 3.3/5. 1 home-health agency is mapped in.
CareScout 2025 Missouri medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $5,400/mo, semi-private nursing $6,741/mo, private nursing $7,604/mo, home health aide $6,292/mo, adult day $2,058/mo. Local Polk County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts across Polk County break as 1 at 1★, 1 at 3★, 1 at 4★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (50% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Parkview Health Care Facility, Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility. 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, MO
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 4★
- 3 3★
- 4 1★
Nursing Homes in Polk County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Health Care Facility | Bolivar | 5/5 | 78 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility | Bolivar | 4/5 | 111 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Northwood Hills Care Center | Humansville | 3/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| Big Spring Care Center for Rehab and Healthcare | Humansville | 1/5 | 60 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens Memorial Home Health | Bolivar | 2.5 |
Read next for high-capacity Polk
Continue on the Missouri elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Missouri 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.