Polk County, Wisconsin
County inventory for Polk County, Wisconsin 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. Nursing-home inventory signature
6 nursing homes put Polk County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 368 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Wisconsin cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet WI-POLK-WISCONSIN · Polk, WI
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 6 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 368 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.3★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #575/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Faulkner
- AL-MID $6,540/mo
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Faulkner County, AR (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with nursing-home inventory tercile (high) plus licensed beds, Five-Star county average, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians, not a generic peer board.
What a dense nursing-home book shows for Polk County
Polk County, Wisconsin sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 6 nursing homes and 368 licensed beds. Across 6 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 2.3/5 (1 at 4★+, 3 at 1–2★). Home Health Compare also maps 1 Medicare-certified agency into this county book.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Wisconsin medians: assisted living $6,540/mo, semi-private nursing $10,646/mo, private nursing $12,319/mo, home health aide $6,912/mo, adult day $1,517/mo. Local Polk providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (2 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 2 at 3★, 1 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (33% of 6 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Frederic Nursing and Rehab Community. Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Polk, WI
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 4★
- 2 3★
- 3 3★
- 4 2★
- 5 1★
Nursing Homes in Polk County
6 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederic Nursing and Rehab Community | Frederic | 4/5 | 60 | For profit - Corporation |
| United Pioneer Home | Luck | 3/5 | 50 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Willow Ridge Healthcare | Amery | 3/5 | 83 | For profit - Corporation |
| Christian Community Home of Osceola, Inc | Osceola | 2/5 | 40 | Non profit - Other |
| Dove Healthcare - St Croix Falls | St Croix Falls | 1/5 | 50 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Golden Age Manor | Amery | 1/5 | 85 | Government - County |
Home Health Agencies in Polk County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Society - Home Care | St Croix Falls | 4.5 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Polk County, WI, both outside WI so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Wisconsin overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (6 here).
Continue on the Wisconsin elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Wisconsin 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.