Porter County, Indiana
County inventory for Porter County, Indiana 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
4 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Porter County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 10 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Indiana medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet IN-PORTER-INDIANA · Porter, IN
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 10 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,034 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.6★ avg
- HH-SMALL 4 HH
- RANK-HIGH #305/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Belmont
- AL-MID $5,639/mo
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 NH · 4/4 HH
Photo-finish peer: Belmont County, OH (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 Porter County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Porter County: 4 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 10 nursing homes and 1,034 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.6/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Indiana medians: assisted living $5,639/mo, semi-private nursing $8,943/mo, private nursing $10,326/mo, home health aide $6,673/mo, adult day $2,752/mo. Local Porter providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Porter County break as 3 at 1★, 2 at 2★, 2 at 3★, 2 at 4★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans Government - County (30% of 10 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Life Care Center of Valparaiso, Brickyard Healthcare - Portage Care Center, Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso 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 Porter, IN
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 4★
- 4 3★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Porter County
10 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Care Center of Valparaiso | Valparaiso | 5/5 | 110 | Government - County |
| Brickyard Healthcare - Portage Care Center | Portage | 4/5 | 186 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso Care Center | Valparaiso | 4/5 | 85 | For profit - Corporation |
| Addison Pointe Health & Rehabilitation Center | Chesterton | 3/5 | 100 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Avalon Springs Health Campus | Valparaiso | 3/5 | 61 | Government - County |
| Life Care Center of the Willows | Valparaiso | 2/5 | 92 | For profit - Individual |
| Miller'S Merry Manor | Portage | 2/5 | 66 | For profit - Corporation |
| Chesterton Manor | Chesterton | 1/5 | 100 | For profit - Corporation |
| Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton | Chesterton | 1/5 | 70 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Valparaiso Care & Rehabilitation | Valparaiso | 1/5 | 164 | Government - County |
Home Health Agencies in Porter County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Elara Caring | Valparaiso | 4.5 |
| Caretenders | Valparaiso | 3.5 |
| Home Health Crusaders Inc | Portage | 3.5 |
| At Home Quality Care | Chesterton | 2.5 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Porter County, IN, both outside IN so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Indiana overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (10 here).
Continue on the Indiana elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Indiana 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 Porter County.