Pottawattamie County, Iowa
County inventory for Pottawattamie 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
3 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Pottawattamie County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 7 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Iowa medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet IA-POTTAWATTAMIE-IOWA · Pottawattamie, IA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-WEAK · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 7 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 549 beds
- STAR-WEAK 1.6★ avg
- HH-SMALL 3 HH
- RANK-HIGH #470/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Hawaii
- AL-MID $5,381/mo
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 NH · 3/3 HH
Photo-finish peer: Hawaii County, HI (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 Pottawattamie County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Pottawattamie County: 3 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 7 nursing homes and 549 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 1.6/5 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 Pottawattamie providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (5 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 1 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (29% of 7 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Midlands Living Center L L C. 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 Pottawattamie, IA
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 2★
- 3 1★
- 4 1★
- 5 1★
Nursing Homes in Pottawattamie County
7 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlands Living Center L L C | Council Bluffs | 4/5 | 94 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Prairie Gate | Council Bluffs | 2/5 | 72 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Avoca Specialty Care | Avoca | 1/5 | 46 | For profit - Corporation |
| Bethany Lutheran Home | Council Bluffs | 1/5 | 112 | Non profit - Other |
| Chapters Living of Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs | 1/5 | 102 | Non profit - Corporation |
| North Crest Living Center | Council Bluffs | 1/5 | 62 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Oakland Manor | Oakland | 1/5 | 61 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Pottawattamie County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Angels Care Home Health of Iowa | Council Bluffs | 4.0 |
| Aveanna Home Health | Council Bluffs | 3.5 |
| Open Arms Home Health Care - Council Bluffs, LLC | Co Bluffs | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Pottawattamie 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 (7 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 Pottawattamie County.