CMS Care Compare · 2026 3 nursing homes Florida

Putnam County, Florida

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County inventory for Putnam County, Florida 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. CMS star-quality signature

Rated homes in Putnam County average 4.0 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 3 nursing homes - 337 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Florida medians.

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Sheet FL-PUTNAM-FLORIDA · Putnam, FL

NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-HIGH · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • NH-SMALL 3 homes
  • BEDS-SMALL 337 beds
  • STAR-HIGH 4.0★ avg
  • HH-SMALL 1 HH
  • RANK-MID #1,281/2,851
  • PHOTO-NONE No peer
  • AL-MID $5,610/mo
  • BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 1/1 HH

Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.

What stronger CMS stars show for Putnam County

CMS star quality is the standout for Putnam County: rated homes average 4.0/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 3 nursing homes and 337 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.

CareScout 2025 Florida medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $5,610/mo, semi-private nursing $10,342/mo, private nursing $12,167/mo, home health aide $6,101/mo, adult day $1,625/mo. Local Putnam County providers may sit above or below those state medians.

Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 3★, 1 at 4★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (100% of 3 homes). Named 4★+ examples include The Pavilion at Crescent Lake, Radiant Nursing and Rehab at Palatka. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.

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Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.

$5,610
Assisted Living / mo
$10,342
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$6,101
Home Care / mo
4.0
Avg CMS Rating

Top facilities in Putnam, FL

Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.

  1. 1
    The Pavilion at Crescent Lake
    5★
  2. 2
    Radiant Nursing and Rehab at Palatka
    4★
  3. 3
    Palatka Center for Rehabilitation and Healing
    3★

Nursing Homes in Putnam County

3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
The Pavilion at Crescent Lake Crescent City 5/5 92 For profit - Limited Liability company
Radiant Nursing and Rehab at Palatka Palatka 4/5 65 For profit - Limited Liability company
Palatka Center for Rehabilitation and Healing Palatka 3/5 180 For profit - Limited Liability company

Home Health Agencies in Putnam County

Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.

Agency City Quality Rating
Brooks Rehabilitation Home Health Palatka 3.5

Read next for stronger-star Putnam

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Higher-star neighbourhood: A visit checklist that starts from CMS stars, then adds staffing, ownership, and specialty units.
Nursing home vs assisted living near Putnam
Care-level and cost differences before you shortlist a CMS-certified facility.
Cost calculator for Putnam County planning
State CareScout medians rolled into a monthly planning estimate.

Continue on the Florida elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Florida 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 Putnam County.