Putnam County, Indiana
County inventory for Putnam 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. CMS star-quality signature
Rated homes in Putnam County average 3.8 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 5 nursing homes - 327 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Indiana medians.
County care plate
Sheet IN-PUTNAM-INDIANA · Putnam, IN
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-NONE · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 327 beds
- STAR-MID 3.8★ avg
- HH-NONE 0 agencies
- RANK-HIGH #709/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Houston
- AL-MID $5,639/mo
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 NH · 0 HH
Photo-finish peer: Houston County, GA (0 NH count).
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 3.8/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 5 nursing homes and 327 licensed beds.
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 Putnam providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (2 at 2★, 3 at 5★). Ownership leans Government - County (40% of 5 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Aperion Care Summerfield, Asbury Towers Health Care Center, Mill Pond Health Campus. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Putnam, 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 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 2★
- 5 2★
Nursing Homes in Putnam County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aperion Care Summerfield | Cloverdale | 5/5 | 43 | For profit - Corporation |
| Asbury Towers Health Care Center | Greencastle | 5/5 | 48 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Mill Pond Health Campus | Greencastle | 5/5 | 68 | Government - County |
| Hickory Creek at Sunset | Greencastle | 2/5 | 68 | Government - County |
| Waters of Greencastle, the | Greencastle | 2/5 | 100 | Government - Hospital district |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Putnam 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 (5 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 Putnam County.