Rutherford County, North Carolina
County inventory for Rutherford County, North Carolina 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
5 nursing homes put Rutherford County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 420 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 North Carolina cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet NC-RUTHERFORD-NORTH-CAROLINA · Rutherford, NC
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 420 beds
- STAR-MID 3.2★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #715/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Marshall
- AL-MID $6,496/mo
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Marshall County, AL (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 Rutherford County
Rutherford County, North Carolina sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 5 nursing homes and 420 licensed beds. Across 5 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 3.2/5 (3 at 4★+, 2 at 1–2★). Home Health Compare also maps 1 Medicare-certified agency into this county book.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 North Carolina medians: assisted living $6,496/mo, semi-private nursing $9,733/mo, private nursing $10,798/mo, home health aide $5,720/mo, adult day $1,831/mo. Local Rutherford providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Rutherford County break as 1 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 2 at 4★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (60% of 5 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Fair Haven Home Inc, Fair Haven of Forest City, LLC, Oak Grove Healthcare. 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 Rutherford, NC
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 2★
- 5 1★
Nursing Homes in Rutherford County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Haven Home Inc | Bostic | 5/5 | 30 | For profit - Corporation |
| Fair Haven of Forest City, LLC | Forest City | 4/5 | 100 | For profit - Partnership |
| Oak Grove Healthcare | Rutherfordton | 4/5 | 60 | For profit - Corporation |
| Hilltop Health and Rehabilitation | Rutherfordton | 2/5 | 80 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Willow Ridge Of NC | Rutherfordton | 1/5 | 150 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Rutherford County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Home Care | Spindale | 4.5 |
Read next for a dense Rutherford inventory
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Rutherford County, NC, both outside NC so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the North Carolina overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (5 here).
Continue on the North Carolina elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are North Carolina 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 Rutherford County.