Scott County, Missouri
County inventory for Scott County, Missouri 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 Scott County average 3.6 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 5 nursing homes - 471 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Missouri medians.
County care plate
Sheet MO-SCOTT-MISSOURI · Scott, MO
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 471 beds
- STAR-MID 3.6★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #719/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Marshall
- AL-MID $5,400/mo
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Marshall County, AL (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 Scott County
CMS star quality is the standout for Scott County: rated homes average 3.6/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 5 nursing homes and 471 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Missouri medians: assisted living $5,400/mo, semi-private nursing $6,741/mo, private nursing $7,604/mo, home health aide $6,292/mo, adult day $2,058/mo. Local Scott providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 2 at 4★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (40% of 5 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Chaffee Nursing Center, Clearview Nursing Center, Daybreak Nursing Center. 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 Scott, MO
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 2★
Nursing Homes in Scott County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaffee Nursing Center | Chaffee | 5/5 | 71 | For profit - Corporation |
| Clearview Nursing Center | Sikeston | 4/5 | 90 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Daybreak Nursing Center | Sikeston | 4/5 | 70 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Hunter Acres Caring Center | Sikeston | 3/5 | 120 | For profit - Individual |
| Sikeston Convalescent Center | Sikeston | 2/5 | 120 | For profit - Individual |
Home Health Agencies in Scott County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Elite Home Health | Sikeston | 4.5 |
Read next for stronger-star Scott
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Scott County, MO, both outside MO so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Missouri overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (5 here).
Continue on the Missouri elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Missouri 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 Scott County.