Shawnee County, Kansas
County inventory for Shawnee County, Kansas 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
7 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Shawnee County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 15 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Kansas medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet KS-SHAWNEE-KANSAS · Shawnee, KS
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 15 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,255 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.8★ avg
- HH-SMALL 7 HH
- RANK-HIGH #183/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Barnstable
- AL-MID $5,975/mo
- BOOK-FULL 15/15 NH · 7/7 HH
Photo-finish peer: Barnstable County, MA (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 Shawnee County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Shawnee County: 7 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 15 nursing homes and 1,255 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.8/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Kansas medians: assisted living $5,975/mo, semi-private nursing $8,669/mo, private nursing $9,064/mo, home health aide $6,435/mo, adult day $4,333/mo. Local Shawnee providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Shawnee County break as 5 at 1★, 3 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 2 at 4★, 4 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (53% of 15 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Brewster Health Center, Lexington Park Nursing & Post Acute Center, Mccrite Plaza Health Center. 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 Shawnee, KS
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 5★
- 5 4★
Nursing Homes in Shawnee County
15 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewster Health Center | Topeka | 5/5 | 97 | Non profit - Church related |
| Lexington Park Nursing & Post Acute Center | Topeka | 5/5 | 90 | For profit - Corporation |
| Mccrite Plaza Health Center | Topeka | 5/5 | 80 | For profit - Corporation |
| The Healthcare Resort of Topeka | Topeka | 5/5 | 70 | For profit - Corporation |
| Brighton Place North | Topeka | 4/5 | 34 | For profit - Corporation |
| Countryside Health Center | Topeka | 4/5 | 97 | For profit - Corporation |
| Brighton Place West | Topeka | 3/5 | 50 | For profit - Corporation |
| Providence Living Center | Topeka | 2/5 | 78 | For profit - Corporation |
| Rolling Hills Health Center | Topeka | 2/5 | 70 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Topeka Presbyterian Manor | Topeka | 2/5 | 68 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Legacy on 10th Avenue | Topeka | 1/5 | 60 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Plaza West Healthcare and Rehab | Topeka | 1/5 | 151 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Rossville Healthcare & Rehab Center | Rossville | 1/5 | 81 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Tanglewood Nursing & Rehabilitation | Topeka | 1/5 | 54 | For profit - Corporation |
| The Gardens at Aldersgate | Topeka | 1/5 | 175 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Shawnee County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Elara Caring | Topeka | 4.0 |
| Enhabit Home Health | Topeka | 4.0 |
| Faith Home Health | Topeka | 3.5 |
| Midland Care Home Health | Topeka | 3.5 |
| Interim Healthcare of Topeka | Topeka | 3.0 |
| Angels Care Home Health | Topeka | 1.5 |
| Craig Homecare | Topeka | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Shawnee County, KS, both outside KS so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Kansas overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (15 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (7 here).
Continue on the Kansas elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Kansas 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 Shawnee County.