St. Louis County, Minnesota
County inventory for St. Louis County, Minnesota 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
8 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into St. Louis County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 17 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Minnesota medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet MN-ST-LOUIS-MINNESOTA · St. Louis, MN
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 17 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,159 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.7★ avg
- HH-SMALL 8 HH
- RANK-HIGH #160/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Vanderburgh
- AL-MID $6,573/mo
- BOOK-FULL 17/17 NH · 8/8 HH
Photo-finish peer: Vanderburgh County, IN (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 St. Louis County
Home-health coverage is the standout for St. Louis County: 8 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 17 nursing homes and 1,159 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.7/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Minnesota medians: assisted living $6,573/mo, semi-private nursing $10,646/mo, private nursing $13,870/mo, home health aide $8,389/mo, adult day $2,600/mo. Local St. Louis providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across St. Louis County break as 7 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 3 at 3★, 2 at 4★, 4 at 5★. Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (47% of 17 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Boundary Waters Care Center, Ecumen Lakeshore, Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical 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 St. Louis, MN
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 St. Louis County
17 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary Waters Care Center | Ely | 5/5 | 42 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Ecumen Lakeshore | Duluth | 5/5 | 60 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center | Aurora | 5/5 | 33 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Essentia Health Virginia Care Cent | Virginia | 5/5 | 40 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Aftenro Home | Duluth | 4/5 | 54 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Cook Community Hospital C&NC | Cook | 4/5 | 28 | Government - Hospital district |
| Cornerstone Villa | Buhl | 3/5 | 43 | Non profit - Corporation |
| The North Shore Estates Llc | Duluth | 3/5 | 70 | For profit - Partnership |
| Viewcrest Health Center | Duluth | 3/5 | 88 | Non profit - Church related |
| Guardian Angels Health & Rehab Center | Hibbing | 2/5 | 65 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Bayshore Residence and Rehabilitation Center | Duluth | 1/5 | 140 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Benedictine Health Center | Duluth | 1/5 | 96 | Non profit - Church related |
| Franciscan Health Center | Duluth | 1/5 | 47 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Heritage Manor | Chisholm | 1/5 | 65 | Non profit - Church related |
| Hilltop Healthcare Rehabilitation and Skilled Nurs | Duluth | 1/5 | 140 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Waterview Pines LLC | Virginia | 1/5 | 83 | For profit - Partnership |
| The Waterview Woods LLC | Eveleth | 1/5 | 65 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in St. Louis County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Aveanna Home Health | Hibbing | 4.5 |
| Centerwell Home Health | Duluth | 4.5 |
| Aveanna Home Health | Duluth | 4.0 |
| Ecumen Home Care Lakeshore | Duluth | 3.5 |
| Aspirus St. Luke'S at Home - Home Care - Duluth | Duluth | 3.0 |
| Benedictine Home Health Duluth | Duluth | 2.5 |
| Caringedge Healthcare of Hermantown LLC | Hermantown | 2.5 |
| Range Regional Health Services | Hibbing | 2.5 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for St. Louis County, MN, both outside MN so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Minnesota overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (17 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (8 here).
Continue on the Minnesota elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Minnesota 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 St. Louis County.