Stearns County, Minnesota
County inventory for Stearns 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
6 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Stearns County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 9 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Minnesota medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet MN-STEARNS-MINNESOTA · Stearns, MN
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 9 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 620 beds
- STAR-MID 3.3★ avg
- HH-SMALL 6 HH
- RANK-HIGH #353/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Garland
- AL-MID $6,573/mo
- BOOK-FULL 9/9 NH · 6/6 HH
Photo-finish peer: Garland County, AR (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 Stearns County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Stearns County: 6 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 9 nursing homes and 620 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.3/5 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 Stearns providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Stearns County break as 4 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 1 at 4★, 3 at 5★. Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (44% of 9 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Assumption Home, Country Manor Health & Rehab Ctr, Paynesville Health Care 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 Stearns, 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 4★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Stearns County
9 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumption Home | Cold Spring | 5/5 | 76 | Non profit - Church related |
| Country Manor Health & Rehab Ctr | Sartell | 5/5 | 131 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Paynesville Health Care Center | Paynesville | 5/5 | 51 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Belgrade Nursing Home | Belgrade | 4/5 | 34 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Cura of Sauk Centre | Sauk Centre | 3/5 | 60 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Cura of Melrose | Melrose | 2/5 | 75 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Edenbrook of St Cloud | Saint Cloud | 2/5 | 77 | For profit - Corporation |
| Mother of Mercy Senior Living | Albany | 2/5 | 76 | Non profit - Church related |
| Sterling Park Health Care Center | Waite Park | 2/5 | 40 | For profit - Partnership |
Home Health Agencies in Stearns County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Aveanna Home Health | Waite Park | 4.5 |
| Centracare Home Health | Waite Park | 3.5 |
| Spot Rehabilitation Inc | Saint Cloud | 3.5 |
| Country Manor Extended Services | Sartell | 3.0 |
| Bayada Home Health Care Inc | Waite Park | N/A |
| Benedictine Home Health | Cold Spring | N/A |
Read next for home-health-dense Stearns
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Stearns 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 (9 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (6 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 Stearns County.