Stephenson County, Illinois
County inventory for Stephenson County, Illinois 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 Stephenson County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 590 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Illinois cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet IL-STEPHENSON-ILLINOIS · Stephenson, IL
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 590 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.2★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #725/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Marshall
- AL-MID $6,219/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 Stephenson County
Stephenson County, Illinois sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 5 nursing homes and 590 licensed beds. Across 5 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 2.2/5 (0 at 4★+, 3 at 1–2★). Home Health Compare also maps 1 Medicare-certified agency into this county book.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Illinois medians: assisted living $6,219/mo, semi-private nursing $8,304/mo, private nursing $9,216/mo, home health aide $6,864/mo, adult day $1,977/mo. Local Stephenson providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (1 at 1★, 2 at 2★, 2 at 3★). Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (40% of 5 homes). Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Stephenson, IL
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 3★
- 2 3★
- 3 2★
- 4 2★
- 5 1★
Nursing Homes in Stephenson County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lena Living Center | Lena | 3/5 | 92 | For profit - Individual |
| Stephenson Nursing Center | Freeport | 3/5 | 148 | Government - County |
| Manor Court of Freeport | Freeport | 2/5 | 117 | Non profit - Corporation |
| The Citadel at Saint Joseph Village | Freeport | 2/5 | 124 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Pearl Pavilion | Freeport | 1/5 | 109 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Stephenson County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Tri-State Home Healthcare, LLC | Freeport | 4.5 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Stephenson County, IL, both outside IL so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Illinois overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (5 here).
Continue on the Illinois elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Illinois 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 Stephenson County.