Story County, Iowa
County inventory for Story County, Iowa 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 Story County average 3.7 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 7 nursing homes - 453 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Iowa medians.
County care plate
Sheet IA-STORY-IOWA · Story, IA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 7 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 453 beds
- STAR-MID 3.7★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #476/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Santa Cruz
- AL-MID $5,381/mo
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Santa Cruz County, CA (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 Story County
CMS star quality is the standout for Story County: rated homes average 3.7/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 7 nursing homes and 453 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Iowa medians: assisted living $5,381/mo, semi-private nursing $9,277/mo, private nursing $10,038/mo, home health aide $7,836/mo, adult day $1,614/mo. Local Story providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 1★, 2 at 3★, 1 at 4★, 3 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (43% of 7 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Northridge Village, Story Medical Senior Care, Zearing Health Care, LLC. 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 Story, IA
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 Story County
7 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northridge Village | Ames | 5/5 | 38 | For profit - Corporation |
| Story Medical Senior Care | Nevada | 5/5 | 60 | Government - County |
| Zearing Health Care, LLC | Zearing | 5/5 | 40 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Green Hills Health Care Center | Ames | 4/5 | 56 | For profit - Corporation |
| Accura Healthcare of Ames, LLC | Ames | 3/5 | 75 | For profit - Corporation |
| Rolling Green Village Care Center | Nevada | 3/5 | 58 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Bethany Life | Story City | 1/5 | 126 | Non profit - Church related |
Home Health Agencies in Story County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Greeley Home Health Services | Ames | 3.0 |
Read next for stronger-star Story
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Story County, IA, both outside IA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Iowa overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (7 here).
Continue on the Iowa elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Iowa 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 Story County.