Union County, North Carolina
County inventory for Union County, North Carolina 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
7 nursing homes put Union County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 697 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 North Carolina cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet NC-UNION-NORTH-CAROLINA · Union, NC
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 7 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 697 beds
- STAR-MID 3.1★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #481/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Santa Cruz
- AL-MID $6,496/mo
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Santa Cruz County, CA (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 Union County
Union County, North Carolina sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 7 nursing homes and 697 licensed beds. Across 7 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 3.1/5 (3 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 North Carolina medians: assisted living $6,496/mo, semi-private nursing $9,733/mo, private nursing $10,798/mo, home health aide $5,720/mo, adult day $1,831/mo. Local Union providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Union County break as 1 at 1★, 2 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 1 at 4★, 2 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (57% of 7 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Jesse Helms Nursing Center, White Oak of Waxhaw, Accordius Health at Monroe. 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 Union, NC
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 4★
- 4 3★
- 5 2★
Nursing Homes in Union County
7 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Helms Nursing Center | Monroe | 5/5 | 70 | Non profit - Corporation |
| White Oak of Waxhaw | Waxhaw | 5/5 | 100 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Accordius Health at Monroe | Monroe | 4/5 | 60 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Lake Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Indian Trail | 3/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| Autumn Care of Marshville | Marshville | 2/5 | 110 | For profit - Corporation |
| Monroe Rehabilitation Center | Monroe | 2/5 | 147 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| PruittHealth-Union Pointe | Monroe | 1/5 | 90 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Union County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health at Home Union | Monroe | 3.0 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Union County, NC, both outside NC so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the North Carolina overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (7 here).
Continue on the North Carolina elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are North Carolina 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 Union County.