CMS Care Compare · 2026 3 nursing homes Texas

Walker County, Texas

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County inventory for Walker County, Texas 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 Walker County average 4.3 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 3 nursing homes - 246 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Texas medians.

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Sheet TX-WALKER-TEXAS · Walker, TX

NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-HIGH · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • NH-SMALL 3 homes
  • BEDS-SMALL 246 beds
  • STAR-HIGH 4.3★ avg
  • HH-SMALL 1 HH
  • RANK-MID #1,352/2,851
  • PHOTO-NONE No peer
  • AL-MID $5,666/mo
  • BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 1/1 HH

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 Walker County

CMS star quality is the standout for Walker County: rated homes average 4.3/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 3 nursing homes and 246 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.

CareScout 2025 Texas medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $5,666/mo, semi-private nursing $5,627/mo, private nursing $7,604/mo, home health aide $5,720/mo, adult day $1,950/mo. Local Walker County providers may sit above or below those state medians.

Star counts skew stronger here (2 at 4★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (67% of 3 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Mrc Creekside, Focused Care at Huntsville, Huntsville Health Care Center. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.

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Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.

$5,666
Assisted Living / mo
$5,627
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$5,720
Home Care / mo
4.3
Avg CMS Rating

Top facilities in Walker, TX

Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.

  1. 1
    Mrc Creekside
    5★
  2. 2
    Focused Care at Huntsville
    4★
  3. 3
    Huntsville Health Care Center
    4★

Nursing Homes in Walker County

3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Mrc Creekside Huntsville 5/5 66 Non profit - Corporation
Focused Care at Huntsville Huntsville 4/5 88 For profit - Partnership
Huntsville Health Care Center Huntsville 4/5 92 Non profit - Corporation

Home Health Agencies in Walker County

Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.

Agency City Quality Rating
Stat Home Health Houston LLC Huntsville 4.5

Read next for stronger-star Walker

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Higher-star neighbourhood: A visit checklist that starts from CMS stars, then adds staffing, ownership, and specialty units.
Nursing home vs assisted living near Walker
Care-level and cost differences before you shortlist a CMS-certified facility.
Cost calculator for Walker County planning
State CareScout medians rolled into a monthly planning estimate.

Continue on the Texas elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Texas 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 Walker County.