CMS Care Compare · 2026 4 nursing homes Iowa

Washington County, Iowa

Verify with CMS →

County inventory for Washington 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 Washington County average 3.5 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 4 nursing homes - 245 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Iowa medians.

Iowa overview → About this data

County care plate

Sheet IA-WASHINGTON-IOWA · Washington, IA

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

  • NH-SMALL 4 homes
  • BEDS-SMALL 245 beds
  • STAR-MID 3.5★ avg
  • HH-SMALL 1 HH
  • RANK-MID #980/2,851
  • PHOTO-NONE No peer
  • AL-MID $5,381/mo
  • BOOK-FULL 4/4 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 Washington County

CMS star quality is the standout for Washington County: rated homes average 3.5/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 4 nursing homes and 245 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.

CareScout 2025 Iowa medians frame mid-pack counties like this: 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 Washington County providers may sit above or below those state medians.

Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 1★, 2 at 4★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (50% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Pleasantview Home, Halcyon House, United Presbyterian Home. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.

1★
1
2★
0
3★
0
4★
2
5★
1

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

$5,381
Assisted Living / mo
$9,277
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$7,836
Home Care / mo
3.5
Avg CMS Rating

Top facilities in Washington, IA

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

  1. 1
    Pleasantview Home
    5★
  2. 2
    Halcyon House
    4★
  3. 3
    United Presbyterian Home
    4★
  4. 4
    Parkview Manor
    1★

Nursing Homes in Washington County

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

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Pleasantview Home Kalona 5/5 70 Non profit - Church related
Halcyon House Washington 4/5 54 Non profit - Corporation
United Presbyterian Home Washington 4/5 59 Non profit - Corporation
Parkview Manor Wellman 1/5 62 For profit - Corporation

Home Health Agencies in Washington County

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

Agency City Quality Rating
Washington Co. Public Health Washington N/A

Read next for stronger-star Washington

Decode Five-Star for Washington County homes
Mid-pack context for Washington: What a county-average CMS overall rating does — and does not — tell a family.
Choosing among 4 Washington County homes
Higher-star neighbourhood: A visit checklist that starts from CMS stars, then adds staffing, ownership, and specialty units.
Nursing home vs assisted living near Washington
Care-level and cost differences before you shortlist a CMS-certified facility.
Cost calculator for Washington County planning
State CareScout medians rolled into a monthly planning estimate.

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 Washington County.