Washington County, Minnesota
County inventory for Washington County, Minnesota 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. Home-health agency signature
4 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Washington County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 8 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Minnesota medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet MN-WASHINGTON-MINNESOTA · Washington, MN
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 8 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 624 beds
- STAR-MID 3.4★ avg
- HH-SMALL 4 HH
- RANK-HIGH #405/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Sangamon
- AL-MID $6,573/mo
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 NH · 4/4 HH
Photo-finish peer: Sangamon County, IL (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Washington County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Washington County: 4 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 8 nursing homes and 624 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.4/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Minnesota medians: assisted living $6,573/mo, semi-private nursing $10,646/mo, private nursing $13,870/mo, home health aide $8,389/mo, adult day $2,600/mo. Local Washington providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Washington County break as 1 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 2 at 3★, 2 at 4★, 2 at 5★. Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (75% of 8 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Norris Square, The Gables of Boutwells Landing, St Therese Of Woodbury Llc. 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 Washington, MN
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 4★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Washington County
8 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Square | Cottage Grove | 5/5 | 40 | Non profit - Corporation |
| The Gables of Boutwells Landing | Oak Park Heights | 5/5 | 108 | Non profit - Corporation |
| St Therese Of Woodbury Llc | Woodbury | 4/5 | 56 | Non profit - Corporation |
| The Estates at Linden LLC | Stillwater | 4/5 | 51 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Good Samaritan Society - Stillwater | Stillwater | 3/5 | 50 | Non profit - Corporation |
| The Estates at Greeley LLC | Stillwater | 3/5 | 64 | For profit - Partnership |
| Birchwood Health Care Center | Forest Lake | 2/5 | 100 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Woodbury Health Care Center | Woodbury | 1/5 | 155 | Non 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Homecare | Oak Park Heights | 4.5 |
| Accentcare Fairview Home Health - East LLC | Oakdale | 3.5 |
| Careaparent | Woodbury | 2.0 |
| Mils Home Health Care Agency | Woodbury | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Washington County, MN, both outside MN so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Minnesota overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (8 here).
Continue on the Minnesota elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Minnesota 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.