Webster County, Iowa
County inventory for Webster 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. Home-health agency signature
2 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Webster County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 4 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Iowa medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet IA-WEBSTER-IOWA · Webster, IA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 350 beds
- STAR-MID 3.0★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-MID #988/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $5,381/mo
- BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 2/2 HH
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 Webster County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Webster County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 4 nursing homes and 350 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.0/5 on rated homes.
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 Webster County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts across Webster County break as 1 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 1 at 4★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans Non profit - Church related (25% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Marian Home, Friendship Haven, Inc. 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 Webster, 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 4★
- 3 2★
- 4 1★
Nursing Homes in Webster County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marian Home | Fort Dodge | 5/5 | 90 | Non profit - Church related |
| Friendship Haven, Inc | Fort Dodge | 4/5 | 155 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Grandview Health Care Center | Dayton | 2/5 | 40 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation | Fort Dodge | 1/5 | 65 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Webster County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Unitypoint at Home | Fort Dodge | 4.0 |
| Webster County Health Department | Fort Dodge | N/A |
Read next for home-health-dense Webster
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 Webster County.