Whatcom County, Washington
County inventory for Whatcom County, Washington 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
3 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Whatcom County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 8 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Washington medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet WA-WHATCOM-WASHINGTON · Whatcom, WA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 8 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 674 beds
- STAR-MID 3.3★ avg
- HH-SMALL 3 HH
- RANK-HIGH #411/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Montgomery
- AL-MID $7,600/mo
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 NH · 3/3 HH
Photo-finish peer: Montgomery County, AL (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 Whatcom County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Whatcom County: 3 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 8 nursing homes and 674 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.3/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Washington medians: assisted living $7,600/mo, semi-private nursing $13,155/mo, private nursing $15,969/mo, home health aide $8,580/mo, adult day $5,395/mo. Local Whatcom providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Whatcom County break as 1 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 3 at 3★, 1 at 4★, 2 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (50% of 8 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Christian Health Care Center, Mt Baker Care Center, Avalon Healthcare - Bellingham. 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 Whatcom, WA
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 3★
Nursing Homes in Whatcom County
8 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Health Care Center | Lynden | 5/5 | 122 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Mt Baker Care Center | Bellingham | 5/5 | 70 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Avalon Healthcare - Bellingham | Bellingham | 4/5 | 105 | For profit - Corporation |
| Alderwood Park Health and Rehab of Cascadia | Bellingham | 3/5 | 102 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Highland Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia | Bellingham | 3/5 | 44 | For profit - Corporation |
| Stafholt Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia | Blaine | 3/5 | 57 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| North Cascades Health and Rehabilitation | Bellingham | 2/5 | 122 | For profit - Corporation |
| Shuksan Rehabilitation and Health Care | Bellingham | 1/5 | 52 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Whatcom County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Eden Home Health | Bellingham | 4.0 |
| Signature Healthcare at Home | Bellingham | 4.0 |
| Peacehealth Home Health of Whatcom County | Bellingham | 3.0 |
Read next for home-health-dense Whatcom
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Whatcom County, WA, both outside WA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Washington overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (8 here).
Continue on the Washington elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Washington 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 Whatcom County.