Wood County, Wisconsin
County inventory for Wood County, Wisconsin 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 Wood County average 3.8 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 5 nursing homes - 396 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Wisconsin medians.
County care plate
Sheet WI-WOOD-WISCONSIN · Wood, WI
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 396 beds
- STAR-MID 3.8★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #743/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Marshall
- AL-MID $6,540/mo
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Marshall County, AL (0 NH count).
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 Wood County
CMS star quality is the standout for Wood County: rated homes average 3.8/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 5 nursing homes and 396 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Wisconsin medians: assisted living $6,540/mo, semi-private nursing $10,646/mo, private nursing $12,319/mo, home health aide $6,912/mo, adult day $1,517/mo. Local Wood providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 1★, 1 at 3★, 3 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (40% of 5 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Edenbrook of Wisconsin Rapids, Edgewater Haven Nursing Home, Norwood Health Ctr-Central. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Wood, WI
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 5★
- 4 3★
- 5 1★
Nursing Homes in Wood County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edenbrook of Wisconsin Rapids | Wisconsin Rapids | 5/5 | 80 | For profit - Corporation |
| Edgewater Haven Nursing Home | Port Edwards | 5/5 | 50 | Government - County |
| Norwood Health Ctr-Central | Marshfield | 5/5 | 32 | Government - County |
| North Shore Healthcare at Marshfield | Marshfield | 3/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| Wisconsin Rapids Health Services | Wisconsin Rapids | 1/5 | 114 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Wood County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Compassus Home Health | Marshfield | 4.0 |
Read next for stronger-star Wood
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Wood County, WI, both outside WI so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Wisconsin overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (5 here).
Continue on the Wisconsin elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Wisconsin 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 Wood County.