Yakima County, Washington
County inventory for Yakima 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
4 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Yakima County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 11 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Washington medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet WA-YAKIMA-WASHINGTON · Yakima, WA
NH-MID · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 11 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 974 beds
- STAR-MID 3.2★ avg
- HH-SMALL 4 HH
- RANK-HIGH #276/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Marin
- AL-MID $7,600/mo
- BOOK-FULL 11/11 NH · 4/4 HH
Photo-finish peer: Marin County, CA (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 Yakima County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Yakima County: 4 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 11 nursing homes and 974 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.2/5 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 Yakima providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Yakima County break as 2 at 1★, 2 at 2★, 2 at 3★, 2 at 4★, 3 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (36% of 11 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Emerald Care, Good Samaritan Health Care Ctr, Willow Springs Care and Rehabilitation. 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 Yakima, 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 5★
- 4 4★
- 5 4★
Nursing Homes in Yakima County
11 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Care | Wapato | 5/5 | 82 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Good Samaritan Health Care Ctr | Yakima | 5/5 | 105 | For profit - Individual |
| Willow Springs Care and Rehabilitation | Yakima | 5/5 | 75 | For profit - Corporation |
| Linden Post Acute | Toppenish | 4/5 | 75 | For profit - Corporation |
| Summitview Rehab and Health Center | Yakima | 4/5 | 78 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Sunnyside Healthcare Center | Sunnyside | 3/5 | 80 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Yakima Valley School | Selah | 3/5 | 112 | Government - State |
| Crescent Health Care | Yakima | 2/5 | 85 | For profit - Corporation |
| Garden Village | Yakima | 2/5 | 101 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Arcadia Medical Resort of Parkside | Union Gap | 1/5 | 88 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Landmark Care and Rehabilitation | Yakima | 1/5 | 93 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Yakima County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Mountainview Home Health | Yakima | 4.0 |
| Memorial Home Care Services | Yakima | 3.0 |
| Sunnyside Home Health | Sunnyside | 2.5 |
| Astria Home Health | Yakima | 1.5 |
Read next for home-health-dense Yakima
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Yakima 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 (11 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 Yakima County.