Nursing Homes in the United States
Medicare & Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facilities, with star ratings, staffing levels, inspection citations and fines. Choose a state to see every nursing home near you, ranked.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Care Compare. We refresh our information from this source. About our data
At a glance
- 14,690nursing homes
- 3average stars
- 14,565with a CMS rating
- 53states & territories
| 5 stars | 3011 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 2772 |
| 3 stars | 2870 |
| 2 stars | 2930 |
| 1 stars | 2982 |
Nursing Homes by state
| State | Nursing Homes | Avg. stars | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 20 | 3.4 | #3 |
| Alabama | 224 | 3 | #31 |
| Arkansas | 221 | 3.4 | #2 |
| Arizona | 140 | 3.3 | #7 |
| California | 1,165 | 3.2 | #13 |
| Colorado | 210 | 3.2 | #14 |
| Connecticut | 191 | 3 | #32 |
| District of Columbia | 17 | 3.4 | #4 |
| Delaware | 44 | 3.2 | #11 |
| Florida | 694 | 3.3 | #8 |
| Georgia | 356 | 2.7 | #48 |
| Guam | 1 | 3 | — |
| Hawaii | 43 | 3.7 | #1 |
| Iowa | 387 | 3.1 | #23 |
| Idaho | 80 | 3.2 | #17 |
| Illinois | 666 | 2.5 | #51 |
| Indiana | 507 | 3.1 | #18 |
| Kansas | 296 | 3.1 | #22 |
| Kentucky | 267 | 3 | #34 |
| Louisiana | 265 | 2.6 | #50 |
| Massachusetts | 341 | 3 | #25 |
| Maryland | 221 | 3.2 | #10 |
| Maine | 78 | 3.1 | #24 |
| Michigan | 422 | 3.1 | #20 |
| Minnesota | 338 | 3.2 | #15 |
| Missouri | 487 | 2.5 | #52 |
| Mississippi | 202 | 2.7 | #46 |
| Montana | 61 | 2.9 | #42 |
| North Carolina | 419 | 2.9 | #39 |
| North Dakota | 72 | 3.2 | #16 |
| Nebraska | 180 | 2.8 | #45 |
| New Hampshire | 73 | 3 | #26 |
| New Jersey | 348 | 3.3 | #5 |
| New Mexico | 68 | 2.9 | #44 |
| Nevada | 66 | 3.1 | #19 |
| New York | 593 | 3 | #28 |
| Ohio | 922 | 3.2 | #12 |
| Oklahoma | 283 | 2.7 | #47 |
| Oregon | 128 | 3.1 | #21 |
| Pennsylvania | 656 | 3 | #36 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 3 | #33 |
| Rhode Island | 72 | 2.9 | #41 |
| South Carolina | 187 | 3 | #30 |
| South Dakota | 96 | 2.9 | #38 |
| Tennessee | 303 | 3 | #27 |
| Texas | 1,177 | 2.7 | #49 |
| Utah | 97 | 3.3 | #6 |
| Virginia | 289 | 3 | #37 |
| Vermont | 33 | 2.9 | #40 |
| Washington | 193 | 3.3 | #9 |
| Wisconsin | 323 | 3 | #35 |
| West Virginia | 123 | 3 | #29 |
| Wyoming | 36 | 2.9 | #43 |
Helpful resources
- How to choose a nursing home: a practical checklist
- Nursing home star ratings explained
- How to read nursing home inspection citations
- Does Medicare pay for a nursing home?
- Nursing homes with the most federal fines
- Best-staffed nursing homes in the U.S.
- Nursing homes with the lowest staff turnover
- Special Focus Facility nursing homes (list)