Nursing Home Statistics

Data and trends from 14,703 Medicare-certified nursing homes across 53 states.

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Facilities by Overall Rating

Distribution of CMS 5-star quality ratings across all nursing homes.

Top States by Facility Count

States with the most Medicare-certified nursing homes.

Facilities by Ownership Type

Breakdown of nursing homes by ownership structure.

Top Fined Facilities

Nursing homes with the highest total monetary fines imposed by CMS.

Average Rating by State

Average CMS overall quality rating per state, with facility counts.

#StateAvg RatingFacilities
1 HI 3.56 41
2 DC 3.53 17
3 AK 3.45 20
4 AZ 3.42 139
5 AR 3.37 218
6 UT 3.34 96
7 NJ 3.30 345
8 DE 3.28 43
9 FL 3.21 689
10 WA 3.19 192
11 OH 3.18 911
12 PR 3.17 6
13 MN 3.17 336
14 MI 3.17 420
15 CO 3.15 208
16 ND 3.15 71
17 IN 3.15 504
18 CA 3.15 1,154
19 ID 3.14 79
20 RI 3.13 72
21 NV 3.12 65
22 MD 3.11 219
23 IA 3.08 387
24 WI 3.03 321
25 NY 3.03 593
26 OR 3.02 127
27 SC 3.01 186
28 VA 3.01 285
29 AL 3.01 223
30 MT 3.00 59
31 ME 2.99 77
32 MA 2.99 339
33 PA 2.98 652
34 WY 2.97 35
35 KS 2.96 294
36 TN 2.96 298
37 CT 2.95 190
38 NC 2.91 416
39 KY 2.89 265
40 SD 2.88 95
41 NH 2.88 73
42 NE 2.85 178
43 VT 2.85 33
44 WV 2.83 122
45 TX 2.77 1,166
46 NM 2.76 67
47 OK 2.67 282
48 MS 2.66 200
49 GA 2.65 354
50 MO 2.52 480
51 IL 2.52 664
52 LA 2.43 265
53 GU 1.00 1

About This Data

All data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog. CMS publishes quality ratings, deficiency counts, staffing data, and fine amounts for all 14,703 Medicare-certified nursing homes in the United States. Data is available through the CMS public API at data.cms.gov.

The overall 5-star rating is a composite of three separate ratings: Health Inspections (based on deficiencies found during state surveys), Staffing (based on registered nurse and total nurse hours per resident day), and Quality Measures (based on clinical outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, and use of restraints). Each component is rated 1-5 stars and combined into the overall rating.