Choosing a Nursing Home
Official CMS data, organized around the care needed

Compare nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities.

Choose the type of care and as many as three Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes. The report displays CMS ratings, staffing and inspection information, relevant outcomes, resident-experience questions, and questions tailored to the care needed.

For planned decisions only. Public results describe past performance and cannot establish that a facility is appropriate for an individual. Confirm clinical capabilities, insurance coverage, availability, and current conditions directly. For an urgent medical problem, call 911 or seek immediate care.

1. Describe the care

The care category determines which public measures and questions are emphasized. The optional detail is used only to personalize questions.

2. Select the exact facilities

Search by name, city, ZIP code, or six-character CMS Certification Number. Select the exact location in each box.

Patient and resident experience: CMS does not currently publish a standardized, nationwide facility-level experience star rating comparable to hospital HCAHPS for every nursing home. The report shows CMS information about resident or family councils when available and provides questions for obtaining and interpreting each facility’s own recent resident and family survey results.

How to read the care-specific signal

This guide-created signal organizes currently available CMS data for the selected care need. It is separate from the official CMS Five-Star ratings and is not an endorsement, diagnosis, or prediction.

A missing or suppressed result never supports a green signal. Specialized capabilities such as secured memory care, ventilator care, dialysis coordination, complex wound care, or hospice partnerships must be confirmed directly.

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