Recommended Nationwide
4,817
of 16,780 facilities
Best Nursing Homes by State
4,817 of 16,780 nursing homes nationwide (29%) meet our strict criteria: Grade B or better with zero federal fines.
Data from CMS Care Compare ยท Updated
National Avg
29%
recommended
States
50
+ DC, PR, GU
Top 10 States for Nursing Home Quality
Ranked by percentage of facilities meeting our criteria
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Click any state to see city-by-city rankings and top facilities
Alaska
12 of 20
#1
60% recommended
Alabama
100 of 224
#2
45% recommended
New York
464 of 1194
#3
39% recommended
New Hampshire
56 of 148
#4
38% recommended
Tennessee
112 of 303
#5
37% recommended
Indiana
187 of 508
#6
37% recommended
Kentucky
99 of 269
#7
37% recommended
Florida
250 of 695
#8
36% recommended
Iowa
142 of 395
#9
36% recommended
Nebraska
65 of 179
#10
36% recommended
Arizona
50 of 140
#11
36% recommended
Arkansas
75 of 221
#12
34% recommended
New Jersey
240 of 696
#13
34% recommended
Minnesota
111 of 340
#14
33% recommended
Maine
26 of 78
#15
33% recommended
Ohio
302 of 923
#16
33% recommended
Utah
31 of 94
#17
33% recommended
Wisconsin
102 of 323
#18
32% recommended
Idaho
26 of 80
#19
32% recommended
Virginia
90 of 289
#20
31% recommended
Pennsylvania
193 of 652
#21
30% recommended
Michigan
128 of 424
#22
30% recommended
Georgia
103 of 356
#23
29% recommended
North Dakota
42 of 146
#24
29% recommended
California
323 of 1163
#25
28% recommended
North Carolina
224 of 832
#26
27% recommended
Connecticut
52 of 193
#27
27% recommended
Maryland
59 of 220
#28
27% recommended
South Carolina
100 of 374
#29
27% recommended
Vermont
9 of 34
#30
26% recommended
Wyoming
9 of 36
#31
25% recommended
West Virginia
58 of 246
#32
24% recommended
Nevada
16 of 66
#33
24% recommended
Kansas
68 of 299
#34
23% recommended
Mississippi
47 of 201
#35
23% recommended
Massachusetts
78 of 341
#36
23% recommended
Pr
2 of 9
#37
22% recommended
Washington
41 of 193
#38
21% recommended
Oregon
27 of 128
#39
21% recommended
Oklahoma
59 of 284
#40
21% recommended
Hawaii
9 of 42
#41
21% recommended
Delaware
9 of 44
#42
20% recommended
Colorado
41 of 210
#43
20% recommended
South Dakota
38 of 192
#44
20% recommended
Missouri
91 of 487
#45
19% recommended
Texas
229 of 1176
#46
19% recommended
Louisiana
51 of 266
#47
19% recommended
Rhode Island
26 of 146
#48
18% recommended
District of Columbia
6 of 34
#49
18% recommended
Illinois
109 of 669
#50
16% recommended
Montana
10 of 61
#51
16% recommended
New Mexico
20 of 136
#52
15% recommended
Gu
0 of 1
#53
0% recommended