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Nursing homes: what Medicare pays, CMS star ratings, and Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes near you
A nursing home provides 24-hour nursing care. Medicare covers only short-term skilled care after a hospital stay; long-term care is usually paid privately or by Medicaid.
Quick answer
HomeCareFinder lists 13,996 Medicare- and/or Medicaid-certified nursing homes from CMS Care Compare (September 2026 release) in every state and territory except Florida (coming January 1, 2027), ranked only by the CMS overall star rating. 13,874 have a rating; 2,833 are rated 5 stars. Medicare Part A covers short-term skilled nursing facility care after a qualifying inpatient hospital stay of at least 3 days in a row: in 2026 you pay $0 for days 1–20 (after the Part A deductible) and $217 a day for days 21–100, and Medicare pays nothing after day 100. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care in a nursing home; Medicaid can for people who qualify.
How this list is ordered: by the CMS overall star rating, highest first; ties alphabetical; nursing homes without a rating last (no rating is not a bad rating). Nothing else changes the order, and no nursing home can pay us. This page has no ads, sponsors or partner links. Methodology · Ownership disclosure
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What Medicare pays for
Medicare Part A covers short-term skilled nursing facility care after a qualifying inpatient hospital stay of at least 3 days in a row: in 2026 you pay $0 for days 1–20 (after the Part A deductible) and $217 a day for days 21–100, and Medicare pays nothing after day 100. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care in a nursing home; Medicaid can for people who qualify. Source: Medicare.gov; long-term care.
What the CMS nursing home star rating means
The overall star rating (1–5) is CMS's Five-Star Quality Rating, which combines health inspections, staffing and quality measures. Each listing also shows the three component ratings, and CMS's own flags where they apply: Special Focus Facility (CMS's program for nursing homes with a history of serious quality problems) or a candidate for it, and the abuse icon, which CMS shows for nursing homes cited for abuse. CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System.
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Common questions
How many nursing homes does HomeCareFinder list?
13,996 Medicare- and/or Medicaid-certified nursing homes from CMS Care Compare (September 2026 release), in every state and territory except Florida, which is coming January 1, 2027.
Does Medicare pay for nursing home care?
Medicare Part A covers short-term skilled nursing facility care after a qualifying inpatient hospital stay of at least 3 days in a row: in 2026 you pay $0 for days 1–20 (after the Part A deductible) and $217 a day for days 21–100, and Medicare pays nothing after day 100. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care in a nursing home; Medicaid can for people who qualify. Source: Medicare.gov.
Can a nursing home pay to rank higher on HomeCareFinder?
No. Nursing homes are ordered only by the CMS overall star rating, ties alphabetical, unrated last. No nursing home can pay us, and these pages carry no ads, sponsors or partner links.
Quick facts: 13,996 nursing homes from CMS Care Compare (September 2026); 13,874 rated; ranked only by the CMS overall star rating; no ads or partner links; Florida from January 1, 2027.