The honest nursing-home safety engine
Will it care for someone you love?
Search any Medicare or Medicaid nursing home in the country. We read CMS's own inspection record — deficiencies, staffing, fines, abuse findings — and give you a straight answer: Recommended, Caution, or Avoid.
Free verdicts on 14,695 facilities · updated quarterly from CMS Care Compare · nothing to sell you a bed
Why families use us instead of the placement sites
We're not paid to place
The big referral sites earn $2,000–12,000 when a facility fills a bed with your parent — so bad inspection records get buried. Our verdict is computed from public data before any money moves, and nobody can pay to change it.
We'll say "avoid"
1,944 facilities currently rate Avoid. Abuse findings and immediate-jeopardy citations cap the verdict no matter how nice the lobby is. The worst records can't average themselves away.
Inspectors' records, not vibes
Every score traces to state inspection findings, payroll-based staffing data, and federal enforcement records — with the math published on our methodology page.
How it works
- Search a facility you're considering — or a ZIP code to see everything nearby.
- Read the verdict: the Safety Score, the red flags in plain English, and better-scoring options nearby.
- Tour with the checklist — the questions that finish the picture in person.
Choosing under pressure?
Hospital discharge gives you days, sometimes hours. Start with the ZIP search, rule out the Avoids, save 2–3 candidates to a shortlist, and take the tour checklist with you.
If a facility on your list gets a new serious citation, we'll email you — free.