Nursing homes by state

Every Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing home, scored. The Avoid column is the one the placement sites won't show you.

StateFacilitiesRecommendedCautionAvoidAvg score
Alaska 20 8 10 2 73
Alabama 224 160 40 24 76
Arkansas 221 167 45 9 77
Arizona 140 85 41 14 71
California 1,164 248 790 126 67
Colorado 210 59 108 43 63
Connecticut 191 61 109 21 66
Washington, D.C. 17 3 8 6 60
Delaware 44 12 24 8 64
Florida 694 405 214 75 72
Georgia 356 200 128 28 71
Guam 1 0 1 0 65
Hawaii 42 15 25 2 72
Iowa 389 248 117 24 74
Idaho 80 36 36 8 70
Illinois 667 133 282 252 56
Indiana 507 333 148 26 75
Kansas 296 105 154 37 66
Kentucky 268 203 46 19 77
Louisiana 266 112 118 36 67
Massachusetts 341 195 125 21 73
Maryland 221 46 148 27 67
Maine 78 23 51 4 72
Michigan 423 150 210 63 67
Minnesota 338 172 137 29 72
Missouri 487 142 250 95 63
Mississippi 202 113 62 27 69
Montana 61 16 30 15 60
North Carolina 420 233 133 54 70
North Dakota 72 43 15 14 70
Nebraska 179 104 68 7 74
New Hampshire 73 56 16 1 79
New Jersey 348 161 159 28 70
New Mexico 68 5 46 17 58
Nevada 66 35 28 3 74
New York 596 354 192 50 72
Ohio 921 394 455 72 70
Oklahoma 283 127 116 40 67
Oregon 128 46 73 9 71
Pennsylvania 656 298 253 105 69
Puerto Rico 9 2 6 1 69
Rhode Island 72 18 37 17 62
South Carolina 187 111 56 20 72
South Dakota 96 38 44 14 65
Tennessee 303 193 85 25 72
Texas 1,176 305 594 277 60
Utah 97 43 41 13 67
Virginia 289 115 135 39 67
Vermont 33 11 14 8 61
Washington 193 43 130 20 67
Wisconsin 323 141 139 43 69
West Virginia 123 32 76 15 66
Wyoming 36 17 8 11 63