Check a nursing home's record before you choose

How to use this site

1. Find the home.Search by name or city, or browse by state and county.
2. Read the top of its page.Six figures show its rating, staffing, inspections and fines against the state average.
3. Take the questions with you.Each page lists questions to ask on a visit, chosen from that home's own record.

Browse by state

• Maine 78
• New Hampshire 73
• Rhode Island 72
• Vermont 33

Who runs the home?

Many nursing homes belong to a chain. See every home CMS lists under the same chain on one page, with average ratings, staffing and fines.

Browse 28 chains Compare homes side by side

National averages

• Overall rating3.0 of 5
• Nurse staffing hours per resident per day3.86
• Nursing staff turnover45.8%
• Health deficiencies in the latest inspection9.3
• Fines per home, past three years0.9
• Average fine amount per home$31,093

Published by CMS. Each home's page shows how it sits against its state average.

Guides

• How to read CMS star ratingsWhat the overall, health inspection, staffing and quality measure ratings cover, and what they leave out.
• What inspection severity letters A to L meanHow inspectors grade each deficiency by harm and by how many residents were affected.
• What to ask on a nursing home visitQuestions that turn public data into a useful conversation with the home.

What this site shows, and what it does not