Nursing homes in Alachua County, Florida
Alachua County, Florida has 9 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 1,272 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 3.4 of 5 (the Florida average is 3.3), and 6 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.59 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 4 of the 9.
- Nursing homes
- 9
- Certified beds
- 1,272
- Average overall rating
- 3.4
- Certified beds in use
- 92.7%
All 9 homes
- 5 of 5 Oak Hammock at the University of Florida Inc 73beds 93.8%in use 5.24nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Plaza Health and Rehab 180beds 97.6%in use 3.97nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center 138beds 95.9%in use 3.55nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Magnolia Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center 223beds 90.5%in use 3.59nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Palm Garden of Gainesville 150beds 92.4%in use 3.64nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Parklands Care Center and Rehab 120beds 95.8%in use 3.59nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Park Meadows Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center 148beds 96.7%in use 3.53nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Cedar Crest at North Florida 120beds 82.3%in use 3.69nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Gainesville Health and Rehabilitation 120beds 88.9%in use 2.50nurse hours a day
The circle and stars show the CMS overall rating from 1 to 5. Sorting is a convenience, not a recommendation; ratings do not include price or openings. Medicaid participation comes from CMS; ask each home whether a Medicaid bed is open.
Common questions
How many nursing homes are in Alachua County, Florida?
CMS lists 9 certified nursing homes in Alachua County, with 1,272 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Alachua County have a 5-star overall rating?
3 homes have a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Oak Hammock at the University of Florida Inc, Plaza Health and Rehab, Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center.
How full are nursing homes in Alachua County?
On an average day about 92.7% of certified beds are in use across homes in Alachua County. This is an average, so ask each home about current openings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog. CMS does not publish prices, so costs are not shown.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home datasets processed Sep 1, 2026. All counties in Florida