Nursing homes in Bay County, Florida
Bay County, Florida has 5 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 538 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 4.4 of 5 (the Florida average is 3.3), and 5 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.68 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 0 of the 5.
- Nursing homes
- 5
- Certified beds
- 538
- Average overall rating
- 4.4
- Certified beds in use
- 92.7%
All 5 homes
- 5 of 5 Aviata at Emerald Shores 77beds 96.1%in use 3.43nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home 120beds 95.3%in use 5.28nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Community Health and Rehabilitation Center 120beds 80.8%in use 3.72nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Pruitthealth - Panama City 101beds 94.7%in use 3.68nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 St Andrews Bay Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 120beds 96.6%in use 3.61nurse 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 Bay County, Florida?
CMS lists 5 certified nursing homes in Bay County, with 538 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Bay County have a 5-star overall rating?
2 homes have a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Aviata at Emerald Shores, Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home.
How full are nursing homes in Bay County?
On an average day about 92.7% of certified beds are in use across homes in Bay 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