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Read the health-inspection star first — it’s the surveyor-assigned score and the hardest to game (though CMS ranks it within each state, so a 5-star home in a lenient state isn’t nationally comparable). Then check staffing, turnover, fines, and the “follow-the-money” finances. Or just search near your ZIP →
Browse all 14,690 Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes across 53 states and territories. Choose a state below, or search every kind of care near your ZIP code →
Flagged = the home has a serious citation — actual harm or immediate jeopardy, CMS scope-and-severity G–L — or a federal fine on record. Absence of a citation is not proof a problem never happened.
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