America's Best Nursing Homes 2025 (2025)

One of the challenges of aging is finding the right care from sources that you trust—you want to know that you or your loved ones are in good hands during a new phase of life. Nursing homes can provide crucial services for those who need general care or medical assistance in their day-to-day lives. In fact, there were an estimated 1.2 million nursing home residents across the country in 2023, according to global data research firm Statista. That number is expected to increase.

To assist seniors and their loved ones in considering long-term care options, Newsweek and Statista are partnering for the fourth year to rank America's Best Nursing Homes 2025.

This year's list recognizes 1,050 nursing homes across the 25 states with the highest number of facilities, according to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data. The top nursing homes in each state were assessed and ranked based on four pillars: performance data, recommendations of medical professionals, accreditations and resident satisfaction.

We hope this list helps you find the best available care options for you or your loved ones.

America's Best Nursing Homes 2025 - 50-99 beds

America's Best Nursing Homes 2025 - 100-149 beds

America's Best Nursing Homes 2025 - 150+ beds

Rank	Facility	City	State	Facility Size	Certified Beds	Medicare/Medicaid Accepted	Continuing Care Retirement Community	Resident & Family Council
1	Sacred Heart Residence - Little Sisters of the Poor	Mobile	Alabama	50-99 beds	75	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
2	Washington County Nursing Home	Chatom	Alabama	50-99 beds	88	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
3	El Reposo Nursing Facility	Florence	Alabama	50-99 beds	60	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Both
4	Piedmont Health Care Center	Piedmont	Alabama	50-99 beds	91	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Both
5	Arbor Woods Health & Rehab	Reform	Alabama	50-99 beds	85	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
1	Aliceville Manor Nursing Home	Aliceville	Alabama	100-149 beds	100	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
2	Crossville Health and Rehabilitation	Crossville	Alabama	100-149 beds	143	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
3	Crowne Health Care of Fort Payne	Fort Payne	Alabama	100-149 beds	123	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
4	Fayette Medical Center - Long Term Care Unit	Fayette	Alabama	100-149 beds	122	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Both
5	EAMC-Lanier Nursing Home	Valley	Alabama	100-149 beds	103	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Both
6	West Gate Village	Brewton	Alabama	100-149 beds	125	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Both
7	Southern Springs Health Care	Union Springs	Alabama	100-149 beds	123	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
1	Hanceville Nursing & Rehab Center	Hanceville	Alabama	Over 150 beds	208	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Both
2	Heritage Health Care & Rehab	Tuscaloosa	Alabama	Over 150 beds	216	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
3	Gadsden Health and Rehab	Gadsden	Alabama	Over 150 beds	168	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
4	Westside Terrace Healthcare	Dothan	Alabama	Over 150 beds	165	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Both
5	Arbor Springs Health and Rehab Center	Opelika	Alabama	Over 150 beds	225	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
6	Mitchell-Hollingsworth Nursing & Rehabilitation - Florence	Florence	Alabama	Over 150 beds	222	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Both
7	Capitol Hill Healthcare	Montgomery	Alabama	Over 150 beds	284	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
8	Rehab Select at Albertville	Albertville	Alabama	Over 150 beds	159	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Both
9	Crowne Health Care of Eufaula	Eufaula	Alabama	Over 150 beds	180	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
10	Hatley Healthcare & Rehabilitation	Clanton	Alabama	Over 150 beds	201	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Both
11	McGuffey Health & Rehabilitation Center	Gadsden	Alabama	Over 150 beds	209	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
12	Springhill Rehabilitation and Senior Residence	Mobile	Alabama	Over 150 beds	151	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Both
13	Cherokee County Health & Rehab Center	Centre	Alabama	Over 150 beds	185	Medicare and Medicaid	Y	Both
1	Friendship Village of Tempe	Tempe	Arizona	100-149 beds	128	Medicare	Y	Both
2	Archstone Care Center	Chandler	Arizona	100-149 beds	120	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
3	Arizona State Veteran Home - Tucson	Tucson	Arizona	100-149 beds	120	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
4	Citadel Post Acute	Mesa	Arizona	100-149 beds	128	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
5	Camelback Post-Acute Care and Rehabilitation	Phoenix	Arizona	100-149 beds	107	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
6	Freedom Plaza Care Center	Peoria	Arizona	100-149 beds	111	Medicare	Y	Resident
1	Bella Vita Health and Rehabilitation Center	Glendale	Arizona	Over 150 beds	176	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
2	North Mountain Medical and Rehabilitation Center	Phoenix	Arizona	Over 150 beds	155	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
3	Plaza Healthcare	Scottsdale	Arizona	Over 150 beds	179	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
4	Horizon Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center	Glendale	Arizona	Over 150 beds	196	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
5	Apache Junction Health Center	Apache Junction	Arizona	Over 150 beds	190	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
6	Coronado Healthcare Center	Phoenix	Arizona	Over 150 beds	191	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
7	Estrella Health and Rehab Center	Avondale	Arizona	Over 150 beds	161	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
8	Ridgecrest Post Acute	Phoenix	Arizona	Over 150 beds	200	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
9	Peoria Post Acute & Rehabilitation	Peoria	Arizona	Over 150 beds	159	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
10	Life Care Center of Sierra Vista	Sierra Vista	Arizona	Over 150 beds	152	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
11	Life Care Center of Mi Casa Nursing Center	Mesa	Arizona	Over 150 beds	180	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
12	Life Care Center of North Glendale	Glendale	Arizona	Over 150 beds	223	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
13	Park Avenue Health and Rehabilitation Center	Tucson	Arizona	Over 150 beds	200	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
14	Rio Vista Post Acute & Rehabilitation	Peoria	Arizona	Over 150 beds	150	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
1	Kearny Mesa Convalescent & Nursing Home	San Diego	California	50-99 beds	98	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
2	Newport Nursing & Rehabilitation Center	Newport Beach	California	50-99 beds	59	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
3	Mary Health of the Sick	Newbury Park	California	50-99 beds	61	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Both
4	Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center	San Francisco	California	50-99 beds	68	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident
5	La Palma Nursing Center	Anaheim	California	50-99 beds	72	Medicare and Medicaid	N	Resident

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METHODOLOGY

America's Best Nursing Homes 2025 highlights the nation's top 1050 nursing homes out of 14,858 analyzed. The evaluation is based on the following four pillars: performance data, peer recommendations, accreditations and resident satisfaction. Nursing homes in the 25 states with the highest number of facilities, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS, 2024) were considered in the study. Included are single branches of nursing homes with at least 50 certified beds, which are not part of the Specialty Focus Facility (SFF) program.

Statista used Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data to determine the performance of nursing homes. This year, the weighting of the performance data pillar was increased within the scoring model to reflect the emphasis on the medical key performance indicators. For peer recommendations, Statista invited thousands of medical experts (registered nurses, nursing home managers and administrators, licensed practical nurses / licensed vocational nurses, nursing assistants, therapists and physicians) to an online survey. Additionally, experts from all over the U.S. could participate in the survey of the America's Best Nursing Homes by State on newsweek.com. Email verification was required and self-recommendation was not possible. The survey data was collected from June to July 2024. As an additional element, accreditations from the Joint Commission and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) have been included in the scoring model (where available). As a minor additional pillar of the scoring, evaluations from residents and relatives from Google were included for each nursing home. Based on the available data, Nursing homes received a resident satisfaction rating between 0 and 5 stars.

The overall rating is the weighted average of the performance data score 52%, the reputation score 33%, the accreditation score 10% and the resident satisfaction score 5%. The best 1050 nursing homes are awarded with a rank in their own state, resulting in 20 individual lists for nursing homes with 50-99 beds and 25 individual lists for nursing homes with 100-149 beds and for nursing homes with at least 150 beds.

The rankings are comprised exclusively of nursing homes that are eligible regarding the scope described in this document. A mention in the ranking is a positive recognition based on peer recommendations and publicly available data sources at the time. The ranking is the result of an elaborate process which, due to the interval of data collection and analysis, is a reflection of the last 12 months only. Furthermore, events preceding or following the period August 21^st, 2023 – August, 21^st, 2024, and/or pertaining to individual persons affiliated/associated to the facilities were not included in the metrics. The results of this ranking should not be used as the sole source of information for future deliberations. The information provided in this ranking should be considered in conjunction with other available information about nursing homes or, if possible, accompanied by a visit to a facility. The quality of nursing homes that are not included in the rankings is not disputed.

Download the methodology overview here.

Download the extended methodology here.