This year, 475 facilities were identified and honored in 25 states. Rankings were based on four criteria, including performance data, reputation score and a COVID-19 score. A score was also added for facilities accredited by The Joint Commission.
Here are the top five nursing homes by state:
Alabama
- Hanceville Nursing & Rehab Center
- Capitol Hill Healthcare (Montgomery)
- Mitchell-Hollingsworth Nursing & Rehabilitation (Florence)
- Hatley Healthcare & Rehabilitation (Clanton)
- Collinsville Healthcare & Rehab
Arizona
- Plaza Healthcare (Scottsdale)
- Devon Gables Rehabilitation Center (Tucson)
- Apache Junction Health Center
- North Mountain Medical and Rehabilitation Center (Phoenix)
- Life Care Center of Paradise Valley (Phoenix)
California
- Ararat Home of Los Angeles (Mission Hills)
- Edgemoor DP SNF (Santee)
- Mission de la Casa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (San Jose)
- Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital (Los Angeles)
- English Oaks Convalescent & Rehabilitation Center (Modesto)
Colorado
- Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons (Aurora)
- Life Care Center of Longmont
- Briarwood Health Care Center (Denver)
- Mesa Vista of Boulder
- Bethany Nursing and Rehabilitation (Lakewood)
Connecticut
- Saint Mary Home (West Hartford)
- Hughes Health & Rehabilitation (West Hartford)
- Whitney Rehabilitation Care Center (Hamden)
- Branford Hills Health Care Center (Branford)
- Jewish Senior Services (Bridgeport)
Florida
- River Garden Hebrew Home (Jacksonville)
- John Knox Village of Central Florida (Orange City)
- Jackson Memorial Long-Term Care Center (Miami)
- Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center (Cutler Bay)
- The Legacy at Boca Raton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
Georgia
- A.G. Rhodes Wesley Woods (Atlanta)
- Budd Terrace at Wesley Woods (Atlanta)
- Life Care Center of Gwinnett (Lawrenceville)
- WellStar Paulding Nursing Center (Dallas)
- Wynfield Park Health & Rehabilitation (Albany)
Illinois
- Burgess Square Healthcare and Rehab Centre (Westmont)
- Lutheran Home (Arlington Heights)
- Oak Brook Care
- Bella Terra Schaumburg
- Ascension Living Casa Scalabrini Village (Northlake)
Indiana
- Greenwood Meadows (Greenwood)
- Coventry Meadows (Fort Wayne)
- CommuniCare – Greenwood Healthcare Center
- The Village at Anthony Boulevard (Fort Wayne)
- Holy Cross Rehabilitation and Wellness Center (South Bend)
Kentucky
- Thomson-Hood Veterans Center (Wilmore)
- Fountain Circle Care & Rehabilitation (Winchester)
- Florence Park Nursing & Rehab Center (Florence)
- Laurel Heights (London)
- Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Paducah)
Louisiana
- Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Covington)
- Audubon Health and Rehab (Thibodaux)
- J. Michael Morrow Memorial Nursing Home (Arnaudville)
- Leslie Lakes Retirement Center (Arcadia)
- Ouachita Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center (Monroe)
Maryland
- Hebrew Home of Greater Washington (Rockville)
- Autumn Lake Healthcare at Crofton
- Lorien Columbia
- ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation (Potomac)
- Wilson Health Care Center (Gaithersburg)
Massachusetts
- CareOne at Holyoke
- Christopher House of Worcester
- Life Care Center of West Bridgewater
- CareOne at Lexington
- Bear Hill Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center (Stoneham)
Michigan
- Spectrum Health Rehab and Nursing Center-Kalamazoo Avenue (Grand Rapids)
- Tuscola County Medical Care Community (Caro)
- Beaumont Commons-Farmington Hills
- Pomeroy Living Sterling (Sterling Heights)
- Marwood Nursing and Rehab (Port Huron)
Minnesota
- Minnesota Masonic Home (Bloomington)
- Mount Olivet Careview Home (Minneapolis)
- Johanna Shores (Arden Hills)
- Saint Therese of New Hope
- CentraCare-St. Cloud (Minn.) St. Benedict’s Community
Missouri
- Village Care Center at John Knox Village (Lees Summit)
- Delmar Gardens of O’Fallon
- Bethesda Meadow (Ellisville)
- Delmar Gardens of Meramec Valley (Fenton)
- Lutheran Convalescent Home (Webster Groves)
New Jersey
- Roosevelt Care Center at Edison
- Christian Health Care Center (Wyckoff)
- Daughters of Miriam Center (Clifton)
- Hackensack Meridian Health-Bayshore Medical Center (Holmdel)
- Excelcare at The Pines (Atlantic City)
New York
- NYC Health + Hospitals-Sea View (New York City)
- Friendly Senior Living-Friendly Home (Rochester)
- Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center (Yonkers)
- NYC Health + Hospitals-Carter (New York City)
- NYC Health + Hospitals-Coler (New York City)
North Carolina
- Abernethy Laurels (Newton)
- Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Center
- Longleaf Neuro-Medical Center (Wilson)
- Five Oaks Rehabilitation and Care Center (Concord)
- Raleigh Rehabilitation Center
Ohio
- Ohio Veterans Homes (Sandusky)
- O’Neill Healthcare North Ridgeville
- Otterbein SeniorLife Lebanon
- Legacy Health Services-Franklin Plaza (Cleveland)
- Arbors at Stow
Pennsylvania
- The Glen at Willow Valley (Lancaster)
- Mennonite Home (Lancaster)
- Masonic Village at Elizabethtown
- Messiah Lifeways at Messiah Village (Mechanicsburg)
- St. Joseph Manor (Meadowbrook)
South Carolina
- NHC HealthCare Lexington (West Columbia)
- NHC HealthCare Parklane (Columbia)
- NHC HealthCare Anderson
- C.M. Tucker Nursing Care Center (Columbia)
- Saluda Nursing & Rehab Center
Tennessee
- Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab (Cordova)
- NHC HealthCare Johnson City
- Trevecca Center for Rehabilitation & Healing (Nashville)
- Ballad Health-Wexford House (Kingsport)
- Beverly Park Place North Knoxville (Knoxville)
Texas
- Texhoma Christian Care Center (Wichita Falls)
- SavaSeniorCare-Memorial City Health and Rehabilitation Center (Houston)
- Alfredo Gonzalez Texas State Veterans Home-McAllen
- The Vosswood Nursing Center (Houston)
- Ambrosio Guillen Texas State Veterans Home (El Paso)
Virginia
- Sitter & Barfoot Veterans Care Center (Richmond)
- Fairfax (Va.) Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility (Norfolk)
- Dogwood Village of Orange (Va.) County
- Westminster Canterbury Richmond