What is nursing home?
Skilled nursing facilities providing 24-hour nursing care and rehabilitation for people with significant medical or daily-care needs.
How to choose senior care in your area
The marketing looks the same everywhere. The record does not. Here is what actually separates a good community from a risky one, by care type.
Nursing homes
Start with the CMS Five-Star rating, then look past it: a 4-star overall can still hide a poor health-inspection score. Check the deficiency count on the most recent survey, the nurse hours per resident per day (above the state average is the single best predictor of good care), and whether the facility is on the federal special-focus list. Any fines or the abuse icon are red flags worth asking about.
How nursing home is paid for
- Medicare covers a short, skilled nursing or rehabilitation stay (up to 100 days per benefit period, with conditions) after a qualifying hospital stay.
- Medicare does not cover long-term custodial nursing-home care.
- Medicaid is the largest payer of long-term nursing-home care for residents who meet income and asset limits.
- Every nursing home listed here is Medicare- and Medicaid-certified and carries a CMS Five-Star rating.
Find nursing homes by city
- Nursing home in Las Vegas, NV (30)
- Nursing home in Denver, CO (23)
- Nursing home in Phoenix, AZ (23)
- Nursing home in Tucson, AZ (21)
- Nursing home in Colorado Springs, CO (20)
- Nursing home in Albuquerque, NM (18)
- Nursing home in Salt Lake City, UT (16)
- Nursing home in Lakewood, CO (13)
- Nursing home in Aurora, CO (11)
- Nursing home in Mesa, AZ (11)
- Nursing home in Scottsdale, AZ (11)
- Nursing home in Pueblo, CO (9)
Frequently asked questions
What is nursing home?
Skilled nursing facilities providing 24-hour nursing care and rehabilitation for people with significant medical or daily-care needs.
How is nursing home paid for?
Medicare covers a short, skilled nursing or rehabilitation stay (up to 100 days per benefit period, with conditions) after a qualifying hospital stay. Medicare does not cover long-term custodial nursing-home care. Medicaid is the largest payer of long-term nursing-home care for residents who meet income and asset limits. Every nursing home listed here is Medicare- and Medicaid-certified and carries a CMS Five-Star rating.
How is nursing home different from the other types of senior care?
Senior care ranges from independent living and assisted living to memory care, nursing homes, home health, and hospice. Nursing home sits in that spectrum: Skilled nursing facilities providing 24-hour nursing care and rehabilitation for people with significant medical or daily-care needs.