🏥 CMS Nursing Home Ratings Scraper

Collect nursing home ratings, inspection results, staffing data, and compliance penalties from the official CMS Care Compare database. Perfect for healthcare researchers, consultants, and families comparing facilities. No coding required. Download 47 data fields per facility as CSV, Excel, or JSON. Monitor rating changes, analyze staffing hours, track fines, and identify compliance trends across all 14,700+ US nursing homes.

The CMS Nursing Home Ratings Scraper collects comprehensive quality metrics and operational data from the CMS Provider Data catalog for all US nursing homes, with up to 47 fields per facility, supporting filter-based searches by state, city, ownership, and quality ratings.

✨ What Does It Do

• 📊 Overall Rating - Track five-star quality ratings to identify top-performing and struggling facilities
• 🏥 Health Inspection Rating - Access compliance scores from state health inspections to assess regulatory adherence
• 👥 Staffing Rating - Compare staffing levels and hours per resident across facilities to evaluate care quality
• 📈 Quality Measure Rating - Review clinical outcomes and resident health metrics to benchmark care performance
• 💰 Total Penalties & Fines - Monitor enforcement actions and financial penalties to identify facilities with compliance issues
• 🔍 Facility Details - Collect provider names, certification numbers, bed counts, ownership types, and location data for comprehensive facility profiles

🔧 Input

• Max Items - Users can collect up to 100 results per run on the free plan. Extended plan users can set any limit up to 1,000,000
• State - Filter by US state using 2-letter codes (e.g. CA, TX, NY). Leave blank to search all states
• City - Narrow results to a specific city (e.g. Los Angeles, Houston)
• ZIP Code - Filter by postal code for location-specific searches
• Provider Name - Search by nursing home name. Supports partial matches to find all facilities with keywords in their name
• CMS Certification Number - Look up a specific facility using its unique 6-digit CCN identifier
• Overall Rating - Filter by five-star overall quality rating (1-5)
• Health Inspection Rating - Filter by state inspection rating (1-5)
• Quality Measure Rating - Filter by clinical outcomes rating (1-5)
• Staffing Rating - Filter by staffing level rating (1-5)
• Ownership Type - Filter by facility ownership (for-profit, non-profit, government)

Example input:

{
  "maxItems": 100,
  "state": "CA",
  "city": "Los Angeles",
  "overallRating": "4",
  "ownershipType": "For profit - Corporation"
}

📊 Output

Each nursing home includes up to 47 data fields covering ratings, staffing, penalties, location, and facility details. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

🏥 Provider Name	🆔 CMS Certification Number	📍 City
🌍 State	📮 ZIP Code	📞 Phone Number
⭐ Overall Rating	🔍 Health Inspection Rating	📈 Quality Measure Rating
👥 Staffing Rating	💰 Total Fines Amount	⚖️ Total Penalties Count
🛏️ Certified Beds	🏢 Ownership Type	🔗 Provider URL
📋 Administrator Name	📧 Administrator Email	💼 Ownership Information
👨‍⚕️ Licensed Beds	🏨 Medicare Certified Beds	♿ Medicaid Certified Beds
🎯 Continuing Care Beds	🏃 Residents 90+ Days	👶 Residents <90 Days
👥 Total Resident Count	👩‍⚕️ RN Hours Per Resident	💊 Licensed Practical Nurse Hours
🛎️ CNA Hours Per Resident	👨‍⚕️ Physical Therapist Hours	🎯 Occupational Therapist Hours
💬 Speech Therapist Hours	🔬 Clinical Assessment Hours	📊 Deficiency Count
⚠️ Severe Deficiency Count	👮 Fire Safety Violation Count	🏥 Serious Bodily Injury Count

💎 Why Choose the CMS Nursing Home Ratings Scraper?

Feature	Our Actor	Similar Tools
Filter by 10+ criteria (state, city, rating, ownership)	✔️	❌
Access complete 47-field dataset per facility	✔️	Partial
No authentication or sign-up required	✔️	❌
Support all 14,700+ US nursing homes	✔️	❌
Export to CSV, Excel, and JSON	✔️	✔️
Collect up to 100 items per run	✔️	❌
Collect up to 1,000,000 items per run	✔️	❌
Real-time CMS Provider Data access	✔️	❌
Staffing hours and quality metrics included	✔️	Partial
Penalty and fine information	✔️	❌
Residential proxy support available	✔️	❌
Easy filtering by compliance metrics	✔️	❌

📋 How to Use

No technical skills required. Follow these simple steps:

1. Sign Up: Create a free account with $5 credit
2. Find the Tool: Search for "CMS Nursing Home Ratings Scraper" in the Apify Store and configure your input
3. Run It: Click "Start" and watch your results appear

That's it. No coding, no setup, no complicated configuration. Now you can export your data in CSV, Excel, or JSON format.

🎯 Business Use Cases

• 📊 Healthcare Researchers - Compare staffing levels and quality metrics across 500+ facilities in your region to publish benchmark studies and identify best practices
• 💼 Care Facility Consultants - Monitor compliance penalties for clients weekly to flag emerging violations and advise on regulatory improvements before state inspections
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Care Advocates - Track facility ratings by zip code to recommend top-rated nursing homes to families searching for safe, quality care in their area

❓ FAQ

🔍 How does it work? The scraper collects nursing home ratings, inspection results, staffing data, and penalty information for your selected filters from the official CMS Provider Data. Results are delivered in your chosen format within seconds.

📊 How accurate is the data? Data comes directly from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) official database. It is updated regularly to reflect the latest facility ratings, penalties, and compliance information.

📅 Can I schedule regular scraping runs? Yes. You can set up scheduled tasks on the Apify platform to run this scraper daily, weekly, or monthly to track changes in facility ratings and penalties over time.

⚖️ Is it legal to scrape this data? Yes. The CMS Care Compare database is public government data provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. It is your responsibility to comply with applicable laws and the CMS website's terms of service.

🛡️ Will CMS block me? No. This scraper accesses official CMS public data directly. No blocking or IP restrictions are expected. Residential proxies are available if needed for additional security.

⚡ How long does a run take? A single facility lookup takes seconds. Fetching 100 facilities takes approximately 5-10 seconds. Fetching 1,000 facilities takes 30-60 seconds, depending on filter complexity and network conditions.

⚠️ Are there any limits? Free users can collect up to 100 results per run. Extended plan users can collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

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🚀 Ready to Start?

Create a free account with $5 credit and collect your first 100 results for free. No coding, no setup.

🆘 Need Help?

• Check the FAQ section above for common questions
• Visit the Apify support page for documentation and tutorials
• Contact us to request a new scraper, propose a custom project, or report an issue at Tally contact form

⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.