CMS Nursing Home Compare

Search CMS Nursing Home Compare quality data for 14,700+ Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing facilities across the United States. Filter by state, facility name, star rating, ownership type, or CMS Certification Number. Returns structured quality ratings, staffing levels, fine history, and contact data. No API key required.

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Data Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare via the CMS Care Compare API. Official federal data maintained by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and updated on a regular basis.

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Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
ccn	string	CMS Certification Number (unique facility identifier)
providerName	string	Facility name
city	string	City
state	string	State abbreviation
overallRating	string	Overall star rating (1-5)
healthInspectionRating	string	Health inspection star rating (1-5)
staffingRating	string	Staffing star rating (1-5)
qualityRating	string	Quality measures star rating (1-5)
ownershipType	string	For Profit, Non-Profit, or Government
certifiedBeds	string	Number of CMS-certified beds
totalFinesInDollars	string	Total federal fines assessed in dollars
phone	string	Facility phone number

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Use Cases

• Healthcare lead generation -- build prospect lists of nursing facilities by state, rating tier, or ownership type for B2B sales targeting (medical supplies, staffing, software, food service).
• Market research -- analyze facility density, rating distribution, and ownership concentration by geography.
• Compliance and due diligence -- screen facilities for deficiency history, fine totals, and rating trends prior to partnership, acquisition, or referral.
• Consumer guidance tools -- surface quality and staffing data for families researching care options.
• Competitive analysis -- map competitor networks by chain affiliation, ownership, or geographic footprint.
• Policy and advocacy research -- examine staffing and quality disparities across ownership types or states.

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How to Use

Set the input fields and run the actor. Results are pushed to the Apify dataset and can be exported as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchType	string	state	state, name (facility name keyword), rating (minimum star rating), or ccn (direct lookup)
state	string		Two-letter state code (e.g., CA, TX, NY, FL)
facilityName	string		Partial facility name to search. Used with name search type
minOverallRating	integer	0	Minimum overall star rating (1-5). Used with rating search type
ownershipType	string		Filter by For profit, Non profit, or Government. Leave empty for all
ccn	string		CMS Certification Number for a direct facility lookup
maxResults	integer	100	Maximum facility records to return (1-15000)

Example -- All Facilities in California

{
  "searchType": "state",
  "state": "CA",
  "maxResults": 1500
}

Example -- 5-Star Facilities in Texas

{
  "searchType": "rating",
  "state": "TX",
  "minOverallRating": 5,
  "maxResults": 500
}

Example -- For-Profit Facilities in New York

{
  "searchType": "state",
  "state": "NY",
  "ownershipType": "For profit",
  "maxResults": 500
}

Example -- Direct Lookup by CCN

{
  "searchType": "ccn",
  "ccn": "555038",
  "maxResults": 1
}

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Cost

• Actor start fee: ~$0.10 per run
• Compute: minimal -- typical runs complete in seconds to under a minute for large state queries
• Data cost: $0.005 per result

Pulling all 14,700+ facilities costs approximately $0.84 in data fees plus the start fee.

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Output Formats

Results are available in the Apify dataset viewer and can be exported as:

• JSON
• CSV
• Excel (XLSX)
• XML
• RSS

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FAQ

Do I need a CMS account or API key? No. The CMS Care Compare API is fully public and requires no authentication.

How often is the data updated? CMS updates Nursing Home Compare data quarterly. Health inspection and staffing data may update on different schedules.

Can I retrieve all 14,700+ facilities in one run? Yes. Set maxResults to 15000 and use a broad search (e.g., by state without other filters, or multiple state runs). Each facility record costs $0.005.

What is the CCN? The CMS Certification Number is the unique federal identifier for each nursing facility. It is used across CMS datasets and is stable across name changes.

Does the data include chain/corporate affiliation? The output fields shown above represent the core CMS fields returned. Chain affiliation is available in the raw CMS dataset and may be present depending on CMS API response structure.

What does the total fines field represent? totalFinesInDollars reflects the cumulative federal fines assessed against the facility through CMS enforcement actions. It does not include state-level penalties.