US nursing home statistics
Original summary statistics computed from the CMS Provider Information file for the
14,690 Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes listed in this
directory.
National overview
| Facilities | 14,690 |
| States and territories | 53 |
| Certified beds | 1,567,452 |
| Median beds per facility | 100 |
| Average residents per day (median) | 78 |
| Facilities rated 4 or 5 stars (of rated) | 40% |
| Facilities with an abuse flag | 10% |
| Facilities with special-focus status | 4% |
| Facilities with sprinklers in all required areas | 0% |
| Facilities with a resident and family council | 0% |
Staffing and turnover (national medians)
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.68 |
| RN staffing hours per resident per day | 0.58 |
| Total nurse hours on weekends | 3.26 |
| Total nursing-staff turnover | 44.9% |
| RN turnover | 42.1% |
Ownership
| Ownership type | Facilities | Share |
|---|
| For profit - Limited Liability company | 5,265 | 36% |
| For profit - Corporation | 4,645 | 32% |
| Non profit - Corporation | 2,301 | 16% |
| For profit - Individual | 609 | 4% |
| For profit - Partnership | 356 | 2% |
| Government - County | 339 | 2% |
| Government - Hospital district | 321 | 2% |
| Non profit - Other | 310 | 2% |
| Non profit - Church related | 248 | 2% |
| Government - State | 158 | 1% |
| Government - City/county | 72 | 0% |
| Government - City | 50 | 0% |
| Government - Federal | 16 | 0% |
Chains with the most facilities
| Chain | Facilities |
|---|
| THE ENSIGN GROUP | 344 |
| PACS GROUP | 275 |
| LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA | 194 |
| GENESIS HEALTHCARE | 184 |
| CREATIVE SOLUTIONS IN HEALTHCARE | 149 |
| TRILOGY HEALTH SERVICES | 127 |
| SABER HEALTHCARE GROUP | 126 |
| AVIR HEALTH GROUP | 118 |
| COMMUNICARE HEALTH | 110 |
| PRUITTHEALTH | 96 |
69% of facilities belong to a multi-facility chain.
States with the most nurse staffing hours (≥20 facilities)
States with the fewest nurse staffing hours (≥20 facilities)
States with the highest average CMS overall rating (≥20 facilities)
States with the lowest average CMS overall rating (≥20 facilities)
Averages are computed from the CMS published file and are not risk-adjusted; use
them as context, not as facility quality verdicts. Individual facility pages carry the CMS
ratings.
Data: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home Provider Information (public domain), reproduced as published. Not medical or legal advice.
Written and maintained by the US Nursing Homes data team · last reviewed 2026-10-24 · sources and methodology.