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Data & sources

Built entirely from official CMS data

SeniorCareRating.com uses the U.S. CMS Provider Data Catalog (Care Compare) under the “Nursing homes including rehab services” topic. Pages are generated ahead of time; the public site never queries a database when you visit.

Current dataset: Live CMS dataset
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog· refreshed 2026-07-17

Coverage in the current build

Facilities
14,700
Counties
2,850
Parent chains
1,288
1-star overall (CMS)
2,882
CMS abuse icon shown
1,482
Penalties (3y)
$462,082,018

Care measures available for 14,321 of 14,700 facilities in this build.

Source datasets

Facility information

The basics: name, location, beds, ownership type, the four CMS star ratings, and the abuse icon.

Key fields: ID, name, address, county, ratings, abuse icon, chain name
Health inspections

What inspectors found, kept as short facts — the finding, how serious it was, dates, and status.

Key fields: finding, severity level (A–L), survey type, fix date
Care measures

A few CMS care indicators for long-stay residents, used for context.

Key fields: antipsychotic medication, pressure ulcers, falls with injury
Penalties

Federal fines and payment denials issued in recent years.

Key fields: date, type, fine amount, payment-denial days
Ownership & chain

The owner and chain the government reports, used to group facilities carefully.

Key fields: owner name, role, chain name → parent grouping

What we do not store

  • Scraped or user reviews
  • Testimonials or endorsements
  • Facility-paid placements or ads
  • Invented ratings or rankings
  • Long narrative inspection text
  • Anything not traceable to a CMS source field

Why compact-only

We keep short codes, dates, numbers, and identifiers — not long narrative text. This keeps the dataset small, fast, and strictly traceable to CMS source fields, and avoids republishing unverified prose. Source runs (release date, checksum, row counts) are tracked for every refresh.

Source runs

SourceDatasetReleasedDownloaded
CMS Provider Data Catalognursing-homes—2026-07-17
Methodology & limits.Coverage figures reflect the current build scope (mode shown above), not necessarily national coverage. See methodology.
SeniorCareRating.com summarizes public CMS data. It is not affiliated with CMS, Medicare.gov, or any nursing home. Data may lag current conditions. This is not medical, legal, or care-placement advice — always verify with official sources and qualified professionals.