New York nursing homes ranked

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592 nursing homes in New York are certified by Medicare or Medicaid. They are listed below by their CMS overall star rating, best first, with inspection, staffing and quality stars and nurse staffing hours. Among the 136 rated 5 stars: Elizabeth Seton Children's Center in Yonkers, Sunshine Children's Home and Rehab Center in Ossining, John T Mather Memorial Hospital T C U in Port Jefferson, and more.

Ratings come from CMS and are updated monthly; these are from October 2026. Stars summarize a lot, so check each home's latest inspection report and visit in person before you decide.

All New York nursing homes

592 nursing homes

Largest cities for nursing homes in New York

• Nursing homes in Bronx (41)
• Nursing homes in Brooklyn (40)
• Nursing homes in Rochester (23)
• Nursing homes in New York (14)
• Nursing homes in Far Rockaway (12)
• Nursing homes in Flushing (11)
• Nursing homes in Staten Island (10)
• Nursing homes in Buffalo (8)
• Nursing homes in Syracuse (7)
• Nursing homes in Jamaica (6)
• Nursing homes in New Rochelle (6)
• Nursing homes in Utica (6)

Nursing homes by city in New York

• Albany (5)
• Albion (1)
• Allegany (1)
• Altamont (1)
• Amherst (1)
• Amityville (1)
• Amsterdam (3)
• Argyle (1)
• Arverne (3)
• Astoria (1)
• Auburn (3)
• Avon (1)
• Baldwinsville (1)
• Batavia (3)
• Bath (2)
• Bay Shore (1)
• Bayside (2)
• Beacon (2)
• Bellmore (1)
• Binghamton (3)
• Boonville (1)
• Brentwood (2)
• Brewster (1)
• Briarcliff Manor (1)
• Brockport (1)
• Bronx (41)
• Brookhaven (1)
• Brooklyn (40)
• Buffalo (8)
• Campbell Hall (1)
• Canandaigua (3)
• Canton (1)
• Carthage (1)
• Castleton on Hudson (1)
• Catskill (2)
• Center Moriches (1)
• Cheektowaga (2)
• Chittenango (1)
• Cicero (1)
• Clarence (1)
• Clifton Park (1)
• Clifton Springs (1)
• Clinton (1)
• Cohoes (1)
• Commack (1)
• Cooperstown (1)
• Corning (1)
• Corona (1)
• Cortland (3)
• Cortlandt Manor (2)
• Croton on Hudson (2)
• Cuba (1)
• Delhi (1)
• Delmar (1)
• Dobbs Ferry (1)
• Dunkirk (2)
• East Aurora (1)
• East Elmhurst (1)
• East Farmingdale (1)
• East Greenbush (1)
• East Islip (1)
• East Meadow (1)
• East Patchogue (1)
• East Syracuse (1)
• Eden (1)
• Elizabethtown (1)
• Elmira (2)
• Endicott (2)
• Endwell (1)
• Fairport (3)
• Far Rockaway (12)
• Fishkill (1)
• Flushing (11)
• Forest Hills (3)
• Fort Edward (1)
• Franklin Square (1)
• Freeport (2)
• Gasport (1)
• Geneva (1)
• Getzville (1)
• Ghent (1)
• Glen Cove (3)
• Glen Oaks (1)
• Glens Falls (2)
• Gloversville (2)
• Goshen (3)
• Gowanda (1)
• Grand Island (1)
• Granville (2)
• Great Neck (2)
• Greenhurst (1)
• Greenport (2)
• Groton (1)
• Guilderland (1)
• Hamburg (2)
• Hastings on Hudson (1)
• Haverstraw (1)
• Hempstead (3)
• Herkimer (2)
• Highland (2)
• Hollis (2)
• Holmes (1)
• Holtsville (1)
• Hoosick Falls (1)
• Hornell (2)
• Horseheads (2)
• Houghton (1)
• Huntington (2)
• Huntington Station (1)
• Hyde Park (1)
• Ilion (1)
• Island Park (1)
• Ithaca (4)
• Jackson Heights (1)
• Jamaica (6)
• Jamaica Estates (1)
• Jamestown (1)
• Jamesville (2)
• Johnson City (1)
• Johnstown (1)
• Kenmore (2)
• Kings Park (1)
• Kingston (1)
• Lackawanna (1)
• Lake Katrine (2)
• Lake Placid (1)
• Lancaster (2)
• Leroy (1)
• Lewiston (1)
• Liberty (2)
• Little Falls (1)
• Little Neck (1)
• Liverpool (1)
• Livingston (1)
• Livonia (1)
• Lockport (2)
• Long Beach (4)
• Lowville (1)
• Lynbrook (1)
• Lyons (1)
• Machias (1)
• Malone (1)
• Mamaroneck (1)
• Manhasset (1)
• Manhattan (1)
• Margaretville (1)
• Maspeth (1)
• Massapequa (1)
• Massena (2)
• Medford (1)
• Medina (2)
• Melville (1)
• Middle Island (2)
• Middle Village (1)
• Middletown (2)
• Minoa (1)
• Mohegan Lake (1)
• Monsey (1)
• Montgomery (1)
• Montour Falls (1)
• Montrose (1)
• Moravia (1)
• Morrisville (1)
• Mount Morris (1)
• Mount Vernon (2)
• Nanuet (1)
• Nesconset (1)
• New Berlin (1)
• New City (1)
• New Hartford (2)
• New Hyde Park (1)
• New Paltz (2)
• New Rochelle (6)
• New York (14)
• Newark (2)
• Newburgh (1)
• Newfane (1)
• Niagara Falls (3)
• Niskayuna (1)
• North Creek (1)
• North Tonawanda (2)
• Norwich (2)
• Oakdale (1)
• Oceanside (2)
• Ogdensburg (1)
• Olean (1)
• Oneida (1)
• Oneonta (2)
• Orchard Park (2)
• Oriskany (1)
• Ossining (3)
• Oswego (4)
• Owego (1)
• Oxford (1)
• Painted Post (1)
• Palatine Bridge (1)
• Patchogue (1)
• Pawling (1)
• Peekskill (1)
• Penfield (1)
• Penn Yan (2)
• Philmont (1)
• Pittsford (1)
• Plainview (1)
• Plattsburgh (4)
• Port Chester (2)
• Port Jefferson (2)
• Port Jefferson Stati (1)
• Port Jervis (1)
• Port Washington (1)
• Poughkeepsie (3)
• Purdy Station (1)
• Purdys (1)
• Queens Village (2)
• Queensbury (1)
• Rensselaer (1)
• Rhinebeck (2)
• Riverdale (3)
• Riverhead (1)
• Rochester (23)
• Rockaway Park (2)
• Rockville Center (1)
• Rockville Centre (1)
• Rome (5)
• Roosevelt Island (1)
• Roscoe (1)
• Roslyn Heights (1)
• Rye (1)
• Saint Johnsville (1)
• Salamanca (1)
• Saratoga Springs (1)
• Sayville (2)
• Scarsdale (1)
• Schenectady (2)
• Scotia (2)
• Sleepy Hollow (1)
• Slingerlands (1)
• Smithtown (3)
• Sodus (1)
• Somers (1)
• South Hampton (1)
• South Setauket (1)
• Spencerport (1)
• Spring Valley (1)
• Springville (1)
• St James (2)
• Staatsburg (1)
• Stamford (1)
• Staten Island (10)
• Stonybrook (1)
• Suffern (1)
• Syracuse (7)
• Tarrytown (1)
• Ticonderoga (1)
• Tonawanda (1)
• Troy (5)
• Tupper Lake (1)
• Uniondale (2)
• Utica (6)
• Valatie (1)
• Valhalla (3)
• Valley Cottage (2)
• Valley Stream (1)
• Vestal (2)
• Wappingers Falls (1)
• Warsaw (2)
• Warwick (1)
• Waterloo (1)
• Watertown (2)
• Waterville (1)
• Waverly (1)
• Webster (2)
• Wellsville (2)
• West Babylon (2)
• West Haverstraw (2)
• West Islip (1)
• West Seneca (1)
• Westhampton (1)
• White Plains (3)
• Whitesone (1)
• Whitestone (1)
• Williamsville (5)
• Woodbury (3)
• Woodmere (1)
• Woodside (1)
• Yonkers (5)

Questions about New York nursing homes

How many nursing homes are in New York?

592 nursing homes in New York are certified by Medicare, Medicaid or both, in 286 cities. 587 of them accept Medicaid.

How are New York nursing homes rated?

The average CMS overall rating in New York is 3.1 stars, against 3.1 nationally. 136 homes are rated 5 stars.

How much nursing staff do New York nursing homes have?

The median New York home reports 3.57 hours of nursing care per resident per day, counting registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides. The national median is 3.72 hours.

How many New York nursing homes have been fined?

187 (32%) were fined by CMS in the last three years. Each home's page lists its fines and inspection citations.

Nearby states

• Connecticut nursing homes (191)
• Massachusetts nursing homes (341)
• New Jersey nursing homes (348)
• Pennsylvania nursing homes (656)
• Vermont nursing homes (33)

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home provider information, health inspections and penalties, October 2026. Nursing Homes In Each State is independent and not affiliated with CMS or Medicare. About the data.