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Highest-Rated Nursing Homes in Florida by CMS Safety Signals (2026)

Florida's 694 nursing homes average 69.6 on the Care Safety Score. The homes below rank highest on CMS safety signals — inspections, staffing, complaints, and enforcement. This page also highlights 267 homes with no CMS health deficiencies recorded in

Published June 3, 2026 · CMS data as of Apr 23, 2026

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Key Takeaways

  • Facilities In State: 694
  • State Average Score: 69.6
  • Highest Rated Homes Shown: 15
  • Zero Deficiency Honor Roll Homes: 267
  • Strong Safety Record Homes: 124

Overview

Florida's 694 nursing homes average 69.6 on the Care Safety Score. The homes below rank highest on CMS safety signals — inspections, staffing, complaints, and enforcement. This page also highlights 267 homes with no CMS health deficiencies recorded in the past 12 months of available data. No score guarantees safety, so always tour in person.

Data reflects CMS records as of 2026-04-23.

Highest Rated Nursing Homes

Facility City Beds Care Safety Score Rating
Federation Ccrc Operations Corp. Boca Raton 60 100 Strong safety record
Cc-Aventura, Inc. Aventura 40 100 Strong safety record
Pelican Bay Retirement Services Inc Naples 42 99 Strong safety record
Joseph L Morse Health Center, Inc West Palm Beach 230 98 Strong safety record
Health Care District Of Palm Beach County Riviera Beach 120 98 Strong safety record
Healthpark Care Center, Inc. Fort Myers 112 98 Strong safety record
Acts Retirement-Life Communities Inc Boca Raton 60 98 Strong safety record
New Riviera Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Llc Coral Gables 223 97 Strong safety record
Kendall Lakes Healthcare And Rehab Center, Llc Miami 150 96 Strong safety record
The Glenridge On Palmer Ranch, Inc. Sarasota 61 96 Strong safety record
Legal Business Name Not Available Winter Park 60 96 Strong safety record
Dos Of Hialeah, Inc Miami 106 95 Strong safety record
Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Housing Council, Inc. Sarasota 45 95 Strong safety record
Westminster Pines Inc Saint Augustine 30 95 Strong safety record
Sarasota County Public Hospital District Sarasota 120 94 Strong safety record

Zero Deficiency Honor Roll

Facility City Beds Care Safety Score
Federation Ccrc Operations Corp. Boca Raton 60 100
Joseph L Morse Health Center, Inc West Palm Beach 230 98
Health Care District Of Palm Beach County Riviera Beach 120 98
Healthpark Care Center, Inc. Fort Myers 112 98
Acts Retirement-Life Communities Inc Boca Raton 60 98
The Glenridge On Palmer Ranch, Inc. Sarasota 61 96
Legal Business Name Not Available Winter Park 60 96
Dos Of Hialeah, Inc Miami 106 95
Sarasota County Public Hospital District Sarasota 120 94
River Garden Hebrew Home For The Aged Jacksonville 180 93
Chatsworth At Pga National Llc Palm Beach Gardens 62 93
Stacey Health Care Centers Inc Riverside Care Center Miami 120 92
Helen Homes Of South Dade, Llc Homestead 88 92
Legal Business Name Not Available Saint Petersburg 52 92
Penney Retirement Community, Inc. Penney Farms 50 92

State Overview

Nursing Homes Average Safety Score Strong Safety Record Homes Zero Deficiency Honor Roll Special Focus Facilities
694 69.6 124 267 18

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the highest-rated nursing homes in Florida?
The facilities at the top of the table on this page earned the highest Care Safety Scores in Florida — a 0–100 measure built from CMS health inspections, payroll-based staffing, complaint volume, and federal enforcement actions. Treat the ranking as a starting shortlist, then tour each home and review its full record before deciding.
Does a high Care Safety Score guarantee a nursing home is safe?
No. The score reflects recent federal data, but staffing and management can change and no rating can guarantee future care. Use it to compare facilities and narrow your list, not as a final verdict.
How many nursing homes are in Florida?
CMS data covers 694 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Florida, with an average Care Safety Score of 69.6. 267 of them had no CMS health deficiencies recorded in the most recent 12 months of available inspection data.
What is the Care Safety Score?
A single 0–100 number that combines a facility's CMS health-inspection citations, payroll-based staffing levels, resident complaint volume, and federal enforcement actions, so families can compare homes on safety at a glance.
What should I ask when touring a nursing home in Florida?
Ask about real registered-nurse coverage on nights and weekends, what the most recent inspection found and how each citation was fixed, any fines and what changed because of them, and how complaints are handled. Our guide to the questions to ask when touring a nursing home walks through each one.

How to Read This

Care Safety score
A 0–100 score we calculate from CMS inspection history, staffing data, citation patterns, and complaint summaries. Higher is better. We group facilities into bands: Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor.
Special Focus Facility (SFF)
A federal designation for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues. CMS inspects them about twice as often. SFF Candidates are facilities at risk of being added to the SFF list.

Data source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Data as of 2026-04-23.

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