You have days, not weeks. That is not the disadvantage it feels like.
The families who get this right are not the ones with the most time. They are the ones who look at three numbers instead of ten brochures. You already know which parent you are protecting and what going home is supposed to look like. Bring that. We will bring the record.
Not sure where to start?
We do the calling. You do the choosing.
The promise
You get your answer. Or your money back.
No recommendation in three business days? The $199 goes back. No forms.
Start with your city
Every city page ranks the full licensed set for that market, with what the record shows on each one.
Los Angeles, CA378 rankedChicago, IL93 rankedSan Diego, CA86 rankedSt. Louis, MO84 rankedDallas, TX82 rankedBaltimore, MD82 rankedHouston, TX79 rankedCincinnati, OH79 ranked
Miami, FLSan Antonio, TXLas Vegas, NVIndianapolis, INRiverside, CAPhiladelphia, PAProvidence, RIJacksonville, FLOklahoma City, OKDetroit, MILouisville, KYPortland, ORSacramento, CAHonolulu, HIWichita, KSFort Worth, TXFresno, CATulsa, OKColumbus, OHMilwaukee, WIPhoenix, AZAtlanta, GAPittsburgh, PAAustin, TXDenver, COKansas City, MOOmaha, NEAlbuquerque, NMTucson, AZMinneapolis, MNOrlando, FLCharlotte, NCBirmingham, ALNew York, NYLittle Rock, ARLong Beach, CAMemphis, TNCleveland, OHRichmond, VATampa, FLWilmington, DESan Francisco, CASeattle, WAEl Paso, TXColorado Springs, CONashville, TNBoise, IDDes Moines, IAVirginia Beach, VASalt Lake City, UTSan Jose, CAWashington, DCOakland, CAStockton, CAJackson, MSBoston, MALexington, KYBridgeport, CTNew Orleans, LAMesa, AZAnaheim, CARaleigh, NCCharleston, WVCorpus Christi, TXBillings, MTCharleston, SCArlington, TXFargo, NDBakersfield, CAManchester, NHSioux Falls, SDHenderson, NVAnchorage, AKPortland, MENewark, NJBurlington, VTCheyenne, WY
Every state
Alabama277Alaska29Arizona204Arkansas268California1,303Colorado260Connecticut251Delaware71District of Columbia19Florida804Georgia422Hawaii74Idaho129Illinois757Indiana580Iowa456Kansas385Kentucky318Louisiana332Maine136Maryland279Massachusetts459Michigan498Minnesota442Mississippi247Missouri548Montana115Nebraska243Nevada109New Hampshire114New Jersey410New Mexico119New York669North Carolina489North Dakota107Ohio1,048Oklahoma393Oregon170Pennsylvania764Rhode Island107South Carolina244South Dakota136Tennessee380Texas1,322Utah124Vermont59Virginia350Washington261West Virginia171Wisconsin392Wyoming50
Common questions
What is a skilled nursing facility?
A skilled nursing facility is a nursing home certified to provide Medicare-covered skilled care — nursing and rehabilitation therapy after a hospital stay. The building is usually the same one; the term describes the level of care being billed.
Is a skilled nursing facility the same as a nursing home?
Largely yes. Most Medicare-certified nursing homes provide skilled nursing care for short rehab stays and long-term care for residents who live there. That is why 17,905 facilities appear under both terms on Palmelle.
How long does Medicare cover a skilled nursing stay?
Medicare Part A can cover a skilled nursing stay after a qualifying hospital admission, in full for an initial period and then with a daily coinsurance amount, up to a benefit-period cap. The amounts change annually — confirm the current figures with Medicare directly before relying on them.
We have to choose in two days. What should we look at first?
Nurse staffing hours per resident, the most recent inspection's deficiency count and severity, and the rehospitalization rate. Those three separate good short-stay rehab from bad faster than anything on a tour.
