Florida Directory
Florida's Superior-Rated Nursing Homes
Every facility below holds a 5-star overall rating from CMS Care Compare — the federal government's highest designation for nursing home quality, reflecting superior performance across health inspections, staffing levels, and quality of resident care.
What does a 5-star CMS rating mean?
A 5-star overall rating is the highest score CMS Care Compare assigns to a Medicare-certified nursing home. Fewer than 20% of Florida nursing homes reach this threshold. The overall rating is a composite of three independently scored components:
- ★Health inspections — results from the most recent standard survey and any complaint investigations, weighted by severity
- ★Staffing — registered nurse and total nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for resident acuity
- ★Quality measures — 15 clinical indicators including falls, pressure ulcers, antipsychotic medication use, and re-hospitalization rates
175 facilities across 4 regions
North Florida76 facilities
- 1.Oak Hammock At The University Of Florida Inc
Gainesville, Alachua County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 2.
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- 4.Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
Gainesville, Alachua County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 5.
- 6.Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home
Panama City, Bay County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 7.Blountstown Health And Rehabilitation Center
Blountstown, Calhoun County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 8.
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- 12.Middleburg Rehabilitation And Nursing Center
Middleburg, Clay County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 13.
- 14.Oak View Health And Rehabilitation Center
Orange Park, Clay County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 15.
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- 17.Cross City Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
Cross City, Dixie County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 18.
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- 21.Lakeside Center For Rehabilitation And Healing
Jacksonville, Duval County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 22.
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- 29.Woodland Grove Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
Jacksonville, Duval County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 30.Arcadia Health And Rehabilitation Center
Pensacola, Escambia County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 31.Bayside Health And Rehabilitation Center
Pensacola, Escambia County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 32.Century Center For Rehabilitation And Healing
Century, Escambia County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 33.De Luna Health And Rehabilitation Center
Pensacola, Escambia County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 34.
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- 38.Arabella Health & Wellness Of Carrabelle
Carrabelle, Franklin County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 39.Riverchase Health And Rehabilitation Center
Quincy, Gadsden County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 40.
- 41.Brynwood Health And Rehabilitation Center
Monticello, Jefferson County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 42.Lafayette Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
Mayo, Lafayette County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 43.Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Extended Care
Tallahassee, Leon County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 44.
- 45.Lake Park Of Madison Nursing And Rehabilitation Ce
Madison, Madison County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 46.
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- 48.Destination Health And Rehabilitation Center
Destin, Okaloosa County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 49.Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center, LLC
Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 50.
- 51.Silvercrest Health And Rehabilitation Center
Crestview, Okaloosa County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 52.Westwood Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 53.
- 54.Clyde E Lassen State Veterans Nursing Home
Saint Augustine, St. Johns County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 55.Moultrie Creek Nursing And Rehab Center
Saint Augustine, St. Johns County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 56.Ponce Therapy Care Center And Rehab, The
Saint Augustine, St. Johns County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 57.
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- 59.Westminster Woods On Julington Creek
Jacksonville, St. Johns County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 60.
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- 62.Beachside Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing
New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 63.Blue Palms Health And Rehabilitation Center Of Day
Daytona Beach, Volusia County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 64.Blue Palms Health And Rehabilitation Center Of Del
Deland, Volusia County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 65.Carlton Shores Healthcare And Rehabilitation Cente
Daytona Beach, Volusia County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 66.
- 67.Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
Daytona Beach, Volusia County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 68.
- 69.Ridgecrest Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center
Deland, Volusia County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 70.
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- 72.Eden Springs Nursing And Rehab Center
Crawfordville, Wakulla County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 73.
- 74.Grand Boulevard Health And Rehabilitation Center
Miramar Beach, Walton County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 75.Northwest Florida Community Hospital (Snu)
Chipley, Washington County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 76.Washington Rehabilitation And Nursing Center
Chipley, Washington County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★
Central Florida35 facilities
- 1.Atlantic Shores Nursing And Rehab Center
Melbourne, Brevard County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 2.
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- 4.Arbor Trail Rehab And Skilled Nursing Center
Inverness, Citrus County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 5.
- 6.Diamond Ridge Health And Rehabilitation Center
Lecanto, Citrus County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 7.
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- 10.Willowbrooke Court At Indian River Estates
Vero Beach, Indian River County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 11.
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- 13.Bridgewater Park Health & Rehabilitation Center
Ocala, Marion County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 14.Chatham Glen Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center
The Villages, Marion County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 15.
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- 18.Parkview Rehabilitation Center At Winter Park
Winter Park, Orange County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 19.
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- 22.South Orange Health And Rehabilitation Center
Orlando, Orange County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 23.
- 24.Baldomero Lopez Memorial Veterans Nursing Home
Land O Lakes, Pasco County
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- 33.Tuskawilla Nursing And Rehab Center
Winter Springs, Seminole County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 34.
- 35.Buffalo Crossings Healthcare & Rehabilitation Cen
The Villages, Sumter County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★
Southwest Florida17 facilities
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- 2.Gardens At Terracina Health & Rehabilitation
Naples, Collier County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 3.
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- 5.Gulf Coast Medical Center Skilled Nursing Unit
Fort Myers, Lee County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 6.
- 7.Lee Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit
Fort Myers, Lee County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 8.
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- 11.Benderson Family Skilled Nursing And Rehab Center
Sarasota, Sarasota County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 12.
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- 15.Sarasota Memorial Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Sarasota, Sarasota County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 16.
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Southeast Florida47 facilities
- 1.Broward Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Fort Lauderdale, Broward County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 2.
- 3.Glades West Rehabilitation And Nursing C
Pembroke Pines, Broward County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 4.
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- 6.Springtree Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
Sunrise, Broward County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 7.
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- 10.Aventura Rehab And Nursing Center
North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 11.Biscayne Health And Rehabilitation Center
North Miami, Miami-Dade County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 12.Coral Gables Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
Miami, Miami-Dade County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 13.
- 14.Floridean Health & Rehabilitation Center
Miami, Miami-Dade County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 15.Fountain Manor Health & Rehabilitation Center
North Miami, Miami-Dade County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 16.Hampton Court Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 17.
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- 20.Jackson Gardens Health And Rehabilitation Center
Miami, Miami-Dade County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 21.Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center
Cutler Bay, Miami-Dade County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 22.Kendall Lakes Healthcare And Rehab Center
Miami, Miami-Dade County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 23.Palace At Kendall Nursing And Rehabilitation Cente
Miami, Miami-Dade County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 24.
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- 26.Pinecrest Center For Rehabilitation And Healing
North Miami, Miami-Dade County
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- 30.Sands At South Beach Care Center, The
Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 31.Shoreside Health And Rehabilitation Center
Miami, Miami-Dade County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 32.South Dade Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
Miami, Miami-Dade County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 33.
- 34.Victoria Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
Miami, Miami-Dade County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 35.Villa Maria West Skilled Nursing Facility
Hialeah Gardens, Miami-Dade County
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Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County
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West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 43.
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- 45.Willowbrooke Court Skilled Care Center - Edgewater
Boca Raton, Palm Beach County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 46.Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home
Port Saint Lucie, St. Lucie County
Health★★★★★Staffing★★★★★Quality★★★★★ - 47.Palm Garden Of Port Saint Lucie
Port Saint Lucie, St. Lucie County
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many Florida nursing homes have a 5-star CMS rating?
There are currently 175 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Florida with a 5-star overall CMS rating, spread across all four regions of the state. This represents fewer than 20% of all Florida nursing homes — the majority fall in the 2-4 star range.
What is the difference between a CMS 5-star rating and an AHCA superior rating?
These are separate rating systems for different facility types. CMS star ratings apply to Medicare-certified nursing homes and are issued by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The AHCA superior rating applies to Florida assisted living facilities (ALFs) and is issued by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. A nursing home cannot hold an AHCA superior rating; an assisted living facility cannot hold a CMS star rating.
Does a 5-star rating guarantee good care?
A 5-star rating is a strong signal based on government inspection records, staffing data, and clinical outcomes - but it reflects past performance and is updated periodically. Families should still review a facility's full inspection history, check recent deficiency reports, and visit in person before making a decision. EldercareData publishes the complete CMS inspection record for every facility on this list.
Are 5-star nursing homes covered by Medicare?
All facilities on this list are Medicare-certified, which means Medicare covers qualifying short-term stays following a hospital admission (typically up to 100 days for skilled nursing rehabilitation). Medicare does not cover long-term custodial care regardless of star rating. For long-term coverage, Medicaid or private pay applies depending on the resident's financial situation.
Where can I find the best nursing homes in Florida?
This page lists every Florida nursing home with a CMS 5-star overall rating — the highest federal designation for nursing home quality. Facilities are organized by region: North Florida, Central Florida, Southwest Florida, and Southeast Florida. Fewer than 20% of Florida's Medicare-certified nursing homes reach this tier. To find options in a specific city, click through from any facility listing to that city's full page with inspection records and quality data.
Ratings sourced from CMS Care Compare. Updated when new federal data is ingested. Only Medicare-certified nursing homes are included — assisted living facilities are rated separately by Florida AHCA.