Provider Data CatalogHand-written summary

Provider Information

One row per currently active nursing home, with certified beds, quality measure scores, staffing and the other inputs to the Five-Star Rating System.

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Last posted: Oct 8, 2026
Period covered
Update frequency
Next update: Oct 28, 2026

Dates as CMS lists them in its catalog. CMS last changed the data itself on Sep 30, 2026.

Before you use it

Covers currently active nursing homes only. Closed facilities drop out of later refreshes.

Columns 102

The Provider Data Catalog lists only column headers in machine-readable form. Full definitions are in the data dictionary.

Column	What it means	Type
CMS Certification Number (CCN)`cms_certification_number_ccn`		text
Provider Name`provider_name`		text
Provider Address`provider_address`		text
City/Town`citytown`		text
State`state`		text
ZIP Code`zip_code`		text
Telephone Number`telephone_number`		text
Provider SSA County Code`provider_ssa_county_code`		text
County/Parish`countyparish`		text
Urban`urban`		text
Ownership Type`ownership_type`		text
Number of Certified Beds`number_of_certified_beds`		text
Average Number of Residents per Day`average_number_of_residents_per_day`		text
Average Number of Residents per Day Footnote`average_number_of_residents_per_day_footnote`		text
Provider Type`provider_type`		text
Provider Resides in Hospital`provider_resides_in_hospital`		text
Legal Business Name`legal_business_name`		text
Date First Approved to Provide Medicare and Medicaid Services`date_first_approved_to_provide_medicare_and_medicaid_services`		text
Chain Name`chain_name`		text
Chain ID`chain_id`		text
Number of Facilities in Chain`number_of_facilities_in_chain`		text
Chain Average Overall 5-star Rating`chain_average_overall_5star_rating`		text
Chain Average Health Inspection Rating`chain_average_health_inspection_rating`		text
Chain Average Staffing Rating`chain_average_staffing_rating`		text
Chain Average QM Rating`chain_average_qm_rating`		text
Continuing Care Retirement Community`continuing_care_retirement_community`		text
Special Focus Status`special_focus_status`		text
Abuse Icon`abuse_icon`		text
High Performing Icon`high_performing_icon`		text
Most Recent Health Inspection More Than 2 Years Ago`most_recent_health_inspection_more_than_2_years_ago`		text
Provider Changed Ownership in Last 12 Months`provider_changed_ownership_in_last_12_months`		text
With a Resident and Family Council`with_a_resident_and_family_council`		text
Automatic Sprinkler Systems in All Required Areas`automatic_sprinkler_systems_in_all_required_areas`		text
Overall Rating`overall_rating`		text
Overall Rating Footnote`overall_rating_footnote`		text
Health Inspection Rating`health_inspection_rating`		text
Health Inspection Rating Footnote`health_inspection_rating_footnote`		text
QM Rating`qm_rating`		text
QM Rating Footnote`qm_rating_footnote`		text
Long-Stay QM Rating`longstay_qm_rating`		text
Long-Stay QM Rating Footnote`longstay_qm_rating_footnote`		text
Short-Stay QM Rating`shortstay_qm_rating`		text
Short-Stay QM Rating Footnote`shortstay_qm_rating_footnote`		text
Staffing Rating`staffing_rating`		text
Staffing Rating Footnote`staffing_rating_footnote`		text
Reported Staffing Footnote`reported_staffing_footnote`		text
Physical Therapist Staffing Footnote`physical_therapist_staffing_footnote`		text
Reported Nurse Aide Staffing Hours per Resident per Day`reported_nurse_aide_staffing_hours_per_resident_per_day`		text
Reported LPN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day`reported_lpn_staffing_hours_per_resident_per_day`		text
Reported RN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day`reported_rn_staffing_hours_per_resident_per_day`		text
Reported Licensed Staffing Hours per Resident per Day`reported_licensed_staffing_hours_per_resident_per_day`		text
Reported Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day`reported_total_nurse_staffing_hours_per_resident_per_day`		text
Total number of nurse staff hours per resident per day on the weekend`total_number_of_nurse_staff_hours_per_resident_per_day_on_t_4a14`		text
Registered Nurse hours per resident per day on the weekend`registered_nurse_hours_per_resident_per_day_on_the_weekend`		text
Reported Physical Therapist Staffing Hours per Resident Per Day`reported_physical_therapist_staffing_hours_per_resident_per_day`		text
Total nursing staff turnover`total_nursing_staff_turnover`		text
Total nursing staff turnover footnote`total_nursing_staff_turnover_footnote`		text
Registered Nurse turnover`registered_nurse_turnover`		text
Registered Nurse turnover footnote`registered_nurse_turnover_footnote`		text
Number of administrators who have left the nursing home`number_of_administrators_who_have_left_the_nursing_home`		text
Administrator turnover footnote`administrator_turnover_footnote`		text
Nursing Case-Mix Index`nursing_casemix_index`		text
Nursing Case-Mix Index Ratio`nursing_casemix_index_ratio`		text
Case-Mix Nurse Aide Staffing Hours per Resident per Day`casemix_nurse_aide_staffing_hours_per_resident_per_day`		text
Case-Mix LPN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day`casemix_lpn_staffing_hours_per_resident_per_day`		text
Case-Mix RN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day`casemix_rn_staffing_hours_per_resident_per_day`		text
Case-Mix Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day`casemix_total_nurse_staffing_hours_per_resident_per_day`		text
Case-Mix Weekend Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day`casemix_weekend_total_nurse_staffing_hours_per_resident_per_day`		text
Adjusted Nurse Aide Staffing Hours per Resident per Day`adjusted_nurse_aide_staffing_hours_per_resident_per_day`		text
Adjusted LPN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day`adjusted_lpn_staffing_hours_per_resident_per_day`		text
Adjusted RN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day`adjusted_rn_staffing_hours_per_resident_per_day`		text
Adjusted Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day`adjusted_total_nurse_staffing_hours_per_resident_per_day`		text
Adjusted Weekend Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day`adjusted_weekend_total_nurse_staffing_hours_per_resident_per_day`		text
Rating Cycle 1 Standard Survey Health Date`rating_cycle_1_standard_survey_health_date`		text
Rating Cycle 1 Standard Survey Footnote`rating_cycle_1_standard_survey_footnote`		text
Rating Cycle 1 Total Number of Health Deficiencies`rating_cycle_1_total_number_of_health_deficiencies`		text
Rating Cycle 1 Number of Standard Health Deficiencies`rating_cycle_1_number_of_standard_health_deficiencies`		text
Rating Cycle 1 Number of Complaint Health Deficiencies`rating_cycle_1_number_of_complaint_health_deficiencies`		text
Rating Cycle 1 Health Deficiency Score`rating_cycle_1_health_deficiency_score`		text
Rating Cycle 1 Number of Health Revisits`rating_cycle_1_number_of_health_revisits`		text
Rating Cycle 1 Health Revisit Score`rating_cycle_1_health_revisit_score`		text
Rating Cycle 1 Total Health Score`rating_cycle_1_total_health_score`		text
Rating Cycle 2 Standard Health Survey Date`rating_cycle_2_standard_health_survey_date`		text
Rating Cycle 2 Standard Survey Footnote`rating_cycle_2_standard_survey_footnote`		text
Rating Cycle 2/3 Total Number of Health Deficiencies`rating_cycle_23_total_number_of_health_deficiencies`		text
Rating Cycle 2 Number of Standard Health Deficiencies`rating_cycle_2_number_of_standard_health_deficiencies`		text
Rating Cycle 2/3 Number of Complaint Health Deficiencies`rating_cycle_23_number_of_complaint_health_deficiencies`		text
Rating Cycle 2/3 Health Deficiency Score`rating_cycle_23_health_deficiency_score`		text
Rating Cycle 2/3 Number of Health Revisits`rating_cycle_23_number_of_health_revisits`		text
Rating Cycle 2/3 Health Revisit Score`rating_cycle_23_health_revisit_score`		text
Rating Cycle 2/3 Total Health Score`rating_cycle_23_total_health_score`		text
Total Weighted Health Survey Score`total_weighted_health_survey_score`		text
Number of Citations from Infection Control Inspections`number_of_citations_from_infection_control_inspections`		text
Number of Fines`number_of_fines`		text
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars`total_amount_of_fines_in_dollars`		text
Number of Payment Denials`number_of_payment_denials`		text
Total Number of Penalties`total_number_of_penalties`		text
Location`location`		text
Latitude`latitude`		text
Longitude`longitude`		text
Geocoding Footnote`geocoding_footnote`		text
Processing Date`processing_date`		text

At a glance

Catalog: Provider Data Catalog
Publisher: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Rows: 14,690
Columns: 102
State column: state
Topics: Nursing homes, Quality and ratings
Contact: BetterCare@cms.hhs.gov

API

Free, no key needed. This request returns the first 10 rows as JSON:

https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/4pq5-n9py/0?limit=10

To keep only one state, filter on the state column.

CMS's description

General information on currently active nursing homes, including number of certified beds, quality measure scores, staffing and other information used in the Five-Star Rating System. Data are presented as one row per nursing home.

The summary at the top was written by hand from this description. Record id pdc:4pq5-n9py. This record as JSON.

Freshness

Before you use it

Columns 102

At a glance

API

CMS's description