Nursing Home Inspect

By Charles Ornstein and Lena Groeger, ProPublica. Data updated October 2014.

Use this tool to compare nursing homes in a state based on the deficiencies cited by regulators and the penalties imposed in the past three years. You can also search over 60,000 nursing home inspection reports to look for trends or patterns. Here's our updated guide to making the most of this tool. | Related Story: Two Deaths, Wildly Different Penalties: The Big Disparities in Nursing Home Oversight.

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Inconsistent Penalties Across the Country

Serious Deficiencies per Home

Average Fine National Average: $15K

Payment Suspensions

2 1.25 .75 .5 .250

$100K 40K $20K $10K $1K0

210 150 100 50 100

The number of serious deficiencies in each state (rated J, K or L on a scale of A to L) divided by the current number of Medicare-certified homes in the state.

The total of the fines paid by homes in the state divided by the number of fines in the past three years.

The number of times homes were penalized in the past three years through suspension of payments for new admissions.

Serious Deficiencies per Home

Average Fine

Payment Suspensions

$67.4K

$44.5K

$43K

$35K

$34.3K

$33.7K

$32.8K

$29.5K

$27.3K

$25.9K

$25.2K

$24.5K

$24.2K

$21.6K

$20.8K

$20.1K

$19.4K

$19.3K

$17.1K

$15.5K

$13.5K

$12K

$11K

$10.7K

$10.5K

$10.1K

$9,496

$8,535

$8,450

$8,163

$7,842

$7,657

$7,550

$7,471

$7,114

$7,016

$6,278

$5,813

$5,782

$5,149

$5,114

$4,743

$4,732

$4,615

$4,399

$3,158

$1,907

$1,890

N/A

Special Focus Facility

Homes with Most Fines

bradley health care & rehab, Tenn.: $693K
siler city center, N.C.: $680K
golden livingcenter-lancaster, Pa.: $582K
lake emory post acute care, S.C.: $575K
somerwoods nursing & rehabilitation center, Ky.: $564K
gilmer nursing and rehabilitation, lp, Tex.: $562K
princeton health & rehab center, inc, Ky.: $560K
kindred nursing and rehabilitation-maryville, Tenn.: $543K
brownsboro hills health care and rehabilitation c, Ky.: $541K
center on aging and health, Tenn.: $504K
fort sanders sevier nursing home, Tenn.: $498K
winnfield nursing and rehabilitation center, llc, La.: $493K
tradewater pointe, Ky.: $484K
universal health care/nashville, N.C.: $474K
the courtyards at fort worth, Tex.: $463K
summit hills skilled nursing facility, S.C.: $451K
kenilworth care & rehabilitation center, Fla.: $446K
nhc healthcare, glasgow, Ky.: $436K
new horizons limestone, Ga.: $432K
brakebill nursing home inc., Tenn.: $419K

Homes with Most Serious Deficiencies

"J", "K", or "L" deficiencies by home.

graceland nursing center, Tenn.: 28
care inn of abilene, Tex.: 23
the courtyards at fort worth, Tex.: 21
golden age nh inc, Miss.: 17
immanuels healthcare, Tex.: 16
golden age of welsh, llc, La.: 16
cortland place, R.I.: 16
new iberia manor north, La.: 15
fountain circle care & rehabilitation center, Ky.: 14
lake emory post acute care, S.C.: 14
ellen sagar nursing home, S.C.: 13
signature healthcare of pikeville, Ky.: 13
affinity nursing & rehab center, La.: 13
fortress health & rehab of rock prairie llc, Tex.: 13
summit hills skilled nursing facility, S.C.: 13
hearthstone place, Ky.: 13
chester nursing center, S.C.: 12
muscogee manor & rehab center, Ga.: 12
the palms nursing and rehabilitation lp, Tex.: 11
pine grove nursing center, Tex.: 11

Local Stories Based on This Data

GoLocal Prov: Slides: Top 30 RI Nursing Homes with the Most Deficiencies
CBS St. Louis: Documents Outline Deficiencies At Local Nursing Homes
Kennebec Journal: Maine ranked among lowest in nursing home deficiencies
Record Searchlight: Nursing homes progressed in 2012; two Redding facilities had payments suspended for deficiencies
MetroWest Daily News: Inspection data shows common faults in nursing homes
Times Free Press: Alexian Village cited in death
Morning Sentinel: Latest reports show no serious problems in central Maine nursing homes
Pueblo Chieftain: Neglect suit nets $3.7 million
Denver Post: Bakersfield 911 call: Elderly home that refused to give CPR has history of problems
News-Record: High fines for nursing homes
NBC San Diego: New Tools Aid in Nursing Home Selection
Times Free Press: Websites shining light on nursing home citations
Salt Lake Tribune: Aging Utahns
Statesman Journal: SJ Watch: ProPublica report details problems at Oregon nursing homes
Star Tribune: Area nursing homes cited for violations
Shreveport Times: Woman's death reveals problems at nursing homes
SF Weekly: Federal Officials Have Found Hundreds of "Deficiencies" in S.F. Nursing Homes
San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Inspection reports provide behind-the-scenes look at local nursing homes
The Sun: Data show mixed results for care at San Bernardino County, L.A. County nursing homes
Salt Lake Tribune: Utah nursing homes see fewer serious problems than nation
The Reporter: Website offers details on nursing home inspections, including Vacaville and Fairfield locations
The Register Citizen: New online searchable database evaluates nursing homes
Sun Sentinel: Consumers can search nursing home's fines
The Tennessean: Tennessee collected sixth-most in nursing home fines
Pueblo Chieftain: Nursing homes review shows minor infractions
Pueblo Chieftain: Nursing homes report card
Public Source: Western PA nursing homes receive poor grades
Press-Telegram: Website app helps users to research nursing homes
Press Telegram: Helen Dennis: Picking the right nursing home with NursingHomeCompare.org
Poststar.com: Watching out for nursing home abuse, neglect
Orlando Sentinel: New nursing home inspection website helps consumers make choices
Oakland Press: Report slams quality of Michigan nursing home care
Oakland Press: EDITORIAL: Seniors, disabled need better treatment in nursing homes
Oakland Press: Several local nursing homes receive bad ratings
The Tennessean: Nursing home fines pile up
News-Herald: How Ohio nursing homes fared on deficiencies
Newark Advocate: Heath care center records 18 deficiencies
New Castle News: Local nursing home fined by state corrects deficiencies
The Tennessean: Nashville nursing home deals with $240,000 in fines
NBC New York: I-Team: Nursing Home Database Uncovers a Catalog of Horrors
NBC Connecticut: New Tool Reveals Nursing Home Violations
Washington Examiner: New app makes searching nursing home safety data easy
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Database reveals illness outbreaks in state nursing homes
WBTW News 13: What to look for when selecting a SC nursing home
Lowell Sun: Widely varying sanctions at area nursing homes
Las Cruces Sun-News: Las Cruces, NM fare better than most on nursing home conditions
Lancaster Eagle Gazette: Long-term care scores well in the state
Lakewood Patch: New Database Examines Lakewood's Nursing Homes
KYTX: Report: Several ET nursing homes cited by Medicare for deficiencies
KXMC-TV: ND Second Best in Nation for Low Serious Nursing Home Deficiencies
KTTC.com: Nursing Home inspection tool reports deficiencies in care
Kennebec Journal: Endangering Maine’s elderly
WMBFNews.com: Conway senior home given low rank by Medicare
KATU-TV: Looking for a nursing home? Make sure to do your research
Honolulu Civil Beat: Nursing Home Inspect: New App Boosts Access to Government Reports
Vacaville Reporter: Website offers details on nursing home inspections, including Vacaville and Fairfield locations
Evening Sun: New app spotlights nursing homes, locally and nationwide
Enterprise News: Top nursing home Life Care Center in West Bridgewater explains the secret behind its success
Enterprise News: Brockton area nursing homes cited for deficiencies by state, but say problems have been corrected
York Daily Record: You can search online for problems at nursing homes
Dayton Daily News: Stiff fines rare in Ohio nursing homes' violations
Dallas Observer: Texas Leads the League in Bad Nursing Homes, Partly Because It Won't Regulate the Offenders
Daily News: Researching nursing homes easier for public
Daily Freeman: Problems at area nursing homes relatively minor, reports show (with info about how to find reports online)
CTPost.com: High use of antipsychotics in state nursing homes
Contra Costa Times: Bay Area nursing homes' problems revealed in new online tool
The Commercial Appeal: Tennessee fines on nursing homes rank sixth in nation
Columbus Dispatch: Web reports detail abuses at nursing homes in Ohio
Chillicothe Gazette: No deficiencies reported in Ross County nursing homes
Chicago Tribune: Illinois defends its nursing home surveys
York Daily Record: Editorial: Look at nursing home report cards
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: ND, SD rank 1-2 in independent nursing home study
Ann Arbor Journal: Reports reveal choking incident at Whitehall nursing home, failure to respect residents

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About this Data

This app uses data from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Fines are listed for the past three years if a home has made partial or full payment (fines under appeal are not included). Information on deficiencies come from a home’s last three inspection cycles, or roughly three years in total. Special focus facilities, or homes flagged for having a history of serious quality issues, are marked with an sign. Click here for a state-by-state breakdown of the data.

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The raw data files, updated October 2014.
An unredacted version of inspection reports, requested by ProPublica under the Freedom of Information Act, last updated March 2014. These reports are divided into regions.

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