Top States for Nursing Homes

Below is the list of the top states for nursing homes. This study was done last December by th federal government. They began giving nursing homes overall ratings from one star (lowest) to five stars (highest). The new U.S. News “America’s Best Nursing Homes” rankings take the data another step further. The government’s latest statistics show that the 10 states below have the largest percentages of five-star homes. Alaska is at the top, but it has a small number of homes; three fewer five-stars would have dropped the state off the list. The average for all states is 11.9 percent.

State Total % With
5 Stars
1. Alaska 15 33.3%
2. Hawaii 46 28.3%
3. Delaware 45 26.7%
4. New Hampshire 78 23.1%
5. Maine 109 19.3%
6. Connecticut 241 19.1%
7. Alabama 232 18.1%
8. Massachusetts 433 18.0%
9. Rhode Island 85 17.6%
10. Vermont 40 17.5%