Top 10 Best Nursing Homes in Florida

Compare the Best Nursing Homes in Florida

Every year, thousands of seniors, their families, and friends are faced with the difficult decision of choosing a skilled nursing facility, either because someone is recuperating after a hospital visit or for end-of-life care. This is usually an issue that arises suddenly, and the decision makers are not equipped with the right knowledge and information to make a good decision. Not knowing how to decide, they turn to others for recommendations. Word of mouth, along with geography, are constantly cited as the most important factors in choosing a skilled nursing facility. Choosing a facility with such limited information can lead to significant problems. Not all skilled nursing facilities are the same and the people that you trust to recommend a facility may not know enough about the facility and the alternatives to be a competent guide.

To help people who are facing this difficult situation, we have compiled a list of the best Florida skilled nursing facilities and the the worst skilled nursing facilities. (We have also compiled the best and worst nursing homes by city for most cities in the United States, links are shown at the bottom on this page.) The lists are based on data provided by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (“CMS”) and include information gathered from detailed annual inspections, monthly reporting, complaint histories, deficiency reports and much more.

To see a more detailed analysis of the performance on skilled nursing facilities in Florida, including staffing, COVID-19 infections, historical occupancy levels and recent trends, look at our detailed analysis page.

Best Nursing Homes in the Largest Florida Cities

All of the following nursing homes have been given a Weighted Health Inspection Score by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Every year, nursing homes in Florida go through an unannounced inspection performed by independent state examiners. These examiners look at factors such as cleanliness, hazards, and safety to perform the inspection. Points are given to nursing homes based on their deficiency in a certain category. Thus, a higher Weighted All Cycles Score means more problems and lower quality of care.

The list below ranks the homes with the best (lowest) weighted inspection scores. The score is shown next to the facility name.

Best Nursing Homes in Miami, Florida

• Coral Gables Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (2)
• Hialeah Shores Nursing and Rehab Center (2)
• Kendall Lakes Healthcare and Rehab Center (6)
• Windridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7)
• Shoreside Health and Rehabilitation Center (8)
• West Gables Health Care Center (11)
• Harmony Health Center (12)
• Ponce Health and Rehabilitation Center (12)
• Floridean Health and Rehabilitation Center (13)
• Riverside Care Center (14)

Best Nursing Homes in Tampa, Florida

• Canterbury Towers Inc (15)
• Excel Care Center (28)
• Northdale Rehabilitation Center (38)
• Carrollwood Care Center (46.5)
• St. Andrew Post-Acute Rehabilitation Center (52)
• Woodbridge Care Center and Rehab (54)
• Whispering Oaks (56)
• Palm Garden of Tampa (58)
• Ybor City Center For Rehabilitation and Healing (65)
• Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center at Fle (67)

Best Nursing Homes in Orlando, Florida

• Solaris Healthcare Windermere (6)
• Westminster Baldwin Park (10)
• Commons at Orlando Lutheran Towers (11)
• Solaris Healthcare East Orlando (13)
• Life Care Center of Orlando (17)
• South Orange Health and Rehabilitation Center (26)
• Courtyards of Orlando Care Center and Rehab (31)
• Avante at Orlando Inc (36)
• Metro West Nursing and Rehab Center (38)
• Solaris Healthcare College Park (39)

Best Nursing Homes in Jacksonville, Florida

• Shands Jacksonville Medical Center (0)
• Westminster Woods On Julington Creek (0)
• River Garden Hebrew Home For The Aged (0)
• Life Care Center of Jacksonville (1)
• Woodland Grove Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center (3)
• Park Ridge Nursing Center (6)
• Vivo Healthcare Taylor (6)
• The Terrace of Jacksonville (6)
• Cypress Village (6)
• Jacksonville Nursing and Rehab Center (10)

Best Nursing Homes in Sarasota, Florida

• Glenridge On Palmer Ranch Inc. (0)
• Benderson Family Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center (8)
• Sunnyside Nursing Home (9)
• Pines of Sarasota (11)
• Sarasota Memorial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (12)
• Plymouth Harbor Incorporated (21)
• Hawthorne Center For Rehab and Healing of Sarasota (25)
• Sarasota Point Rehabilitation Center (29)
• Siesta Key Health and Rehabilitation Center (29)
• Brookdale Palmer Ranch Snf (29)

Best Skilled Nursing Homes in Other States

How We Compile Nursing Home Ratings in Florida

Every month, we rank all of the skilled nursing facilities in Florida. These rankings are based on data provided by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid measures ("CMS”), including the CMS 5-Star Rating System and the Health Inspection Scores. The list of the best Skilled Nursing Facilities in Florida is based on the weighted overall health inspection score which is a composite of CMS's three most recent skilled nursing home inspection scores weighted to give the most recent inspection more importance.

The CMS 5-Star Rating System rates skilled nursing facilities from one to five stars, with one star being the lowest and five stars being the highest. The rating system also rates Florida nursing homes across five different dimensions including overall rating, health inspection rating, quality measures rating, overall staffing rating, and RN staffing rating (RN is an acronym for Registered Nurse).