Assisted living near you
Where the finder has every licensed facility
In Florida and California the finder searches every licensed assisted living home in the state record, with the Medicaid waiver flags each state publishes. In Florida it also shows the homes that report memory care. For nursing homes it covers every Medicare and Medicaid certified home in the US, from the CMS Provider Information file. Other states' assisted living rolls aren't in yet, so outside Florida and California pick a nursing home search or your state below.
- Florida ALFs
- 3,021
- Florida nursing homes
- 694
- California homes
- 8,508
- US nursing homes
- 14,676
Nursing homes in every state
- Alabama 224
- Alaska 20
- Arizona 140
- Arkansas 222
- California 1,165
- Colorado 210
- Connecticut 191
- Delaware 44
- District of Columbia 16
- Florida 694
- Georgia 356
- Hawaii 43
- Idaho 80
- Illinois 664
- Indiana 507
- Iowa 387
- Kansas 296
- Kentucky 266
- Louisiana 265
- Maine 78
- Maryland 221
- Massachusetts 341
- Michigan 422
- Minnesota 337
- Mississippi 202
- Missouri 486
- Montana 61
- Nebraska 180
- Nevada 66
- New Hampshire 73
- New Jersey 348
- New Mexico 68
- New York 592
- North Carolina 419
- North Dakota 72
- Ohio 924
- Oklahoma 283
- Oregon 128
- Pennsylvania 656
- Rhode Island 72
- South Carolina 187
- South Dakota 96
- Tennessee 303
- Texas 1,177
- Utah 97
- Vermont 33
- Virginia 289
- Washington 193
- West Virginia 123
- Wisconsin 323
- Wyoming 36
How to check a facility yourself
Before you visit, look the home up in the state record. The listing on this site links to it. Check that the licence is current, how many beds it has and what the last inspections found.
Then call the home. Ask whether it has a room free, what the monthly rate and the care-level fees are, and whether it takes Medicaid for your parent's level of care. Get the answers in writing before your parent moves in.
For a nursing home, read the CMS star ratings next to the inspection results, fines and staffing. One low score is worth a question when you call, not a reason to stop looking.
Questions families ask
How do I find assisted living near me that accepts Medicaid?
Pick assisted living, type your city or ZIP and set who pays to Medicaid. In Florida that shows the ALFs on the state's Medicaid waiver list, nearest first. In California it shows the homes on the Assisted Living Waiver facility list. Call to ask whether a waiver place is open, since both states have a waitlist.
How do I check a nursing home's star rating?
Search for nursing homes near you and open the home's page. It shows the overall CMS star rating and the ratings for inspections, staffing and quality, as CMS publishes them on Care Compare.
What is the difference between assisted living and memory care?
Memory care is care for people living with dementia, in a secured setting with staff trained for it. It's often a wing or a care level inside an assisted living home. In Florida, the finder shows the ALFs that report memory care to AHCA as one of their special programs. It's what the home reports, not a separate licence, so ask how its memory care is staffed.