Best Nursing Homes in Alabama
Compare 224 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Alabama by CMS five-star quality rating.
Nursing Homes in Alabama — by the numbers
Star-rating distribution — Alabama
About 18.6% of Alabama's population is aged 65 or older (955,901 residents), which shapes demand for nursing homes. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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Autauga County · Baldwin County · Barbour County · Bibb County · Blount County · Bullock County · Butler County · Calhoun County · Chambers County · Cherokee County · Chilton County · Choctaw County · Clarke County · Clay County · Cleburne County · Coffee County · Colbert County · Conecuh County · Coosa County · Covington County · Crenshaw County · Cullman County · Dale County · Dallas County · De Kalb County · Elmore County · Escambia County · Etowah County · Fayette County · Franklin County · Geneva County · Greene County · Hale County · Henry County · Houston County · Jackson County · Jefferson County · Lamar County · Lauderdale County · Lawrence County · Lee County · Limestone County · Lowndes County · Macon County · Madison County · Marengo County · Marion County · Marshall County · Mobile County · Monroe County · Montgomery County · Morgan County · Perry County · Pickens County · Pike County · Randolph County · Russell County · Shelby County · St. Clair County · Sumter County · Talladega County · Tallapoosa County · Tuscaloosa County · Walker County · Washington County · Wilcox County · Winston County
How are these ratings calculated?
The CMS five-star quality rating comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Read our plain-language explainer for nursing homes to understand exactly what each star means — and what it does not.
Data as of June 20, 2026 · Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.