Best Nursing Homes in Pennsylvania
Compare 657 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Pennsylvania by CMS five-star quality rating.
Nursing Homes in Pennsylvania — by the numbers
Star-rating distribution — Pennsylvania
About 20.4% of Pennsylvania's population is aged 65 or older (2,665,932 residents), which shapes demand for nursing homes. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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Adams County · Allegheny County · Armstrong County · Beaver County · Bedford County · Berks County · Blair County · Bradford County · Bucks County · Butler County · Cambria County · Cameron County · Carbon County · Centre County · Chester County · Clarion County · Clearfield County · Clinton County · Columbia County · Crawford County · Cumberland County · Dauphin County · Delaware County · Elk County · Erie County · Fayette County · Forest County · Franklin County · Fulton County · Greene County · Huntingdon County · Indiana County · Jefferson County · Juniata County · Lackawanna County · Lancaster County · Lawrence County · Lebanon County · Lehigh County · Luzerne County · Lycoming County · Mc Kean County · Mercer County · Mifflin County · Monroe County · Montgomery County · Montour County · Northampton County · Northumberlnd County · Perry County · Philadelphia County · Pike County · Potter County · Schuylkill County · Snyder County · Somerset County · Sullivan County · Susquehanna County · Tioga County · Union County · Venango County · Warren County · Washington County · Wayne County · Westmoreland County · Wyoming County · York 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.