About CareQED

What CareQED Is

CareQED is an independent, free tool that helps families and caregivers research and compare U.S. nursing homes using official government data. We bring together CMS quality ratings, inspection histories, staffing levels, and deficiency records for more than 14,000 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities, and present them in a way that's easier to read and interpret than raw government tables.

We are an independent service and are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) or Medicare.gov.

Our Methodology

Every facility figure shown on CareQED — star ratings, certified beds, staffing hours per resident day, inspection dates, and deficiency counts — comes directly from official CMS public datasets. We do not alter the underlying numbers.

The "CareQED Analysis" summaries on facility, state, and city pages are written by an AI model that is given only the official CMS figures for that location and instructed to summarize them factually and compare them to state or national averages. These summaries are generated automatically and are not individually reviewed by a person. They are intended to help interpret the data, not to replace your own judgment or professional advice.

Data is refreshed when CMS publishes updated datasets. Each facility, state, and city page shows the relevant CMS dataset update dates and when CareQED last refreshed the information.

Data Sources

CareQED uses the following official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets:

• Provider Information — facility details, location, certification status, and staffing data.
• Survey Summary — inspection dates and deficiency counts.
• Health Deficiencies — detailed citation information with severity.

View the source data on the CMS Provider Data Catalog.

Limitations & Disclaimer

CareQED is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical, legal, or financial advice, and it is not a substitute for professional guidance or your own visits and judgment when choosing care. Ratings and inspection data reflect a facility's status as of CMS's most recent published data and may not reflect current conditions.

For official information, always consult Medicare.gov Care Compare.

Corrections & Contact

If you believe any information is inaccurate, or you operate a facility and wish to respond to its listing, contact us at support@careqed.com. Facility representatives can also claim a listing from any facility page.

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