New interactive resource analyzes federal data from more than 14,700 nursing homes nationwide, grading every state A through F so families can see how their loved one's care compares.
BOSTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / August 10, 2026 / The Nursing Home Abuse Center, a leading online resource for families dealing with nursing home abuse and neglect, today announced the launch of its Best to Worst Nursing Home Ratings by State for Staffing and Abuse feature, a free, interactive tool that ranks and grades all 50 states and Washington, D.C. on nursing home staffing levels, abuse citations, and federal enforcement actions. The tool is available now at nursinghomeabusecenter.com/nursing-home-abuse/best-and-worst-states-for-nursing-home-abuse.
The feature is built on an original analysis of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare data covering more than 14,700 nursing home facilities across the country. Each state was scored on weighted factors including severity-weighted abuse and neglect citations, RN staffing deficits against the 0.55 RN-hours-per-resident-per-day benchmark from CMS's now-repealed 2024 staffing rule, annual staff turnover, CMS Abuse Icon or Special Focus Facility (SFF) status, and federal fines.
