Rated homes statewide: 1,154. Average overall rating: 3.2 of 5.
Medicare rates every nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. 5 is much above average, 1 is much below.
By county
| County | Homes | Average overall rating | 5 stars | 1 star |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | 69 | 3.9 | 31 | 4 |
| Amador | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Butte | 9 | 2.3 | 1 | 4 |
| Calaveras | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colusa | 2 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Contra Costa | 30 | 3.7 | 7 | 1 |
| Del Norte | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| El Dorado | 4 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Fresno | 31 | 3.2 | 7 | 3 |
| Glenn | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Humboldt | 5 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Imperial | 3 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Inyo | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kern | 17 | 1.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Kings | 3 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Lake | 3 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Lassen | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles | 369 | 2.5 | 45 | 103 |
| Madera | 5 | 2.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Marin | 11 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mariposa | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mendocino | 4 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Merced | 10 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Modoc | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Monterey | 14 | 3.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Napa | 6 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nevada | 5 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Orange | 72 | 3.0 | 8 | 9 |
| Placer | 10 | 4.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Plumas | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riverside | 54 | 3.3 | 12 | 7 |
| Sacramento | 37 | 3.4 | 7 | 4 |
| San Benito | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Bernardino | 55 | 3.9 | 17 | 2 |
| San Diego | 83 | 4.0 | 33 | 1 |
| San Francisco | 18 | 4.2 | 12 | 1 |
| San Joaquin | 24 | 2.9 | 2 | 5 |
| San Luis Obispo | 7 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| San Mateo | 14 | 3.6 | 6 | 3 |
| Santa Barbara | 14 | 4.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Santa Clara | 50 | 3.5 | 16 | 5 |
| Santa Cruz | 7 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Shasta | 10 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Siskiyou | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solano | 9 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Sonoma | 18 | 3.6 | 9 | 3 |
| Stanislaus | 17 | 2.9 | 4 | 3 |
| Sutter | 4 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Tehama | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Trinity | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tulare | 16 | 3.1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tuolumne | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ventura | 19 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Yolo | 6 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yuba | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: CMS Provider Data (Medicare Care Compare), data dated Oct 1, 2026. Figures are copied from the federal files without changes. Sources & method