Nursing Homes in California

At the top of the California nursing homes list are those with a rating of five stars from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for their overall performance in health inspections, nurse staffing, and quality of medical care. About 25 percent of all nursing homes in California earned an overall five-star rating. Narrow your search for a Best Nursing Home by clicking on a metro area or region or by entering a ZIP Code.

Major Metro Areas

• Bakersfield
• Los Angeles
• Riverside-San Bernardino (Inland Empire)
• Sacramento
• San Diego
• San Francisco-Oakland
• San Jose

Regions

• Napa-Sonoma
• Northern Coast
• Central Coast
• Central Valley
• Northern Sierras