Nursing homes in New Hampshire
73 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, with an average CMS overall rating of 3.0/5 — +0.05 stars vs. the national average of 3.0. 44% are rated below average, and federal fines on record total $578,772.
What nursing care costs in New Hampshire Cost of care in New Hampshire
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, processing date 2026-09-01. Ratings are official CMS figures, not endorsements.
Top-rated nursing homes in New Hampshire
Sorted by CMS overall rating, then by size.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NURSING HOME
5/5Goffstown · 300 bedsMuch above average →RIVERSIDE REST HOME
5/5Dover · 215 bedsMuch above average →MAPLE LEAF HEALTH CARE CENTER
5/5Manchester · 114 bedsMuch above average →CEDAR HEALTHCARE CENTER
5/5Portsmouth · 102 bedsMuch above average →Coos County Nursing Hospital
5/5West Stewartstown · 97 bedsMuch above average →Courville at Nashua
5/5Nashua · 94 bedsMuch above average →All 73 facilities in New Hampshire
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Beds are CMS-certified beds. Fines are the total dollar value of civil money penalties on record. Abuse icon and Watch list are CMS designations explained on the national directory.
Facilities carrying a CMS flag in New Hampshire
0 with a substantiated abuse citation and 5 on the Special Focus Facility watch list. These are official CMS designations, listed here as they appear in the source data.
| Facility | City | Overall | Beds | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COURVILLE AT MANCHESTER Watch list | Manchester, NH | 2/5 | 76 | $35,270 |
| PLEASANT VIEW CENTER Watch list | Concord, NH | 1/5 | 176 | $12,982 |
| Lebanon Center, Genesis HealthCare Watch list | Lebanon, NH | 1/5 | 110 | $72,924 |
| BEDFORD NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER Watch list | Bedford, NH | 1/5 | 102 | $16,153 |
| Mountain Ridge Center, Genesis HealthCare Watch list | Franklin, NH | 1/5 | 86 | $38,842 |
Choosing between nursing homes in New Hampshire
The state average hides wide variation. In New Hampshire the facilities in this directory run from one star to five, and that gap matters more than the average when you are choosing for a specific person.
Work the list in this order: filter to 4- and 5-star facilities, check the staffing and turnover numbers on each profile, then read the inspection and fine history. Distance from family, Medicaid acceptance, and the specific clinical services offered — ventilator care, dialysis, memory units — usually narrow the list faster than ratings do.
If the person needs this level of care for more than a short rehabilitation stay, ask each facility's admissions office directly how Medicaid is handled, whether they accept a pending application, and what happens if private funds run out. Those answers vary by facility, not by state, and they matter more than any published average.
How many nursing homes are there in New Hampshire?
73 CMS-certified nursing homes, holding 7326 certified beds in total.
What is the average nursing home rating in New Hampshire?
3.0 out of 5 stars across 73 rated facilities, against a national average of 3.0.
Which nursing home in New Hampshire has the highest rating?
CMS rates facilities, not states, and every 5-star home in the state is listed above. Compare staffing and inspection detail on the individual profiles.
Does Medicare pay for a nursing home in New Hampshire?
Medicare Part A covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing after a qualifying hospital stay, with cost sharing after day 20. Longer stays are generally paid privately or through Medicaid.