Care quality desk

CMS-published quality data for facility-based care.

State-level snapshots of CMS Care Compare datasets — nursing-home quality, home-health quality, dialysis quality, and hospice provider availability. Each snapshot cites the publishing CMS dataset, the publication date, and the limitations the agency itself documents.

CMS Care Compare

STUDIES IN THIS DESK · 4

May 2026
Hospice Provider Availability by State 2026 — CMS Care Compare State-Level Snapshot
How Medicare-certified hospice provider count, ownership mix, and recent-certification share distribute across the United States — based on the CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information dataset (6,943 providers, snapshot May 2026). The Hospice General Information dataset does not publish an overall star rating; this report cites provider availability, not quality.
- CMS Care Compare
- Hospice General Information
6,943 recordsCSV ↓
May 2026
Home Health Quality by State 2026 — CMS Care Compare State-Level Snapshot
How CMS quality-of-patient-care star ratings and ownership mix distribute across U.S. Medicare-certified home health agencies — based on the CMS Care Compare Home Health Care Agencies dataset (12,392 agencies, snapshot May 2026). CMS ratings are published by CMS; this report cites them, it does not produce them.
- CMS Care Compare
- Home Health Compare
12,392 recordsCSV ↓
May 2026
Dialysis Facility Quality by State 2026 — CMS Care Compare State-Level Snapshot
How CMS five-star ratings, ownership mix, and chain affiliation distribute across U.S. dialysis facilities — based on the CMS Care Compare Dialysis Facility Listing dataset (7,557 Medicare-certified facilities, snapshot May 2026). CMS ratings are published by CMS; this report cites them, it does not produce them.
- CMS Care Compare
- Dialysis Facility Compare
7,557 recordsCSV ↓
May 2026
Nursing Home Quality by State 2026 — CMS Care Compare State-Level Snapshot
How CMS overall star ratings, ownership mix, and Special Focus Facility counts distribute across the 50 states + DC and territories — based on the CMS Care Compare Nursing Home Provider Information dataset (14,699 Medicare/Medicaid-certified facilities, snapshot May 2026). CMS ratings are published by CMS; this report cites them, it does not produce them.
- CMS Care Compare
- Nursing Home Compare
14,699 recordsCSV ↓

See also

/research → All four desks, latest grid, dataset signal.
/sources → The source library — every dataset OwnListed cites.
/methodology → Network-wide sourcing, refresh cadence, corrections.

Hospice Provider Availability by State 2026 — CMS Care Compare State-Level Snapshot

How Medicare-certified hospice provider count, ownership mix, and recent-certification share distribute across the United States — based on the CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information dataset (6,943 providers, snapshot May 2026). The Hospice General Information dataset does not publish an overall star rating; this report cites provider availability, not quality.

CMS Care Compare

Hospice General Information

6,943 recordsCSV ↓

Home Health Quality by State 2026 — CMS Care Compare State-Level Snapshot

How CMS quality-of-patient-care star ratings and ownership mix distribute across U.S. Medicare-certified home health agencies — based on the CMS Care Compare Home Health Care Agencies dataset (12,392 agencies, snapshot May 2026). CMS ratings are published by CMS; this report cites them, it does not produce them.

CMS Care Compare

Home Health Compare

12,392 recordsCSV ↓

Dialysis Facility Quality by State 2026 — CMS Care Compare State-Level Snapshot

How CMS five-star ratings, ownership mix, and chain affiliation distribute across U.S. dialysis facilities — based on the CMS Care Compare Dialysis Facility Listing dataset (7,557 Medicare-certified facilities, snapshot May 2026). CMS ratings are published by CMS; this report cites them, it does not produce them.

CMS Care Compare

Dialysis Facility Compare

7,557 recordsCSV ↓

Nursing Home Quality by State 2026 — CMS Care Compare State-Level Snapshot

How CMS overall star ratings, ownership mix, and Special Focus Facility counts distribute across the 50 states + DC and territories — based on the CMS Care Compare Nursing Home Provider Information dataset (14,699 Medicare/Medicaid-certified facilities, snapshot May 2026). CMS ratings are published by CMS; this report cites them, it does not produce them.

CMS Care Compare

Nursing Home Compare

14,699 recordsCSV ↓