Best Nursing Homes in New Hampshire — 2026 Rankings

New Hampshire has 74 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. The state averages 14.1 deficiencies per facility, with 0 facilities receiving zero citations in their latest CMS survey cycle. Rankings below are based on official CMS Health Deficiency data.

Top-Ranked Facilities (Fewest Deficiencies)

  1. Coos County Nursing Hospital — West Stewartstown (3 deficiencies)
  2. Saint Ann Rehabilitation And Nursing Center — Dover (3 deficiencies)
  3. Belknap County Nursing Home — Laconia (4 deficiencies)
  4. Hanover Terrace Health And Rehabilitation Center — Hanover (4 deficiencies)
  5. Holy Cross Health Center — Manchester (4 deficiencies)
  6. Rockingham County Nursing Home — Brentwood (4 deficiencies)
  7. Saint Francis Rehabilitation And Nursing Center — Laconia (4 deficiencies)
  8. Warde Health Center — Windham (4 deficiencies)
  9. Merriman House — North Conway (5 deficiencies)
  10. Colonial Poplin Nursing Home — Fremont (6 deficiencies)
  11. Havenwood-Heritage Heights — Concord (6 deficiencies)
  12. Langdon Place Of Dover — Dover (6 deficiencies)
  13. Maple Leaf Health Care Center — Manchester (6 deficiencies)
  14. Riverside Rest Home — Dover (6 deficiencies)
  15. Cedar Healthcare Center — Portsmouth (7 deficiencies)
  16. Bedford Hills Center — Bedford (8 deficiencies)
  17. Courville At Nashua — Nashua (8 deficiencies)
  18. Hillsborough County Nursing Home — Goffstown (8 deficiencies)
  19. Mountain View Community — Ossipee (8 deficiencies)
  20. Webster At Rye — Rye (8 deficiencies)
  21. Cheshire County Home — Westmoreland (9 deficiencies)
  22. Merrimack County Nursing Home — Boscawen (9 deficiencies)
  23. Villa Crest Nursing And Retirement Center — Manchester (9 deficiencies)
  24. Applewood Center — Winchester (10 deficiencies)
  25. Birch Healthcare Center — Rochester (10 deficiencies)

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Official Sources

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