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)
- Coos County Nursing Hospital — West Stewartstown (3 deficiencies)
- Saint Ann Rehabilitation And Nursing Center — Dover (3 deficiencies)
- Belknap County Nursing Home — Laconia (4 deficiencies)
- Hanover Terrace Health And Rehabilitation Center — Hanover (4 deficiencies)
- Holy Cross Health Center — Manchester (4 deficiencies)
- Rockingham County Nursing Home — Brentwood (4 deficiencies)
- Saint Francis Rehabilitation And Nursing Center — Laconia (4 deficiencies)
- Warde Health Center — Windham (4 deficiencies)
- Merriman House — North Conway (5 deficiencies)
- Colonial Poplin Nursing Home — Fremont (6 deficiencies)
- Havenwood-Heritage Heights — Concord (6 deficiencies)
- Langdon Place Of Dover — Dover (6 deficiencies)
- Maple Leaf Health Care Center — Manchester (6 deficiencies)
- Riverside Rest Home — Dover (6 deficiencies)
- Cedar Healthcare Center — Portsmouth (7 deficiencies)
- Bedford Hills Center — Bedford (8 deficiencies)
- Courville At Nashua — Nashua (8 deficiencies)
- Hillsborough County Nursing Home — Goffstown (8 deficiencies)
- Mountain View Community — Ossipee (8 deficiencies)
- Webster At Rye — Rye (8 deficiencies)
- Cheshire County Home — Westmoreland (9 deficiencies)
- Merrimack County Nursing Home — Boscawen (9 deficiencies)
- Villa Crest Nursing And Retirement Center — Manchester (9 deficiencies)
- Applewood Center — Winchester (10 deficiencies)
- Birch Healthcare Center — Rochester (10 deficiencies)
Most-Cited Compliance Areas in New Hampshire
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 188 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 162 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 157 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 128 citations
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 121 citations