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US nursing homes (CMS) in Duaer
In Duaer: Medicare nursing homes from CMS Care Compare: beds, ownership, and star ratings for overall, inspections, staffing, and quality. One successful search uses 1 credit.
What you get
Duaer US nursing homes (CMS) searches the CMS list of Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes with their five-star ratings.
Pick Duaer Data → US nursing homes (CMS) in the node creator, or open the data market. Related: US hospitals (CMS), US clinicians (CMS).
When to use it
- Find highly rated nursing homes in a city.
- Compare staffing and inspection ratings.
When not to use it
- Hospitals. Use US hospitals (CMS).
- Individual clinicians. Use US clinicians (CMS).
Search on the canvas
- Open the node creator and pick Duaer Data → US nursing homes (CMS).
- Fill State (such as MA). Optional: Name, City, ZIP, Minimum Stars.
- Limit defaults to 10, max 20. Execute.
A search uses 1 credit only when it returns rows. No rows, wrong input, or an upstream failure uses 0.
Call the API
- GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/cms-nursing-homes?city=Boston&state=MA&minRating=4
- Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>
The call skill below matches Copy skill in the Duaer data market, with parameters, examples, and result fields.
Call skill
Same text as Copy skill.
---
name: duaer-cms-nursing-homes
description: >-
Duaer US nursing homes (CMS). Medicare nursing homes from CMS Care Compare: beds, ownership, and star ratings for overall, inspections, staffing, and quality.
One successful search uses 1 Duaer credit.
---
# Duaer US nursing homes (CMS)
Duaer US nursing homes (CMS) searches the CMS list of Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes with their five-star ratings.
## When to use
- Find highly rated nursing homes in a city.
- Compare staffing and inspection ratings.
## When not to use
- Hospitals. Use https://skills.duaer.com/cms-hospitals.md.
- Individual clinicians. Use https://skills.duaer.com/cms-clinicians.md.
## Call
`GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/cms-nursing-homes?city=Boston&state=MA&minRating=4`
Header: `Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>`
Use an account key or a model API key.
Get a Duaer key: https://skills.duaer.com/keys.md
## Parameters
Provide `name`, `city`, `state`, `zip`, or `minRating`.
- `name` — Optional. Words in the name, such as care.
- `city` — Optional. City, such as Boston.
- `state` — Optional. Two-letter state code, such as MA.
- `zip` — Optional. Five-digit ZIP code, such as 02114.
- `minRating` — Optional. Overall rating from 1 to 5.
- `limit` — Optional. Rows to return, from 1 to 20. Default 10.
## Examples
- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/cms-nursing-homes?city=Boston&state=MA&minRating=4` — four- and five-star homes in Boston.
- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/cms-nursing-homes?zip=10025` — homes in one ZIP code.
## Result
The response is `{ "items": [...] }`. Each item has `source`, `title`, `url`, and `summary`, plus:
- `ccn`, `name`, `address`, `city`, `state`, `zip`, `phone` — facility.
- `ownership`, `chain`, `certifiedBeds`, `residentsPerDay` — size and owner.
- `overallRating`, `healthInspectionRating`, `staffingRating`, `qualityRating` — 1 to 5 stars.
- `abuseCitation` — CMS abuse icon.
Fields without a value are left out.
## Credits
A search that returns at least one row uses 1 credit.
An empty search, a search that finds nothing, or a failed search uses 0.
Wrong input returns 400 with a message and uses 0.
No remaining credits returns 402 and does not search.
A missing key returns 401.
## Related
- https://skills.duaer.com/cms-hospitals.md — Duaer US hospitals (CMS)
- https://skills.duaer.com/cms-clinicians.md — Duaer US clinicians (CMS)
Questions
How many credits does a US nursing homes (CMS) search use in Duaer?
One credit when Duaer returns rows. A search with no rows or an error uses 0.
How does Minimum Stars work in Duaer US nursing homes (CMS)?
Enter 1 to 5. Duaer returns only nursing homes whose CMS overall rating is at least that value.
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In Duaer: Medicare-certified US hospitals from CMS Care Compare: type, ownership, emergency services, and overall star rating. One successful search uses 1 credit.
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In Duaer: Medicare doctors and clinicians from CMS Care Compare by name, specialty, or place, with practice, medical school, and Medicare assignment. One successful search uses 1 credit.