# CMS Nursing Home Compare Scraper (`crawlergang/cms-nursing-home-compare-scraper`) Actor

Scrape CMS Nursing Home Compare data via the free data.cms.gov public API. Search nursing homes by state, get star ratings, inspection results, staffing info, and ownership data for all US nursing facilities. No API key required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlergang/cms-nursing-home-compare-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Crawler Gang](https://apify.com/crawlergang) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 11 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## CMS Nursing Home Compare Scraper

Scrape US nursing home and long-term care facility data from the **CMS Nursing Home Compare** program via the free [data.cms.gov](https://data.cms.gov) public API. No login, API key, or proxy required.

### What data does it collect?

Every CMS-certified nursing home in the United States, including:

- Facility name, address, city, state, ZIP code, county
- Phone number
- Ownership type (For-profit, Non-profit, Government)
- Overall star rating (1–5 stars) and sub-ratings (health inspections, staffing, quality measures)
- Number of certified beds and average daily residents
- Special Focus Facility (SFF) designation
- Abuse icon flag

### Modes

| Mode | Description |
|---|---|
| `searchFacilities` | Search by name/city keyword, optionally filtered by state |
| `facilityRatings` | Fetch facilities with star rating filtering |
| `facilityInspections` | Fetch facilities with inspection-related data |
| `searchByState` | All nursing homes in a specific US state |

### Input

```json
{
  "mode": "searchFacilities",
  "state": "FL",
  "searchQuery": "Sunrise",
  "ownershipType": "For profit - Corporation",
  "minRating": 3,
  "specialFocusOnly": false,
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

#### Input fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `mode` | string (required) | One of `searchFacilities`, `facilityRatings`, `facilityInspections`, `searchByState` |
| `state` | string | 2-letter US state code. Required for `searchByState` |
| `searchQuery` | string | Facility name or city keyword |
| `ownershipType` | string | Filter by ownership type |
| `minRating` | integer (1-5) | Minimum overall star rating |
| `specialFocusOnly` | boolean | Only return Special Focus Facilities |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max records to return (default: 20, max: 5000) |

### Output

```json
{
  "providerNumber": "105772",
  "facilityName": "Sunrise Care Center",
  "address": "100 Sunrise Blvd",
  "city": "Miami",
  "state": "FL",
  "zipCode": "33101",
  "countyName": "Miami-Dade",
  "phoneNumber": "3055551234",
  "ownershipType": "For profit - Corporation",
  "bedCount": 120,
  "avgResidentsPerDay": 98.5,
  "rating": 4,
  "healthInspectionRating": 3,
  "staffingRating": 5,
  "qmRating": 4,
  "specialFocusFacility": false,
  "dataSource": "CMS Nursing Home Compare (data.cms.gov)",
  "recordType": "nursingFacility",
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00+00:00"
}
```

### FAQs

**Is this free to use?**
Yes. The CMS data.cms.gov API is completely free and public with no registration required.

**How many nursing homes are covered?**
CMS covers approximately 15,000+ certified nursing homes across all US states and territories.

**What is a Special Focus Facility?**
CMS designates facilities with persistent serious quality problems as Special Focus Facilities (SFF). These receive more frequent inspections. This actor can filter to only return SFF-designated facilities.

**What does the star rating mean?**
CMS assigns 1–5 overall ratings combining health inspection results, staffing levels, and quality measures. 5 stars = much above average.

**Does it require login or cookies?**
No. All data comes from the public CMS Provider Data Catalog.

### Data Source

Data is sourced from the [CMS Provider Data Catalog](https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/4pq5-n9py) — the same data powering [medicare.gov/care-compare](https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/).

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to fetch from CMS Nursing Home Compare data.

## `state` (type: `string`):

Filter by US state abbreviation. Required for mode=searchByState.

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Free-text search across facility name and city.

## `ownershipType` (type: `string`):

Filter by facility ownership.

## `minRating` (type: `integer`):

Only return facilities with this star rating or higher (1-5).

## `specialFocusOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only return facilities designated as CMS Special Focus Facilities (SFF) — those with persistent quality issues.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of facility records to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "searchFacilities",
  "state": "FL",
  "ownershipType": "",
  "specialFocusOnly": false,
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `facilities` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing all scraped nursing home/facility records.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "mode": "searchFacilities",
    "state": "FL",
    "specialFocusOnly": false,
    "maxItems": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlergang/cms-nursing-home-compare-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "mode": "searchFacilities",
    "state": "FL",
    "specialFocusOnly": False,
    "maxItems": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlergang/cms-nursing-home-compare-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "mode": "searchFacilities",
  "state": "FL",
  "specialFocusOnly": false,
  "maxItems": 20
}' |
apify call crawlergang/cms-nursing-home-compare-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlergang/cms-nursing-home-compare-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/uEiAIvebdElDhVYem/builds/1u97wQQDyfAE53nqs/openapi.json