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Nursing homes on the federal Special Focus Facility watch list (and candidates)

SPECIAL FOCUS FACILITY PROGRAM · 86 ON WATCH LIST · 440 CANDIDATES · SOURCE: CMS CARE COMPARE · SNAPSHOT JUN 2026

CMS lists 86 facilities on its Special Focus Facility watch list and 440 as candidates. The active watch list appears first; a candidate is not on the active list. These are federal figures as on file with CMS.

Watch list — Alabama (1)

Watch list — Arkansas (1)

Watch list — Arizona (1)

Watch list — California (6)

Watch list — Colorado (1)

Watch list — Connecticut (1)

Watch list — Delaware (1)

Watch list — Florida (3)

Watch list — Georgia (2)

Watch list — Hawaii (1)

Watch list — Iowa (2)

Watch list — Idaho (1)

Watch list — Illinois (4)

Watch list — Indiana (2)

Watch list — Kansas (2)

Watch list — Kentucky (1)

Watch list — Louisiana (1)

Watch list — Massachusetts (2)

Watch list — Maryland (1)

Watch list — Maine (1)

Watch list — Michigan (2)

Watch list — Minnesota (2)

Watch list — Missouri (3)

Watch list — Mississippi (1)

Watch list — Montana (1)

Watch list — North Carolina (2)

Watch list — North Dakota (1)

Watch list — Nebraska (1)

Watch list — New Hampshire (1)

Watch list — New Jersey (2)

Watch list — New Mexico (1)

Watch list — Nevada (1)

Watch list — New York (3)

Watch list — Ohio (5)

Watch list — Oklahoma (2)

Watch list — Oregon (1)

Watch list — Pennsylvania (3)

Watch list — Rhode Island (1)

Watch list — South Carolina (1)

Watch list — South Dakota (1)

Watch list — Tennessee (2)

Watch list — Texas (6)

Watch list — Utah (1)

Watch list — Virginia (1)

Watch list — Vermont (1)

Watch list — Washington (1)

Watch list — Wisconsin (2)

Watch list — West Virginia (1)

Watch list — Wyoming (1)

Candidates — Alabama (5)

Candidates — Arkansas (5)

Candidates — Arizona (5)

Candidates — California (30)

Candidates — Colorado (5)

Candidates — Connecticut (5)

Candidates — Delaware (5)

Candidates — Florida (15)

Candidates — Georgia (10)

Candidates — Hawaii (5)

Candidates — Iowa (10)

Candidates — Idaho (5)

Candidates — Illinois (20)

Candidates — Indiana (15)

Candidates — Kansas (10)

Candidates — Kentucky (5)

Candidates — Louisiana (5)

Candidates — Massachusetts (10)

Candidates — Maryland (5)

Candidates — Maine (5)

Candidates — Michigan (10)

Candidates — Minnesota (10)

Candidates — Missouri (15)

Candidates — Mississippi (5)

Candidates — Montana (5)

Candidates — North Carolina (10)

Candidates — North Dakota (5)

Candidates — Nebraska (5)

Candidates — New Hampshire (5)

Candidates — New Jersey (10)

Candidates — New Mexico (5)

Candidates — Nevada (5)

Candidates — New York (15)

Candidates — Ohio (25)

Candidates — Oklahoma (10)

Candidates — Oregon (5)

Candidates — Pennsylvania (20)

Candidates — Rhode Island (5)

Candidates — South Carolina (5)

Candidates — South Dakota (5)

Candidates — Tennessee (10)

Candidates — Texas (30)

Candidates — Utah (5)

Candidates — Virginia (5)

Candidates — Vermont (5)

Candidates — Washington (5)

Candidates — Wisconsin (10)

Candidates — West Virginia (5)

Candidates — Wyoming (5)