# Medicare API: Search nursing homes > Finds U.S. nursing homes on Medicare Care Compare by name, city and state, or ZIP code. Results include star ratings, ownership, fines from the last three years, and Care Compare links. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Medicare. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/medicare.gov/search-nursing-homes - Method: `medicare.gov/search_nursing_homes`, version 1 - Website: medicare.gov - Returns: name, star ratings, beds, residents, fines, ownership, abuse warning, address, phone, Care Compare link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `state` | string | no | `"Florida"` | Optional state name or two-letter code. Example: Florida. | | `search` | string | yes | `"Tampa, FL"` | Nursing home name, city and state, or ZIP code. Example: Tampa, FL. | | `max_results` | integer | no | `2` | Maximum number of homes to return. Example: 20. Default 20. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026. Its input: ```json { "state": "Florida", "search": "Tampa, FL", "max_results": 2 } ``` Its output: ```json { "nursing_homes": [ { "name": "Palm Garden Of Tampa", "phone": "(813) 972-8775", "address": "3612 E 138TH AVE, TAMPA, FL 33613", "total_fines": 0, "fines_currency": "USD", "ownership_type": "For profit - Corporation", "number_of_fines": 0, "staffing_rating": 3, "care_compare_link": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/nursing-home/105591", "abuse_warning_shown": false, "overall_star_rating": 4, "quality_measures_rating": 5, "cms_certification_number": "105591", "health_inspection_rating": 3, "number_of_certified_beds": 120, "average_residents_per_day": 114.7 }, { "name": "Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center Of Tampa", "phone": "(813) 872-2771", "address": "4411 N HABANA AVE, TAMPA, FL 33614", "total_fines": 231152, "fines_currency": "USD", "ownership_type": "Non profit - Corporation", "number_of_fines": 2, "staffing_rating": 4, "care_compare_link": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/nursing-home/105234", "abuse_warning_shown": false, "overall_star_rating": 1, "quality_measures_rating": 4, "cms_certification_number": "105234", "health_inspection_rating": 1, "number_of_certified_beds": 174, "average_residents_per_day": 163.2 } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"medicare.gov/search_nursing_homes","input":{"state":"Florida","search":"Tampa, FL","max_results":2}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Find nursing homes in Phoenix, AZ with good star ratings - I need a list of nursing facilities in ZIP code 60614 with their fines and ownership info - Look up Sunrise Care Center in Ohio and show me its phone number and address - Which skilled nursing homes near Tampa, FL have had abuse warnings recently? - On medicare.gov, show me the number of beds and residents at homes in Vermont, limit to 10 results ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "search" ], "properties": { "state": { "type": "string", "description": "Optional state name or two-letter code. Example: Florida." }, "search": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "description": "Nursing home name, city and state, or ZIP code. Example: Tampa, FL." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of homes to return. Example: 20." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "nursing_homes" ], "properties": { "nursing_homes": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "name": { "type": "string" }, "phone": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "address": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "total_fines": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "fines_currency": { "type": "string" }, "ownership_type": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "number_of_fines": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "staffing_rating": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "care_compare_link": { "type": "string" }, "abuse_warning_shown": { "type": "boolean" }, "overall_star_rating": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "quality_measures_rating": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "cms_certification_number": { "type": "string" }, "health_inspection_rating": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "number_of_certified_beds": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "average_residents_per_day": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } } } } } ``` ## See more - [Medicare API: Search hospitals](https://fous.com/methods/medicare.gov/search-hospitals.md): Finds U.S. hospitals by name, city and state, or ZIP code, with Medicare overall and patient survey star ratings, contact details, and Care Compare links. 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