U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Nursing Homes List Includes 44 LCS Communities
Nov 13 2025Forty-four LCS communities are among the best in the nation according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2026 Best Nursing Homes report. The annual ranking recognizes senior living communities for exceptional short-term rehabilitation and long-term care.
Less than 19% of the nation’s 15,000-plus skilled nursing facilities received even one of the two Best Nursing Home rankings from U.S. News. U.S. News gives the designation of Best Nursing Home to those that satisfy a proprietary assessment of consistent performance and commitment to quality patient and resident measures.
The 2026 U.S. News Best Nursing Homes proprietary ratings feature a significant methodology update, expanding both the Short-Term Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care ratings to include 17 distinct quality measures each, offering a comprehensive assessment.
LCS communities named to the list for 2026 include:
| Community Name | Short-Term | Long-Term |
1 | Bellingham at West Chester (West Chester, PA) | X |
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2 | Blakehurst (Towson, MD)** | X | X |
3 | Brandon Wilde (Evans, GA)** |
| X |
4 | Carillon (Lubbock, TX)** | X | X |
5 | Casa de las Campanas (San Diego, CA) ** | X |
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6 | The Cedars of Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)** | X |
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7 | The Clare (Chicago, IL)** | X | X |
8 | Cottage Grove Place (Cedar Rapids, IA)** | X |
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9 | Croasdaile Village (Durham, NC) ** | X | X |
10 | The Cypress of Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) | X | X |
11 | Cypress Village (Jacksonville, FL)** | X | X |
12 | Eastcastle Place (Milwaukee, WI) ** | X | X |
13 | Essex Meadows (Essex, CT)** | X | X |
14 | Foulk Living (Wilmington, DE)** | X | X |
15 | The Forum at Rancho San Antonio (Cupertino, CA)** | X | X |
16 | Freedom Plaza (Sun City Center, FL)** | X | X |
17 | Freedom Pointe at the Villages (The Villages, FL) ** | X |
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18 | Freedom Square of Seminole (Seminole, FL)** | X | X |
19 | Freedom Village at Brandywine (Coatesville, PA)** | X | X |
20 | Freedom Village of Holland (Holland, MI)** | X |
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21 | Friendship Village Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo, MI)** | X |
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22 | Friendship Village of Tempe (Tempe, AZ)** | X |
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23 | The Glenview at Pelican Bay (Naples, FL) ** | X |
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24 | Green Hills (Ames, IA) | X | X |
25 | Greenwood Village South (Greenwood, IN) | X |
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26 | Harrogate (Lakewood, NJ)** | X | X |
27 | Lake Port Square (Leesburg, FL) ** | X | X |
28 | Laurel Circle (Bridgewater, NJ)** | X |
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29 | Marquette (Indianapolis, IN) ** | X | X |
30 | Monarch Landing (Naperville, IL)** | X | X |
31 | Residences at Vantage Point (Columbia, MD)** | X | X |
32 | Rolling Green Village (Greenville, SC)** | X |
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33 | Sagewood (Phoenix, AZ)** | X | X |
34 | Sandhill Cove (Palm City, FL)** | X | X |
35 | Signature Pointe (Dallas, TX) | X | X |
36 | South Port Square (Port Charlotte, FL) ** | X | X |
37 | Stoneridge (Mystic, CT)** | X | X |
38 | Timber Ridge at Talus (Issaquah, WA)** | X | X |
39 | Trillium Woods (Plymouth, MN) | X | X |
40 | The Village at Gleannloch Farms (Spring, TX)** | X |
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41 | Westminster (Austin, TX)** | X | X |
42 | Westminster Village (West Lafayette, IN)** | X | X |
43 | Whitestone (Greensboro, NC) | X |
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44 | Wyndemere (Wheaton, IL)** | X |
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“U.S. News’ annual Best Nursing Homes ratings are designed to place the needs of patients and residents at the center of the selection process, equipping families with reliable, fact-driven metrics when making crucial care decisions,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “We are proud to spotlight the nursing homes across the country that consistently demonstrate exceptional care quality and prioritize both the safety and long-term well-being of those they serve.”
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