CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Brevard County, Florida
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
All 21 nursing homes in Brevard County, Florida qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Brevard County as urban.
In Florida, 512 of 694 nursing homes (73.8%) qualify.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANCHOR CARE & REHABILITATION CENTER | Palm Bay | Yes, urban county | Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper | 120 | 105464 |
| ATLANTIC SHORES NURSING AND REHAB CENTER | Melbourne | Yes, urban county | Sovereign Healthcare Holdings | 120 | 105904 |
| AVANTE AT MELBOURNE INC | Melbourne | Yes, urban county | Avante Centers | 110 | 105671 |
| AVIATA AT PALM BAY | Palm Bay | Yes, urban county | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 105985 |
| INDIAN RIVER CENTER | West Melbourne | Yes, urban county | Aston Health | 179 | 105673 |
| LIFE CARE CENTER OF MELBOURNE | Melbourne | Yes, urban county | Life Care Centers of America | 120 | 105291 |
| LIFE CARE CENTER OF PALM BAY | Palm Bay | Yes, urban county | Life Care Centers of America | 141 | 106060 |
| MELBOURNE HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Melbourne | Yes, urban county | Excelsior Care Group | 138 | 105207 |
| MELBOURNE TERRACE REHABILITATION CENTER | Melbourne | Yes, urban county | Clear Choice Healthcare | 179 | 105635 |
| NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER OF MELBOURNE | Melbourne | Yes, urban county | Harborview Health Systems | 167 | 105861 |
| ROCKLEDGE HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATION CENTER | Rockledge | Yes, urban county | Gold Fl Trust Ii | 107 | 105251 |
| ROYAL OAKS NURSING AND REHAB CENTER | Titusville | Yes, urban county | Sovereign Healthcare Holdings | 120 | 105793 |
| SOLARIS HEALTHCARE MERRITT ISLAND | Merritt Island | Yes, urban county | Solaris Healthcare | 180 | 105701 |
| SPACE COAST HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Merritt Island | Yes, urban county | Excelsior Care Group | 120 | 105325 |
| SUNRISE POINT HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Rockledge | Yes, urban county | Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper | 100 | 105250 |
| THE TERRACE AT COURTENAY SPRINGS | Merritt Island | Yes, urban county | Serenity Estates | 80 | 105463 |
| TITUSVILLE REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER | Titusville | Yes, urban county | Florida Institute for Long-Term Care | 157 | 105448 |
| VIERA DEL MAR HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Viera | Yes, urban county | Aston Health | 131 | 106123 |
| VIERA HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Viera | Yes, urban county | Gold Fl Trust Ii | 114 | 105885 |
| VISTA MANOR HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Titusville | Yes, urban county | 120 | 105530 | |
| WEST MELBOURNE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER | West Melbourne | Yes, urban county | Nhs Management | 180 | 105376 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.