CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Hillsborough 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.
None of the 30 nursing homes in Hillsborough County, Florida qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Hillsborough County as urban.
In Florida, 512 of 694 nursing homes (73.8%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVIATA AT CENTRAL PARK | Brandon | No | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 105718 |
| AVIATA AT FLETCHER | Tampa | No | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 105644 |
| AVIATA AT OAKFIELD | Brandon | No | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 105951 |
| AVIATA AT THE BAY | Tampa | No | Aviata Health Group | 150 | 105417 |
| BAYSHORE POINTE NURSING AND REHAB CENTER | Tampa | No | Sovereign Healthcare Holdings | 117 | 105650 |
| BLUE PALMS HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER AT FLE | Tampa | No | 163 | 105351 | |
| CANTERBURY TOWERS INC | Tampa | No | 60 | 105326 | |
| CARROLLWOOD CARE CENTER | Tampa | No | Florida Institute for Long-Term Care | 120 | 105553 |
| COMMUNITY CONVALESCENT CENTER | Plant City | No | Senior Health South | 120 | 105029 |
| ELON MANOR NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Tampa | No | 96 | 105725 | |
| EXCEL CARE CENTER | Tampa | No | Fl Snf Trust | 120 | 105884 |
| FAIRWAY OAKS CENTER | Tampa | No | Aston Health | 120 | 105305 |
| HAWTHORNE CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND HEALING OF | Brandon | No | Summit Care | 132 | 105881 |
| LUXE AT LUTZ REHABILITATION CENTER (THE) | Lutz | No | 120 | 106093 | |
| NORTHDALE REHABILITATION CENTER | Tampa | No | Sovereign Healthcare Holdings | 120 | 105700 |
| PALM GARDEN OF SUN CITY | Sun City Center | No | Palm Garden Health and Rehabilitation | 132 | 105736 |
| PALM GARDEN OF TAMPA | Tampa | No | Palm Garden Health and Rehabilitation | 120 | 105591 |
| PLAZA WEST | Sun City Center | No | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | 113 | 105866 |
| PRUITTHEALTH-NORTH TAMPA, LLC | Lutz | No | Pruitthealth | 90 | 106150 |
| REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER OF TAMPA | Tampa | No | Florida Institute for Long-Term Care | 174 | 105234 |
| SOLARIS HEALTHCARE PLANT CITY | Plant City | No | Solaris Healthcare | 180 | 105515 |
| ST. ANDREW POST-ACUTE REHABILITATION CENTER | Tampa | No | Plainview Healthcare Partners | 45 | 106015 |
| SUN TERRACE HEALTH CARE CENTER | Sun City Center | No | 130 | 105319 | |
| TAMPA LAKES HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Lutz | No | Summit Care | 179 | 106112 |
| THE BRISTOL CARE CENTER | Tampa | No | 266 | 105140 | |
| VICTORIA CROSSING REHABILITATION CENTER | Brandon | No | Excelsior Care Group | 120 | 106155 |
| Vivo Healthcare Gandy | Tampa | No | Vivo Healthcare | 160 | 105491 |
| WHISPERING OAKS | Tampa | No | Senior Health South | 236 | 105299 |
| WOODBRIDGE CARE CENTER AND REHAB | Tampa | No | Fl Snf Trust | 120 | 105426 |
| YBOR CITY CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND HEALING | Tampa | No | Summit Care | 80 | 105891 |
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.