CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Orange 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 36 nursing homes in Orange County, Florida qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Orange 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALWYN C CASHE STATE VETERANS NURSING HOME | Orlando | Yes, urban county | Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs | 112 | 106151 |
| ANSLEY COVE HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION | Maitland | Yes, urban county | 39 | 105886 | |
| APOPKA HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Apopka | Yes, urban county | Ventura Services | 180 | 106144 |
| AVANTE AT ORLANDO INC | Orlando | Yes, urban county | Avante Centers | 118 | 106027 |
| AVIATA AT COLONIAL LAKES | Winter Garden | Yes, urban county | Aviata Health Group | 180 | 105440 |
| AVIATA AT ROSEWOOD | Orlando | Yes, urban county | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 105480 |
| COMMONS AT ORLANDO LUTHERAN TOWERS | Orlando | Yes, urban county | 168 | 105731 | |
| CONWAY LAKES HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER | Orlando | Yes, urban county | Clear Choice Healthcare | 120 | 105754 |
| COURTYARDS OF ORLANDO CARE CENTER AND REHAB | Orlando | Yes, urban county | Fl Snf Trust | 120 | 105431 |
| DELANEY PARK HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Orlando | Yes, urban county | 89 | 105791 | |
| GUARDIAN CARE NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER | Orlando | Yes, urban county | 120 | 105797 | |
| HEALTH CENTRAL PARK | Winter Garden | Yes, urban county | 218 | 105479 | |
| HUNTERS CREEK NURSING AND REHAB CENTER | Orlando | Yes, urban county | Sovereign Healthcare Holdings | 116 | 105987 |
| LAKE BENNET CENTER FOR REHABILITATION & HEALING | Ocoee | Yes, urban county | Summit Care | 120 | 105967 |
| LIFE CARE CENTER OF ORLANDO | Orlando | Yes, urban county | Life Care Centers of America | 132 | 105974 |
| LOTUS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Orlando | Yes, urban county | Ventura Services | 180 | 105564 |
| MAYFLOWER HEALTHCARE CENTER | Winter Park | Yes, urban county | 60 | 105720 | |
| METRO WEST NURSING AND REHAB CENTER | Orlando | Yes, urban county | Sovereign Healthcare Holdings | 120 | 105868 |
| ORLANDO HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Orlando | Yes, urban county | 391 | 105728 | |
| ORLANDO HEALTH CENTER FOR REHABILITATION | Ocoee | Yes, urban county | 10 | 106130 | |
| PALM GARDEN OF ORLANDO | Orlando | Yes, urban county | Palm Garden Health and Rehabilitation | 132 | 105577 |
| PARKVIEW REHABILITATION CENTER AT WINTER PARK | Winter Park | Yes, urban county | Sovereign Healthcare Holdings | 138 | 105307 |
| REGENTS PARK OF WINTER PARK | Winter Park | Yes, urban county | Robert Schoenfeld | 120 | 105618 |
| REHABILITATION CENTER OF ORLANDO | Orlando | Yes, urban county | 120 | 105471 | |
| REHABILITATION CENTER OF WINTER PARK | Maitland | Yes, urban county | 180 | 105430 | |
| SOLARIS HEALTHCARE APOPKA | Apopka | Yes, urban county | Solaris Healthcare | 120 | 105782 |
| SOLARIS HEALTHCARE COLLEGE PARK | Orlando | Yes, urban county | Solaris Healthcare | 108 | 106024 |
| SOLARIS HEALTHCARE EAST ORLANDO | Orlando | Yes, urban county | Solaris Healthcare | 110 | 105783 |
| SOLARIS HEALTHCARE WINDERMERE | Orlando | Yes, urban county | Solaris Healthcare | 120 | 105960 |
| SOUTH ORANGE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Orlando | Yes, urban county | Robert Schoenfeld | 115 | 105546 |
| VIVO HEALTHCARE WEST ORANGE | Ocoee | Yes, urban county | 120 | 105706 | |
| WESTMINSTER BALDWIN PARK | Orlando | Yes, urban county | Westminster Communities of Florida | 40 | 106118 |
| WESTMINSTER TOWERS | Orlando | Yes, urban county | Westminster Communities of Florida | 120 | 105757 |
| WESTMINSTER WINTER PARK | Winter Park | Yes, urban county | Westminster Communities of Florida | 80 | 105879 |
| WINTER GARDEN REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER | Winter Garden | Yes, urban county | Aston Health | 120 | 105518 |
| WINTER PARK CARE AND REHABILITATION | Winter Park | Yes, urban county | Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper | 103 | 105332 |
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.