CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Pasco 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 18 nursing homes in Pasco County, Florida qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Pasco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASPIRE AT RIDGE HAVEN | New Port Richey | No | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 105438 |
| BALDOMERO LOPEZ MEMORIAL VETERANS NURSING HOME | Land O Lakes | No | Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs | 120 | 106006 |
| BAYONET POINT HEALTH CENTER BY HARBORVIEW | Hudson | No | Harborview Health Systems | 120 | 105786 |
| BEAR CREEK NURSING CENTER | Hudson | No | Health Services Management | 120 | 105393 |
| BLUE HERON HEALTH AND REHABILITATION | Wesley Chapel | No | Tlc Management | 141 | 106147 |
| DADE CITY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Dade City | No | Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper | 120 | 105320 |
| HEATHER HILL HEALTHCARE CENTER | New Port Richey | No | Health Services Management | 105 | 105343 |
| HILLSIDE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Zephyrhills | No | Aston Health | 120 | 105599 |
| LIFE CARE CENTER OF NEW PORT RICHEY | New Port Richey | No | Life Care Centers of America | 113 | 106049 |
| MADISON POINTE CARE CENTER | New Port Richey | No | Fl Snf Trust | 119 | 105166 |
| NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER OF NEW PORT RICHEY | New Port Richey | No | Aston Health | 120 | 105459 |
| ROYAL OAK NURSING CENTER | Dade City | No | Health Services Management | 120 | 105385 |
| Solaris Healthcare Bayonet Point | Hudson | No | Solaris Healthcare | 180 | 105544 |
| SOLARIS HEALTHCARE LAKE ZEPHYR | Zephyrhills | No | Solaris Healthcare | 120 | 105658 |
| SOLARIS HEALTHCARE ZEPHYRHILLS | Zephyrhills | No | Solaris Healthcare | 113 | 105986 |
| SOUTHERN PINES NURSING CENTER | New Port Richey | No | Benjamin Landa | 120 | 105275 |
| TRINITY REGIONAL REHAB CENTER | Trinity | No | 120 | 106079 | |
| WINDSOR WOODS REHAB AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Hudson | No | Florida Institute for Long-Term Care | 103 | 105568 |
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.