CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Pinellas 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 65 nursing homes in Pinellas County, Florida qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Pinellas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBEY REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER | Saint Petersburg | No | Florida Institute for Long-Term Care | 132 | 105749 |
| ADDINGTON PLACE AT COLLEGE HARBOR | Saint Petersburg | No | 52 | 105959 | |
| ADVANCED CARE CENTER | Clearwater | No | Gold Fl Trust Ii | 120 | 105478 |
| ALHAMBRA HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATION CENTER | Saint Petersburg | No | Gold Fl Trust Ii | 60 | 105712 |
| ALPINE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Saint Petersburg | No | Senior Health South | 57 | 105713 |
| APOLLO HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATION CENTER | Saint Petersburg | No | Gold Fl Trust Ii | 99 | 105202 |
| AVENTURA AT THE BAY | Saint Petersburg | No | Aventura Health Group | 274 | 105688 |
| AVIATA AT BRYAN DAIRY | Largo | No | Aviata Health Group | 158 | 106116 |
| AVIATA AT COUNTRYSIDE | Palm Harbor | No | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 105587 |
| AVIATA AT LAKESIDE OAKS | Dunedin | No | Aviata Health Group | 93 | 105132 |
| AVIATA AT OLDSMAR | Oldsmar | No | 120 | 105419 | |
| Aviata at Sand Key | Clearwater | No | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 105373 |
| AVIATA AT SEMINOLE | Seminole | No | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 105895 |
| AVIATA AT THE HARBOR | Safety Harbor | No | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 105549 |
| AVIATA AT THE PALMS | Palm Harbor | No | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 105394 |
| AVIATA AT THE SEA - PASADENA | South Pasadena | No | Aviata Health Group | 58 | 105012 |
| BALANCED HEALTHCARE | Saint Petersburg | No | 299 | 105390 | |
| BAY POINTE NURSING PAVILION | Saint Petersburg | No | Florida Institute for Long-Term Care | 120 | 105477 |
| BAYSIDE CARE CENTER | Saint Petersburg | No | Fl Snf Trust | 92 | 105071 |
| BELLEAIR HEALTH CARE CENTER | Clearwater | No | Clear Choice Healthcare | 120 | 105636 |
| BOCA CIEGA CENTER | Gulfport | No | Hearthstone Senior Communities | 120 | 105271 |
| Brighton Bay Center for Rehabilitation and Healing | Saint Petersburg | No | 120 | 105616 | |
| CLEARWATER CENTER | Clearwater | No | Hearthstone Senior Communities | 109 | 105274 |
| CONCORDIA MANOR | Saint Petersburg | No | Senior Health South | 39 | 105714 |
| EAGLE LAKE NURSING AND REHAB CARE CENTER | Saint Petersburg | No | Blue Ridge Healthcare | 59 | 105292 |
| EAST BAY REHABILITATION CENTER | Clearwater | No | Clear Choice Healthcare | 120 | 105697 |
| EGRET COVE CENTER | Saint Petersburg | No | Hearthstone Senior Communities | 120 | 105293 |
| FREEDOM SQUARE HEALTH CARE CENTER | Seminole | No | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | 116 | 106042 |
| GOLFVIEW NURSING CENTER | Saint Petersburg | No | Benjamin Landa | 56 | 105409 |
| GULF SHORE CARE CENTER | Pinellas Park | No | Fl Snf Trust | 120 | 105978 |
| GULFPORT NURSING CENTER | Pasadena | No | 126 | 106103 | |
| GULFSIDE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Clearwater | No | 76 | 105634 | |
| HARBOURWOOD POST-ACUTE AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Clearwater | No | 120 | 106041 | |
| Highland Pines Rehabilitation Center | Clearwater | No | Florida Institute for Long-Term Care | 115 | 105690 |
| KENSINGTON GARDENS REHAB AND NURSING CENTER | Clearwater | No | Aston Health | 150 | 105453 |
| LAKE HAVEN NURSING AND REHAB CENTER | Dunedin | No | Eliyahu Mirlis | 104 | 105350 |
| LEXINGTON HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Saint Petersburg | No | Gold Fl Trust Ii | 159 | 105072 |
| MARION AND BERNARD L SAMSON NURSING CENTER | Saint Petersburg | No | 180 | 105504 | |
| MEADOWPARK HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Dunedin | No | Aston Health | 120 | 105436 |
| MORTON PLANT REHABILITATION CENTER | Belleair | No | 126 | 105128 | |
| NORTH HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Saint Petersburg | No | Gold Fl Trust Ii | 45 | 105149 |
| OAK MANOR HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATION CENTER | Largo | No | 180 | 105248 | |
| OAKPARK HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Palm Harbor | No | Aston Health | 180 | 105708 |
| OAKS OF CLEARWATER, THE | Clearwater | No | 60 | 105323 | |
| PALM GARDEN OF CLEARWATER | Clearwater | No | Palm Garden Health and Rehabilitation | 165 | 105581 |
| PALM GARDEN OF LARGO | Largo | No | Palm Garden Health and Rehabilitation | 140 | 105574 |
| PALM GARDEN OF PINELLAS | Largo | No | Palm Garden Health and Rehabilitation | 120 | 105733 |
| PENINSULA HEALTH CENTER BY HARBORVIEW | Tarpon Springs | No | Harborview Health Systems | 120 | 105451 |
| PINELLAS PARK FL OPCO, LLC | Pinellas Park | No | 120 | 105422 | |
| PINELLAS POINT NURSING AND REHAB CENTER | Saint Petersburg | No | Sovereign Healthcare Holdings | 60 | 105878 |
| REGENCY OAKS HEALTH CENTER | Clearwater | No | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | 60 | 105744 |
| SABAL PALMS HEALTH & REHABILITATION | Largo | No | The Goodman Group | 244 | 105694 |
| SHORE ACRES CARE CENTER AND REHAB | Saint Petersburg | No | Gold Fl Trust Ii | 109 | 105050 |
| SOUTH HERITAGE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER | Saint Petersburg | No | Senior Health South | 74 | 105117 |
| SPRINGS AT BOCA CIEGA BAY | South Pasadena | No | Summit Care | 109 | 105537 |
| ST MARK VILLAGE | Palm Harbor | No | 80 | 105378 | |
| TARPON BAYOU CENTER | Tarpon Springs | No | Hearthstone Senior Communities | 114 | 105280 |
| Tierra Pines Center | Largo | No | Aston Health | 120 | 105398 |
| VIVO HEALTHCARE ST PETERSBURG | Saint Petersburg | No | Vivo Healthcare | 96 | 106033 |
| VIVO HEALTHCARE GATEWAY | Pinellas Park | No | 120 | 105486 | |
| VIVO HEALTHCARE LAURELLWOOD | Saint Petersburg | No | 60 | 105228 | |
| WESTCHESTER GARDENS HEALTH & REHABILITATION | Clearwater | No | The Goodman Group | 120 | 105654 |
| WESTMINSTER SUNCOAST | Saint Petersburg | No | Westminster Communities of Florida | 120 | 105926 |
| Willowbrooke Court Skilled Care Center at Mease Li | Dunedin | No | Acts Retirement-Life Communities | 100 | 105732 |
| WRIGHTS HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Seminole | No | 60 | 105849 |
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.