CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Sarasota 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 30 nursing homes in Sarasota County, Florida qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Sarasota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVINIA CARE AT VENICE | Venice | Yes, urban county | Adviniacare | 45 | 105955 |
| AVIATA AT ENGLEWOOD | Englewood | Yes, urban county | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 105452 |
| AVIATA AT VENICE | Venice | Yes, urban county | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 105443 |
| AWARD CARE AT BENEVA | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 105416 |
| AWARD CARE AT SARASOTA | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 106032 |
| BAY VILLAGE OF SARASOTA | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | 95 | 106085 | |
| BENDERSON FAMILY SKILLED NURSING AND REHAB CENTER | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | 45 | 106090 | |
| BIRCHWOOD HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | 87 | 105389 | |
| CAPRI HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Venice | Yes, urban county | Aston Health | 129 | 105965 |
| CREEKSIDE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | Aston Health | 178 | 105454 |
| CRESCENT HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | Aston Health | 140 | 105842 |
| GLENRIDGE ON PALMER RANCH INC. | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | 61 | 106063 | |
| HARBORVIEW SARASOTA | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | Harborview Health Systems | 81 | 105983 |
| HAWTHORNE CENTER FOR REHAB & HEALING OF SARASOTA | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | Summit Care | 120 | 106098 |
| INDIAN BEACH NURSING AND REHAB CENTER | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | Eliyahu Mirlis | 101 | 105774 |
| INN AT SARASOTA BAY CLUB | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | 44 | 106035 | |
| NORTH PORT REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER | North Port | Yes, urban county | Aston Health | 120 | 105523 |
| PINES OF SARASOTA | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | 171 | 105147 | |
| PLYMOUTH HARBOR INCORPORATED | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | 56 | 105817 | |
| PR SNF OPERATIONS LLC | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | 60 | 106022 | |
| SARASOTA HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | Florida Institute for Long-Term Care | 144 | 105155 |
| SARASOTA MEMORIAL NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | 120 | 105584 | |
| SARASOTA POINT REHABILITATION CENTER | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | Sovereign Healthcare Holdings | 120 | 106102 |
| SIESTA KEY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper | 120 | 105407 |
| SPRINGS AT LAKE POINTE WOODS | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | Summit Care | 101 | 105567 |
| SUNNYSIDE NURSING HOME | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | 60 | 106053 | |
| SUNSET LAKE HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Venice | Yes, urban county | Gold Fl Trust Ii | 120 | 105761 |
| VENICE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Venice | Yes, urban county | Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper | 120 | 105497 |
| VILLAGE ON THE ISLE | Venice | Yes, urban county | 48 | 105472 | |
| Vivo Healthcare Meadows | Sarasota | Yes, urban county | Vivo Healthcare | 120 | 105702 |
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.