CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Albany County, New York
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 11 nursing homes in Albany County, New York qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Albany County as urban.
In New York, 121 of 593 nursing homes (20.4%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAUGHTERS OF SARAH NURSING CENTER | Albany | No | 210 | 335465 | |
| DELMAR CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING | Delmar | No | Centers Health Care | 120 | 335735 |
| EDDY VILLAGE GREEN | Cohoes | No | Trinity Health | 192 | 335697 |
| EDDY VILLAGE GREEN AT BEVERWYCK | Slingerlands | No | Trinity Health | 24 | 335860 |
| HUDSON PARK REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER | Albany | No | Upstate Services Group | 169 | 335812 |
| OUR LADY OF MERCY LIFE CENTER | Guilderland | No | Trinity Health | 160 | 335767 |
| SHAKER PLACE REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER | Albany | No | 250 | 335425 | |
| ST MARGARETS CENTER | Albany | No | 92 | 335830 | |
| ST PETERS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Albany | No | Trinity Health | 160 | 335128 |
| TERESIAN HOUSE NURSING HOME CO INC | Albany | No | Carmelite Sisters for the Aged & Infirm | 302 | 335627 |
| THE GRAND REHABILITATION AND NRSG AT GUILDERLAND | Altamont | No | The Grand Healthcare | 127 | 335540 |
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.