CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Dutchess 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 12 nursing homes in Dutchess County, New York qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Dutchess 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferncliff Nursing Home Co Inc | Rhinebeck | No | Archcare | 309 | 335405 |
| Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing | Beacon | No | Sapphire Care Group | 160 | 335750 |
| Lutheran Center At Poughkeepsie Inc | Poughkeepsie | No | 160 | 335810 | |
| Renaissance Rehabilitation And Nursing Care Center | Staatsburg | No | 120 | 335404 | |
| Sapphire Nursing At Wappingers | Wappingers Falls | No | Sapphire Care Group | 62 | 335275 |
| Taconic Rehabilitation And Nursing At Beacon | Beacon | No | 160 | 335828 | |
| Taconic Rehabilitation And Nursing At Hopewell | Fishkill | No | 160 | 335789 | |
| The Baptist Home At Brookmeade | Rhinebeck | No | 120 | 335613 | |
| THE ELEANOR NURSING CARE CENTER | Hyde Park | No | 120 | 335323 | |
| The Grand Rehabilitation And Nrsg At River Valley | Poughkeepsie | No | The Grand Healthcare | 160 | 335827 |
| The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing At Pawling | Pawling | No | The Grand Healthcare | 122 | 335458 |
| THE PINES AT POUGHKEEPSIE CTR FOR NURSING & REHAB | Poughkeepsie | No | National Health Care Associates | 200 | 335440 |
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.