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Nursing homes in Dallas County, Texas

All 81 Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes across 16 cities in Dallas County, with the government's own quality ratings, nurse staffing versus the state median, and any federal safety flags. We take no money from any facility.

81
nursing homes
11
carry an abuse flag
23
rated 1 star
3.30
median nurse hrs/day (TX: 3.27)

Among 81 rated homes in Dallas, 8 have a five-star CMS overall rating and 23 have one star. Local median nurse staffing is 3.30 hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas median of 3.27. 11 carry a federal abuse-warning flag. Open the report cards to compare staffing, inspections, fines, drug use, and preventable-harm measures before deciding.

Cities:Dallas (33)Mesquite (8)Garland (6)Irving (6)Richardson (6)Desoto (5)Lancaster (4)Carrollton (4)

How to narrow 81 homes down

  • ·The 81 homes below are ordered best-first by CMS overall rating, so start at the top. 18 of them are rated 4 or 5 stars.
  • ·Five-star homes cluster in Dallas (5), Irving (2), Mesquite (1). Narrowing to a city or two near family shortens the list fast.
  • ·11 homes in Dallas County carry a federal abuse-warning flag. Open each report card's safety section before you tour.

Once you have a shortlist, our free nursing-home tour checklist covers the 30 questions to ask and the red flags to watch for on a visit.

All 81 homes in Dallas County

Source: CMS Care Compare (Nursing Homes), dataset 4pq5-n9py, retrieved 2026-09-05. Educational information only, not advice. See our methodology.