The U.S. News & World Report has released its 2025 nursing home rankings, highlighting the top-performing facilities in Stanislaus County. Two nursing homes received the highest overall ratings in this year’s evaluation.
Covenant Village Care Center in Turlock achieved a high-performing rating for both short-term rehabilitation and long-term care. The 50-bed facility is part of the Covenant Village continuing-care retirement community.
Oakdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, which has 115 beds and is owned by Oak Valley Hospital District, also earned a high-performing overall ranking for its short-term rehab services and long-term care.
Nursing homes in the Modesto area were assessed on 17 quality measures. These included how well they cared for patients transferred from hospitals, consistency of nursing staff, and patient outcomes, according to a press release from U.S. News & World Report.
Nursing homes play an important role by providing rehabilitation for those recovering from surgery, managing medications, and caring for chronic diseases. The annual analysis by U.S. News & World Report aims to give families reliable information as they make decisions about care options with their health providers.
“Choosing a nursing facility, whether for post-acute rehabilitation — such as recovering from surgery like a hip replacement, serious injury like a fracture or managing the aftermath of a stroke — or long-term residency, is one of the most crucial health care decisions a family can make,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News.
According to U.S. News & World Report, the top-rated nursing homes have more staffing per resident compared to national averages, provide significantly more physical therapy services, and report lower hospitalization rates among long-term residents.
This year’s ratings introduced new criteria including staff retention rates—the percentage of employees who stayed with a facility after one year—which is considered important for maintaining stability in patient care environments. The updated methodology also took into account health deficiencies identified during state inspections that verify compliance with care standards.
