Hawaii has the highest-rated nursing homes in the U.S. while Arkansas has the lowest, according to an analysis published Aug. 10 from NiceRx.
Researchers used U.S. News & World Report's nursing home ratings to compare the number of nursing homes with five-star ratings in each state with the total number of nursing homes.
Here are the five states with the highest-rated nursing homes, according to the analysis:
1. Hawaii
2. Alaska
3. Maine
4. Colorado
5. Rhode Island
Here are the five states with the lowest-rated nursing homes, according to the analysis:
1. Arkansas
2. Oklahoma
3. Alabama
4. Louisiana
5. Mississippi