Coos County Nursing Hospital is certified as a Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1979-01-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (603) 246-3321 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Coos County Nursing Hospital holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 5 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (5★), Staffing (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 70.6/100, placing it #8028 of 14703 facilities nationally and #43 of 74 in New Hampshire. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Coos County Nursing Hospital receives a reported average of 4 hours 20 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 39 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 30 minutes; Nurse Aide — 3 hours 10 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 39 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 100.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

Coos County Nursing Hospital has received zero fines across all five years of available data (2022–2026), reflecting a strong regulatory compliance record. No substantiated complaints have been recorded in the available data. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 0.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Coos County Nursing Hospital ranks 8028th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 70.6/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within NH, it ranks 43rd out of 74 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #3,030 nationally and RN hours rank #5,679 nationally (#41 in NH). Our composite quality score of 70.6/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in West Stewartstown, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/new_hampshire/west-stewartstown/