During the opening quarter of 2026, Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare emerged as the largest nursing home facility in Fulton County, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
The facility offered 176 available beds—56 more than the average for nursing homes in Fulton County for that same period. On average, the center served 173.2 residents during the quarter.
Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare received a 3 out of 5 overall rating from CMS, slightly below the 3.1 average for New York nursing homes.
Also in the period, Wells Nursing Home, Inc. ranked second in Fulton County with 100 beds, and Nathan Littauer Hospital Nursing Home placed third at 84 beds.
Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare recorded no fines or penalties for the quarter as of the first quarter of 2026.
The county featured one for-profit nursing home in New York.
According to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the country’s older adult population has continued to rise while numbers among younger Americans decline. From 2020 to 2024, the 65-and-older age group grew by 13%, whereas the under-18 population fell by 1.7%. Nationally, the older adult population has increased significantly in the past 100 years, from 4.9 million in 1920 to over 61 million in 2024.
A 2021 study found that nearly half of Americans in this group—about 28 million people—may need long-term services and supports, with projections that more than one-third may require nursing home care over time.
“Living a long life is something that many of us want and could get,” said Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. “But when we live a long life, the chances of us needing long-term care increase exponentially. But when you need that type of care, there are limited options.”
| Rank | Nursing Home | Overall Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare | 3 |
| 2 | Wells Nursing Home, Inc. | 1 |
| 3 | Nathan Littauer Hospital Nursing Home | 1 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The source data can be found here.
