Nursing Home Database
REMOTE · MCP.NURSINGHOMEDATABASE.COM · SCANNED SEP 27
MCP server for US nursing facility search and ownership lookup (NursingHomeDatabase).
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How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security57
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 12 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Unverified
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability67
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1976 tokens (~164/item across 12 items; 12 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management100
- No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.Pass
Tool Coverage83
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 50% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 12 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 12 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities40
- Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-03-26; the latest is 2026-07-28. See how to fix → Fail
How do I install the Nursing Home Database MCP server?
Nursing Home Database is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.nursinghomedatabase.com/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · mcp.nursinghomedatabase.com
claude mcp add --transport http com-nursinghomedatabase-mcp 'https://mcp.nursinghomedatabase.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"com-nursinghomedatabase-mcp": {
"url": "https://mcp.nursinghomedatabase.com/mcp"
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"com-nursinghomedatabase-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.nursinghomedatabase.com/mcp"
}
}
} [mcp_servers.com-nursinghomedatabase-mcp] url = "https://mcp.nursinghomedatabase.com/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"com-nursinghomedatabase-mcp": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://mcp.nursinghomedatabase.com/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add com-nursinghomedatabase-mcp --url 'https://mcp.nursinghomedatabase.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
com-nursinghomedatabase-mcp:
url: "https://mcp.nursinghomedatabase.com/mcp" {
"McpServers": {
"com-nursinghomedatabase-mcp": {
"Transport": "http",
"Url": "https://mcp.nursinghomedatabase.com/mcp"
}
}
} assistant mcp add com-nursinghomedatabase-mcp -t streamable-http -u 'https://mcp.nursinghomedatabase.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"com-nursinghomedatabase-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.nursinghomedatabase.com/mcp"
}
}
} The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 25 Sept 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 24 Sept 26 0
- “search_facilities” reworded the description of “address” cosmetic
- “search_facilities_by_ownership” reworded the description of “address” cosmetic
2 cosmetic changes on this day. Switch on “Show cosmetic changes” to see them.
- 23 Sept 26 −1
- Schema quality: 140 → 158 ▼ functional
- Server version: 1.3.0 → 1.4.0 functional
- New tool “summarize_facilities” functional
- 22 Sept 26 0
- Tool “search_facilities” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool coverage: 52% → 46% ▼ functional
- Schema quality: 125 → 140 ▼ functional
- Server version: 1.2.0 → 1.3.0 functional
- New tool “list_distinct_values” functional
- New tool “search_facilities_by_ownership” functional
- “search_facilities” added an optional parameter “ownership” cosmetic
- 12 Sept 26 +3
- Tool “get_facility” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “get_facility_ownership” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “get_owner” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “search_facilities” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “search_owners” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Schema quality: pass → fail ▼ functional
- Tool coverage: 25% → 52% ▲ functional
- Schema quality: fair → good functional
- Server version: 1.1.0 → 1.2.0 functional
- New tool “compare_facilities” functional
- New tool “get_facility_changes” functional
- “search_facilities” added an optional parameter “abuse_icon” cosmetic
- “search_facilities” added an optional parameter “max_overall_rating” cosmetic
- “search_facilities” added an optional parameter “min_overall_rating” cosmetic
- “search_facilities” added an optional parameter “sffstatus” cosmetic
- “search_facilities” reworded the description of “sort” cosmetic
- 8 Sept 26 +2
- Tool “get_data_freshness” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “get_facility” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “get_facility_ownership” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “get_owner” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “search_facilities” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “search_owners” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Schema quality: 36 → 80 ▼ functional
- Tool coverage: 0% → 25% ▲ functional
- Server version: 1.0.0 → 1.1.0 functional
- New tool “list_file_dates” functional
- “get_facility” added an optional parameter “filedate” cosmetic
- “get_facility_ownership” added an optional parameter “filedate” cosmetic
- “get_owner” added an optional parameter “filedate” cosmetic
- “search_facilities” added an optional parameter “filedate” cosmetic
- “search_owners” added an optional parameter “filedate” cosmetic
- 29 Aug 26 69
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 28 Aug 26 0
- Stability: pass → 0.97 functional
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 27 Sept 2026 · Probed https://mcp.nursinghomedatabase.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=nursinghomedatabase.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 22 Sept 2026 | 21 Dec 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | baf8cc2487d8c88d0e7464d349fca722 |
| SANs: nursinghomedatabase.com, *.nursinghomedatabase.com | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of mcp.nursinghomedatabase.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| nursinghomedatabase.com. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://mcp.nursinghomedatabase.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://mcp.nursinghomedatabase.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://mcp.nursinghomedatabase.com/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
compare_facilities ~128
Compare up to 25 certified skilled nursing facilities by CMS CCN or web slug. Returns the same decision fields as search_facilities (ratings, nurse hours, turnover, inspection score, beds, fines, maps) as a table. Prefer this over looping get_facility against the 60 requests/minute limit.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| filedate | string | – | Optional CMS monthly snapshot (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM). Defaults to the latest file. Call list_file_dates first for available dates. |
| ids | array | yes | CMS CCNs (provnum) or web slugs. Max 25. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_data_freshness ~36
Get latest source dataset dates and row counts. For prior months, call list_file_dates and pass filedate to other tools.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_facility ~148
Get one certified skilled nursing facility by CMS CCN (provnum) or web slug. Returns the same decision fields as search_facilities: ratings, nurse hours (HPRD), nurse/RN turnover, weighted inspection score, beds, fines, abuse/SFF flags, and maps deep-links. Use data_as_of as the CMS vintage; do not invent ratings or hours that are missing. Defaults to the latest monthly snapshot; pass filedate from list_file_dates for a prior month.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| filedate | string | – | Optional CMS monthly snapshot (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM). Defaults to the latest file. Call list_file_dates first for available dates. |
| id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_facility_changes ~125
Monitor one skilled nursing facility across two CMS monthly files. Defaults to latest vs the prior snapshot. Returns field-level diffs for stars, nurse hours, turnover, inspection score, abuse icon, fines, and occupancy. Care Compare shows this month only — rerun after the next file.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| from | string | – | Earlier filedate YYYY-MM-DD. Omit to use the snapshot before to. |
| id | string | yes | CMS CCN (provnum) or web slug |
| to | string | – | Later filedate. Omit to use the latest CMS file. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_facility_ownership ~88
Get CMS ownership records for one facility — who owns or manages the building. Defaults to the latest CMS monthly snapshot; pass filedate from list_file_dates to query a prior month.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| filedate | string | – | Optional CMS monthly snapshot (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM). Defaults to the latest file. Call list_file_dates first for available dates. |
| id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_owner ~90
Get an owner portfolio by web_owner slug, including facility names, locations, and overall stars. Defaults to the latest CMS monthly snapshot; pass filedate from list_file_dates to query a prior month.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| filedate | string | – | Optional CMS monthly snapshot (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM). Defaults to the latest file. Call list_file_dates first for available dates. |
| web_owner | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_distinct_values ~126
List distinct CMS ProviderInfo values and counts for a field. Omit field to see the catalog. Use field=ownership before search_facilities to get the 13 ownership types. city requires state.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| field | string | – | ProviderInfo field. Omit to list allowed fields. ownership is the search_facilities filter. |
| filedate | string | – | Optional CMS monthly snapshot (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM). Defaults to the latest file. Call list_file_dates first for available dates. |
| state | string | – | Optional two-letter state. Required when field=city. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_file_dates ~54
List CMS monthly snapshot dates available in the database (newest first), plus the current filedate and known unpublished months. Use a returned date as filedate on other tools to retrieve a prior month instead of the latest data.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_facilities ~470
Find certified US skilled nursing facilities near an address or in a city. Filter by CMS ownership type (call list_distinct_values field=ownership first), star rating, abuse flag, or Special Focus status. Returns ownership, ratings, nurse hours (HPRD), nurse/RN turnover, weighted inspection score, beds, fines, straight-line distance_miles, and maps deep-links. distance_miles is crow-flies, not drive time — use maps.google_dir / a mapping service for minutes.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| abuse_icon | string | – | CMS abuse icon filter. Y/yes/true/1 keeps only flagged homes; other values keep homes without the flag. |
| address | string | – | Street address with city and state, or a street and ZIP. Geocoded by the Census Bureau as the distance origin. A city, place name, or ZIP alone will not match. |
| city | string | – | – |
| filedate | string | – | Optional CMS monthly snapshot (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM). Defaults to the latest file. Call list_file_dates first for available dates. |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| max_overall_rating | integer | – | Maximum CMS overall star rating (1-5). |
| min_overall_rating | integer | – | Minimum CMS overall star rating (1-5). |
| offset | integer | – | – |
| ownership | string | – | CMS ownership type from ProviderInfo.ownership. Case-insensitive. Prefixes For profit, Non profit, and Government match that kind. Call list_distinct_values with field=ownership for the 13 exact valu… |
| q | string | – | – |
| radius_miles | number | – | – |
| sffstatus | string | – | When truthy, keep only Special Focus Facility or candidate homes (non-empty sffstatus). |
| sort | string | – | Sort key: overall_rating (default, desc), survey_rating, quality_rating, staffing_rating, distance (asc, straight-line miles), tothrd or total_nurse_hours (desc), totalnursingstaffturnover or nurse_t… |
| state | string | – | – |
| zip | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_facilities_by_ownership ~263
Find certified US SNFs by CMS ownership type (ProviderInfo.ownership). Call list_distinct_values with field=ownership first. Same result schema as search_facilities; combine with state, city, ZIP, or address.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| address | string | – | Street address with city and state, or a street and ZIP. Geocoded by the Census Bureau as the distance origin. A city, place name, or ZIP alone will not match. |
| city | string | – | – |
| filedate | string | – | Optional CMS monthly snapshot (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM). Defaults to the latest file. Call list_file_dates first for available dates. |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| max_overall_rating | integer | – | – |
| min_overall_rating | integer | – | – |
| offset | integer | – | – |
| ownership | string | yes | CMS ownership type. Case-insensitive. Prefixes For profit, Non profit, and Government match that kind. Exact values from list_distinct_values field=ownership, e.g. "For profit - Limited Liability com… |
| q | string | – | – |
| radius_miles | number | – | – |
| sort | string | – | – |
| state | string | – | – |
| zip | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_owners ~92
Search nursing-home owners by name. Defaults to the latest CMS monthly snapshot; pass filedate from list_file_dates to query a prior month.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| filedate | string | – | Optional CMS monthly snapshot (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM). Defaults to the latest file. Call list_file_dates first for available dates. |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| offset | integer | – | – |
| q | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
summarize_facilities ~356
Aggregate numeric CMS ProviderInfo fields (n, mean, min, max; optional median) across certified SNFs. Prefer this over paging search_facilities for national or grouped stats. Call list_distinct_values for ownership catalogs; call list_file_dates for filedate. Facility-equal means — not bed-weighted. Missing values excluded per metric. Not causal. Not a substitute for get_facility on a named home. Rate limit 60 requests/minute.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| abuse_icon | string | – | – |
| city | string | – | City filter. Requires state. |
| filedate | string | – | Optional CMS monthly snapshot (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM). Defaults to the latest file. Call list_file_dates first for available dates. |
| group_by | string | – | Omit for one national (or filter-scoped) row per metric. ownership_kind is Government | For profit | Non profit. |
| include_median | boolean | – | When true, each stats object also includes median. Default false. |
| max_overall_rating | integer | – | – |
| metrics | array | yes | Metric keys: tothrd, rnhrd, weekend_tothrd, weekend_rnhrd, totalnursingstaffturnover, registerednurseturnover, weighted_all_cycles_score, overall_rating, survey_rating, staffing_rating, quality_ratin… |
| min_overall_rating | integer | – | – |
| ownership | string | – | CMS ownership type. Prefixes For profit, Non profit, and Government match that kind. Applied before aggregation. |
| sffstatus | string | – | – |
| state | string | – | – |
| zip | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
What is the Nursing Home Database MCP server?
Nursing Home Database is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.nursinghomedatabase/mcp. MCP server for US nursing facility search and ownership lookup (NursingHomeDatabase). This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.nursinghomedatabase.com/mcp).
Is the Nursing Home Database MCP server safe to use?
Nursing Home Database scores 73 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the Nursing Home Database MCP server expose?
Nursing Home Database exposes 12 tools: search_facilities, search_facilities_by_ownership, summarize_facilities, compare_facilities, get_facility_changes, and 7 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,976 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Nursing Home Database MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Nursing Home Database without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Nursing Home Database MCP server still maintained?
Nursing Home Database is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 27 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.