EAMC-Lanier Nursing Home Recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Best

VALLEY, Ala.—The EAMC-Lanier Nursing Home has been recognized on Newsweek’s 2025 list of America’s Best Nursing Homes. 

“For our facility to be recognized as one of the nation’s best nursing homes is a testament to our team’s dedication to providing exceptional care for all our residents,” said Greg Nichols, East Alabama Health’s chief facilities officer and administrator of EAMC-Lanier Rural Emergency Hospital. 

The America’s Best Nursing Homes 2025 ranking lists the nation’s leading nursing homes in the 25 states with the highest number of facilities according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The evaluation was based on performance data provided by CMS, peer recommendations, accreditation scores, and resident satisfaction scores. 

“Our team takes great pride in ensuring residents truly feel at home, supported and valued,” Nichols said. “This recognition fuels our passion to continue raising the bar for quality care and resident well-being.”

The EAMC-Lanier Nursing Home has 103 beds that are dually certified to offer skilled and intermediate nursing care. The nursing home, which offers both private and semi-private rooms, is connected to EAMC-Lanier Rural Emergency Hospital and has visitation lounges and dining rooms on each floor.

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About East Alabama Health

East Alabama Health encompasses East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, EAMC-Lanier Rural Emergency Hospital in Valley, the Spencer Cancer Center in Opelika, the Auburn Medical Pavilion and a host of other key medical clinics and practices that help provide a continuum of care to patients throughout an 11-county area. EAMC is a 314-bed regional referral hospital that is currently under construction to add 30 critical care beds. EAMC-Lanier Rural Emergency Hospital provides emergency and outpatient services while its campus also features a nursing home and an ambulatory surgery center. East Alabama Health employs about 3,800 people and is the second largest employer in the region, trailing only Auburn University. For more information, visit www.eastalabamahealth.org.