NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nursing Homes in Massachusetts

341 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Massachusetts; CMS rates 338 of them, 20.1% with 5 stars and 18.6% with 1. Listed highest-rated first, page 7 of 7.

CMS Care Compare nursing home file processed Jul 1, 2026 · method · Care Compare on CMS.gov →

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Overall rating, 338 rated homes

  1. 5 stars68
  2. 4 stars76
  3. 3 stars60
  4. 2 stars71
  5. 1 star63

Source: CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System, overall rating, Massachusetts; file processed Jul 1, 2026. 3 homes are not rated (newly certified or withheld).

Compare Massachusetts's homes

  1. Staffing: nurse hours per resident
  2. Inspections: deficiencies and fines
  3. Staffing, every state ranked
  4. Deficiencies, every state ranked

Massachusetts nursing homes, highest-rated first

  1. Kimwell Nursing And RehabilitationFall River, MA · 124 beds · Bristol CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  2. Charlwell House Health And RehabilitationNorwood, MA · 124 beds · Norfolk CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  3. Agawam North Rehab And NursingAgawam, MA · 124 beds · Hampden CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 1 of 5
  4. Northwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare CenterLowell, MA · 123 beds · Middlesex CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  5. The Guardian CenterBrockton, MA · 123 beds · Plymouth CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  6. Ayer Valley Rehab And NursingAyer, MA · 123 beds · Middlesex CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 1 of 5
  7. OC Reading Center LLCReading, MA · 123 beds · Middlesex CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  8. Meadow Green Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterWaltham, MA · 123 beds · Middlesex CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 1 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 1 of 5
  9. Oxford Rehabilitation & Health Care CenterHaverhill, MA · 120 beds · Essex CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  10. Maplewood CenterAmesbury, MA · 120 beds · Essex CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 1 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  11. Cape Regency Rehabilitation & Health Care CenterCenterville, MA · 120 beds · Barnstable CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  12. The Grove at CarvalhoFall River, MA · 112 beds · Bristol CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 1 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  13. Melrose HealthcareMelrose, MA · 106 beds · Middlesex CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  14. Leominster Rehabilitation and Nursing CenterLeominster, MA · 106 beds · Worcester CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 1 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 1 of 5
  15. Regalcare AT HolyokeHolyoke, MA · 102 beds · Hampden CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  16. Twin Oaks CenterDanvers, MA · 101 beds · Essex CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 1 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  17. Plymouth Harborside HealthcarePlymouth, MA · 101 beds · Plymouth CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  18. Regalcare AT TauntonTaunton, MA · 100 beds · Bristol CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  19. Vantage at Westfield LLCWestfield, MA · 98 beds · Hampden CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  20. Southshore Health Care CenterRockland, MA · 96 beds · Plymouth CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 1 of 5
  21. Lanessa Extended CareWebster, MA · 96 beds · Worcester CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  22. Wedgemere HealthcareTaunton, MA · 94 beds · Bristol CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 1 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  23. Colony Center For Health And RehabilitationAbington, MA · 92 beds · Plymouth CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  24. Sudbury Pines Extended CareSudbury, MA · 92 beds · Middlesex CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  25. Regalcare AT LowellLowell, MA · 90 beds · Middlesex CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 1 of 5
  26. Premier Healthcare at Harrington HouseWalpole, MA · 90 beds · Norfolk CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  27. Lee HealthcareLee, MA · 88 beds · Berkshire CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  28. Fitchburg Rehabilitation And Nursing CenterFitchburg, MA · 87 beds · Worcester CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 1 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 1 of 5
  29. The Gardens at CountrySwansea, MA · 86 beds · Bristol CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 1 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  30. Saugus CenterSaugus, MA · 80 beds · Essex CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  31. Westfield Rehabilitation and Health CenterWestfield, MA · 80 beds · Hampden CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 1 of 5
  32. Vantage Health & Rehab OF New BedfordNew Bedford, MA · 80 beds · Bristol CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 1 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 1 of 5
  33. Blaire House OF MilfordMilford, MA · 73 beds · Worcester CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  34. Regalcare AT QuincyQuincy, MA · 71 beds · Norfolk CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  35. The Mansion at BrighamNewburyport, MA · 64 beds · Essex CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  36. Fall River Jewish HomeFall River, MA · 62 beds · Bristol CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 1 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 1 of 5
  37. Carlyle HouseFramingham, MA · 55 beds · Middlesex CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 1 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 1 of 5
  38. Serenity Hill Nursing CenterWrentham, MA · 44 beds · Norfolk CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  39. Massachusetts Veterans Home AT HolyokeHolyoke, MA · 128 beds · Hampden County Not rated
  40. Medway Country Manor Skilled Nursing & RehabilitatMedway, MA · 123 beds · Norfolk County Not rated
  41. Pine Knoll Nursing CenterLexington, MA · 81 beds · Middlesex County Not rated

How to read this list

Massachusetts hosts 341 Medicare-certified nursing homes that participate in the CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System, each tracked by a unique six-digit CMS Certification Number (CCN) and evaluated on Health Inspection, Staffing, and Quality Measures components. Certification is required for any long-term care facility that bills Medicare or Medicaid for skilled nursing services, so this roster functions as a near-complete directory of the state's licensed SNF (skilled nursing facility) beds, excluded are assisted-living residences, independent-living communities, and memory-care units that operate outside the Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement system. This page uses 14,693 Medicare-certified nursing-home records from CMS Care Compare, with NPPES context where available. Every figure is traceable in the methodology.

The facilities on this page are paginated across 7 pages (50 per page) and sorted by CMS Overall Star Rating with highest-rated homes first, so if you're searching for the top-performing nursing homes in Massachusetts you can read from the top; if you're researching a specific facility name, use browser find or the search tool. Each listing shows the Overall star, the three component ratings (Health, Staffing, Quality), bed count, and county, drill into the facility's profile page for full deficiency counts, inspection cycle history, RN hours per resident per day, fines, and Special Focus or abuse-icon flags. Remember that identical Overall stars can mask very different underlying profiles: a 4-star facility with 1-star Staffing reads differently than a 4-star facility with 4-star Staffing.

CMS refreshes the Five-Star dataset monthly as new state surveys are uploaded, so ratings can shift; the figures here come from the file CMS processed on Jul 1, 2026. Important: PlainDoctor presents these ratings exactly as CMS publishes them at data.cms.gov - no custom scoring, no rankings, no editorial adjustments. This directory is a starting point for research, not a placement recommendation or medical advice; choosing a nursing home for yourself or a loved one is a high-stakes healthcare decision that should involve in-person tours, staff interviews, reading the full survey deficiency reports, and consulting licensed clinicians, hospital discharge planners, and elder-care attorneys or advisors who understand the financial and Medicaid implications.

States with the most nursing homes

  1. Texas1,177
  2. California1,165
  3. Ohio922
  4. Florida694
  5. Illinois667

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Source: CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System, Nursing Home Provider Information, processed Jul 1, 2026 (data.cms.gov).

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Jul 1, 2026.