Fonteum Care Compare · Massachusetts
Massachusetts nursing homes: 341 Medicare-certified facilities, source-cited quality data.
CMS overall star rating, staffing rating, health inspection rating, ownership type, and Special Focus Facility / candidate status for every Medicare-certified nursing home in Massachusetts — every column traced to the CMS Care Compare NH Provider Information dataset.
Editorial note: Massachusetts has dense local journalism + AARP coverage of long-term care; Fonteum's contribution is the per-facility data layer, not editorial commentary.
Special Focus Facility transparency
2 active Special Focus Facility designations and 10 candidates in Massachusetts — facilities CMS has flagged for repeat health-inspection deficiencies.
- SAUGUS CENTER (SAUGUS) — 1★ overall, SFF Candidate
- MAPLEWOOD CENTER (AMESBURY) — 1★ overall, SFF Candidate
- Brandon Woods of New Bedford (NEW BEDFORD) — 1★ overall, SFF Candidate
- PLYMOUTH HARBORSIDE HEALTHCARE (PLYMOUTH) — 1★ overall, SFF Candidate
- MELROSE HEALTHCARE (MELROSE) — 1★ overall, SFF Candidate
Ownership breakdown — Massachusetts
For profit - Limited Liability company
150
Non profit - Corporation
80
For profit - Corporation
73
For profit - Partnership
15
Highest-rated facilities — Massachusetts
Top 25 by CMS Overall ★. Select a facility to view per-facility detail.
Browse nursing homes by city — Massachusetts
178 cities with Medicare-certified nursing homes in Massachusetts.
Worcester16Boston11Holyoke8Fall River7Lowell7Haverhill6New Bedford6Brockton5Danvers5Framingham5Peabody5Agawam4Braintree4Chelsea4Norwood4Pittsfield4Quincy4Beverly3Cambridge3East Longmeadow3Fairhaven3Fitchburg3Greenfield3Hingham3Lexington3Marlborough3Medford3Milford3Natick3Newburyport3North Andover3Plymouth3Taunton3Webster3Westborough3Weymouth3Amesbury2Andover2Attleboro2Chelmsford2Dorchester2Falmouth2Gardner2Great Barrington2Lawrence2Lenox2Leominster2Lynn2Marblehead2Melrose2Methuen2Middleboro2Needham2Newton2Northborough2Norwell2Rockland2Saugus2Scituate2Somerset2Springfield2Stoneham2Stoughton2Sudbury2W Concord2Wakefield2Waltham2Wellesley2Westfield2Wilbraham2Wilmington2Winchester2Wrentham2Abington1Acton1Amherst1Arlington1Ashland1Athol1Auburn1Ayer1Baldwinville1Bedford1Belmont1Billerica1Bourne1Bradford1Brewster1Brighton1Brookline1Buzzards Bay1Canton1Centerville1Charlton1Chicopee1Dalton1Dedham1Duxbury1East Boston1East Bridgewater1Edgartown1Everett1Franklin1Gloucester1Groton1Hadley1Hampden1Harwich1Holden1Holliston1Hyannis1Kingston1Lancaster1Lee1Leeds1Lincoln1Littleton1Longmeadow1Malden1Marion1Mashpee1Mattapan1Medfield1Medway1Middleborough1Millbury1Milton1N Falmouth1Nahant1Nantucket1Newton Upper Falls1North Adams1North Attleboro1North Billerica1North Chatham1North Easton1North Reading1Northampton1Northbridge1Palmer1Provincetown1Randolph1Raynham1Reading1Revere1Rochdale1Rockport1S Natick1Salem1Sandisfield1Sandwich1Sharon1Shrewsbury1South Dartmouth1South Hadley1South Yarmouth1Southbridge1Sterling1Swansea1Tewksbury1Topsfield1Uxbridge1Walpole1Wareham1Watertown1Wayland1West Boylston1West Bridgewater1West Brookfield1West Newton1West Roxbury1West Springfield1West Yarmouth1Westford1Weston1Whitinsville1Williamstown1Woburn1