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 of 5 stars overall, SFF Candidate
- MAPLEWOOD CENTER (AMESBURY) — 1 of 5 stars overall, SFF Candidate
- Brandon Woods of New Bedford (NEW BEDFORD) — 1 of 5 stars overall, SFF Candidate
- PLYMOUTH HARBORSIDE HEALTHCARE (PLYMOUTH) — 1 of 5 stars overall, SFF Candidate
- MELROSE HEALTHCARE (MELROSE) — 1 of 5 stars 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 star rating. The table is an unlinked state inventory.
| Provider | City | Overall (of 5) | Staffing (of 5) | Beds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spaulding Nursing And Therapy Center - Brighton | Boston | 5 | 5 | 123 |
| Knollwood Nursing Center | Worcester | 5 | 3 | 82 |
| John Scott House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Braintree | 5 | 4 | 138 |
| Rivercrest Long Term Care | W Concord | 5 | 5 | 151 |
| M I Nursing & Restorative Center | Lawrence | 5 | 5 | 250 |
| Jewish Healthcare Center | Worcester | 5 | 3 | 141 |
| Webster Park Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center | Rockland | 5 | 3 | 110 |
| River Terrace Rehabilitation And Healthcare Ctr | Lancaster | 5 | 2 | 82 |
| Care One At Holyoke | Holyoke | 5 | 5 | 164 |
| Queen Anne Nursing Home, Inc | Hingham | 5 | 4 | 106 |
| Elizabeth Seton | Wellesley | 5 | 4 | 84 |
| Care One At Essex Park | Beverly | 5 | 3 | 202 |
| Bear Hill Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center | Stoneham | 5 | 2 | 169 |
| Bay Path At Duxbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr | Duxbury | 5 | 4 | 120 |
| Life Care Center Of The South Shore | Scituate | 5 | 4 | 117 |
| Mt Greylock Extended Care Facility | Pittsfield | 5 | 3 | 100 |
| Care One At Peabody | Peabody | 5 | 3 | 150 |
| Oaks, The | New Bedford | 5 | 4 | 122 |
| Liberty Commons | North Chatham | 5 | 5 | 132 |
| Cedar View Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center | Methuen | 5 | 2 | 106 |
| North Adams Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Cente | North Adams | 5 | 2 | 119 |
| Renaissance Manor On Cabot | Holyoke | 5 | 4 | 61 |
| Quaboag Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Facility | West Brookfield | 5 | 3 | 166 |
| Brookhaven At Lexington | Lexington | 5 | — | 49 |
| Lutheran Rehabilitation And Skilled Care Center | Worcester | 5 | 4 | 150 |
Nursing homes by city — Massachusetts
178 cities with Medicare-certified nursing homes in Massachusetts.
Worcester16
Boston11
Holyoke8
Fall River7
Lowell7
Haverhill6
New Bedford6
Brockton5
Danvers5
Framingham5
Peabody5
Agawam4
Braintree4
Chelsea4
Norwood4
Pittsfield4
Quincy4
Beverly3
Cambridge3
East Longmeadow3
Fairhaven3
Fitchburg3
Greenfield3
Hingham3
Lexington3
Marlborough3
Medford3
Milford3
Natick3
Newburyport3
North Andover3
Plymouth3
Taunton3
Webster3
Westborough3
Weymouth3
Amesbury2
Andover2
Attleboro2
Chelmsford2
Dorchester2
Falmouth2
Gardner2
Great Barrington2
Lawrence2
Lenox2
Leominster2
Lynn2
Marblehead2
Melrose2
Methuen2
Middleboro2
Needham2
Newton2
Northborough2
Norwell2
Rockland2
Saugus2
Scituate2
Somerset2
Springfield2
Stoneham2
Stoughton2
Sudbury2
W Concord2
Wakefield2
Waltham2
Wellesley2
Westfield2
Wilbraham2
Wilmington2
Winchester2
Wrentham2
Abington1
Acton1
Amherst1
Arlington1
Ashland1
Athol1
Auburn1
Ayer1
Baldwinville1
Bedford1
Belmont1
Billerica1
Bourne1
Bradford1
Brewster1
Brighton1
Brookline1
Buzzards Bay1
Canton1
Centerville1
Charlton1
Chicopee1
Dalton1
Dedham1
Duxbury1
East Boston1
East Bridgewater1
Edgartown1
Everett1
Franklin1
Gloucester1
Groton1
Hadley1
Hampden1
Harwich1
Holden1
Holliston1
Hyannis1
Kingston1
Lancaster1
Lee1
Leeds1
Lincoln1
Littleton1
Longmeadow1
Malden1
Marion1
Mashpee1
Mattapan1
Medfield1
Medway1
Middleborough1
Millbury1
Milton1
N Falmouth1
Nahant1
Nantucket1
Newton Upper Falls1
North Adams1
North Attleboro1
North Billerica1
North Chatham1
North Easton1
North Reading1
Northampton1
Northbridge1
Palmer1
Provincetown1
Randolph1
Raynham1
Reading1
Revere1
Rochdale1
Rockport1
S Natick1
Salem1
Sandisfield1
Sandwich1
Sharon1
Shrewsbury1
South Dartmouth1
South Hadley1
South Yarmouth1
Southbridge1
Sterling1
Swansea1
Tewksbury1
Topsfield1
Uxbridge1
Walpole1
Wareham1
Watertown1
Wayland1
West Boylston1
West Bridgewater1
West Brookfield1
West Newton1
West Roxbury1
West Springfield1
West Yarmouth1
Westford1
Weston1
Whitinsville1
Williamstown1
Woburn1