Massachusetts nursing homes ranked

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341 nursing homes in Massachusetts are certified by Medicare or Medicaid. They are listed below by their CMS overall star rating, best first, with inspection, staffing and quality stars and nurse staffing hours. Among the 74 rated 5 stars: Brookhaven at Lexington in Lexington, Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea, Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit in Bradford, and more.

Ratings come from CMS and are updated monthly; these are from October 2026. Stars summarize a lot, so check each home's latest inspection report and visit in person before you decide.

All Massachusetts nursing homes

341 nursing homes

Largest cities for nursing homes in Massachusetts

• Nursing homes in Worcester (16)
• Nursing homes in Boston (11)
• Nursing homes in Holyoke (8)
• Nursing homes in Fall River (7)
• Nursing homes in Lowell (7)
• Nursing homes in Haverhill (6)
• Nursing homes in New Bedford (6)
• Nursing homes in Brockton (5)
• Nursing homes in Danvers (5)
• Nursing homes in Framingham (5)
• Nursing homes in Peabody (5)
• Nursing homes in Agawam (4)

Nursing homes by city in Massachusetts

• Abington (1)
• Acton (1)
• Agawam (4)
• Amesbury (2)
• Amherst (1)
• Andover (2)
• Arlington (1)
• Ashland (1)
• Athol (1)
• Attleboro (2)
• Auburn (1)
• Ayer (1)
• Baldwinville (1)
• Bedford (1)
• Belmont (1)
• Beverly (3)
• Billerica (1)
• Boston (11)
• Bourne (1)
• Bradford (1)
• Braintree (4)
• Brewster (1)
• Brighton (1)
• Brockton (5)
• Brookline (1)
• Buzzards Bay (1)
• Cambridge (3)
• Canton (1)
• Centerville (1)
• Charlton (1)
• Chelmsford (2)
• Chelsea (4)
• Chicopee (1)
• Dalton (1)
• Danvers (5)
• Dedham (1)
• Dorchester (2)
• Duxbury (1)
• East Boston (1)
• East Bridgewater (1)
• East Longmeadow (3)
• Edgartown (1)
• Everett (1)
• Fairhaven (3)
• Fall River (7)
• Falmouth (2)
• Fitchburg (3)
• Framingham (5)
• Franklin (1)
• Gardner (2)
• Gloucester (1)
• Great Barrington (2)
• Greenfield (3)
• Groton (1)
• Hadley (1)
• Hampden (1)
• Harwich (1)
• Haverhill (6)
• Hingham (3)
• Holden (1)
• Holliston (1)
• Holyoke (8)
• Hyannis (1)
• Kingston (1)
• Lancaster (1)
• Lawrence (2)
• Lee (1)
• Leeds (1)
• Lenox (2)
• Leominster (2)
• Lexington (3)
• Lincoln (1)
• Littleton (1)
• Longmeadow (1)
• Lowell (7)
• Lynn (2)
• Malden (1)
• Marblehead (2)
• Marion (1)
• Marlborough (3)
• Mashpee (1)
• Mattapan (1)
• Medfield (1)
• Medford (3)
• Medway (1)
• Melrose (2)
• Methuen (2)
• Middleboro (2)
• Middleborough (1)
• Milford (3)
• Millbury (1)
• Milton (1)
• N Falmouth (1)
• Nahant (1)
• Nantucket (1)
• Natick (3)
• Needham (2)
• New Bedford (6)
• Newburyport (3)
• Newton (2)
• Newton Upper Falls (1)
• North Adams (1)
• North Andover (3)
• North Attleboro (1)
• North Billerica (1)
• North Chatham (1)
• North Easton (1)
• North Reading (1)
• Northampton (1)
• Northborough (2)
• Northbridge (1)
• Norwell (2)
• Norwood (4)
• Palmer (1)
• Peabody (5)
• Pittsfield (4)
• Plymouth (3)
• Provincetown (1)
• Quincy (4)
• Randolph (1)
• Raynham (1)
• Reading (1)
• Revere (1)
• Rochdale (1)
• Rockland (2)
• Rockport (1)
• S Natick (1)
• Salem (1)
• Sandisfield (1)
• Sandwich (1)
• Saugus (2)
• Scituate (2)
• Sharon (1)
• Shrewsbury (1)
• Somerset (2)
• South Dartmouth (1)
• South Hadley (1)
• South Yarmouth (1)
• Southbridge (1)
• Springfield (2)
• Sterling (1)
• Stoneham (2)
• Stoughton (2)
• Sudbury (2)
• Swansea (1)
• Taunton (3)
• Tewksbury (1)
• Topsfield (1)
• Uxbridge (1)
• W Concord (2)
• Wakefield (2)
• Walpole (1)
• Waltham (2)
• Wareham (1)
• Watertown (1)
• Wayland (1)
• Webster (3)
• Wellesley (2)
• West Boylston (1)
• West Bridgewater (1)
• West Brookfield (1)
• West Newton (1)
• West Roxbury (1)
• West Springfield (1)
• West Yarmouth (1)
• Westborough (3)
• Westfield (2)
• Westford (1)
• Weston (1)
• Weymouth (3)
• Whitinsville (1)
• Wilbraham (2)
• Williamstown (1)
• Wilmington (2)
• Winchester (2)
• Woburn (1)
• Worcester (16)
• Wrentham (2)

Questions about Massachusetts nursing homes

How many nursing homes are in Massachusetts?

341 nursing homes in Massachusetts are certified by Medicare, Medicaid or both, in 178 cities. 330 of them accept Medicaid.

How are Massachusetts nursing homes rated?

The average CMS overall rating in Massachusetts is 3.1 stars, against 3.1 nationally. 74 homes are rated 5 stars.

How much nursing staff do Massachusetts nursing homes have?

The median Massachusetts home reports 3.72 hours of nursing care per resident per day, counting registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides. The national median is 3.72 hours.

How many Massachusetts nursing homes have been fined?

153 (45%) were fined by CMS in the last three years. Each home's page lists its fines and inspection citations.

Nearby states

• Connecticut nursing homes (191)
• New Hampshire nursing homes (73)
• New York nursing homes (592)
• Rhode Island nursing homes (72)
• Vermont nursing homes (33)

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home provider information, health inspections and penalties, October 2026. Nursing Homes In Each State is independent and not affiliated with CMS or Medicare. About the data.