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Nursing homes in Massachusetts
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As of the CMS Care Compare September 2026 release, 341 Medicare- and/or Medicaid-certified nursing homes have an address in Massachusetts. 338 have a CMS overall star rating, and 143 are rated 4 stars or higher. 71 share the highest rating here, 5 stars, including Aberjona Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Agawam East Rehab and Nursing and Alliance Health at Braintree (first three alphabetically). They are listed across 178 cities.
How this list is ordered: by the CMS overall star rating, highest first; ties alphabetical; nursing homes without a rating last (no rating is not a bad rating). Nothing else changes the order, and no nursing home can pay us. This page has no ads, sponsors or partner links. Methodology · Ownership disclosure
Largest cities
All cities with 3 or more nursing homes (36)
- Agawam
- Beverly
- Boston
- Braintree
- Brockton
- Cambridge
- Chelsea
- Danvers
- East Longmeadow
- Fairhaven
- Fall River
- Fitchburg
- Framingham
- Greenfield
- Haverhill
- Hingham
- Holyoke
- Lexington
- Lowell
- Marlborough
- Medford
- Milford
- Natick
- New Bedford
- Newburyport
- North Andover
- Norwood
- Peabody
- Pittsfield
- Plymouth
- Quincy
- Taunton
- Webster
- Westborough
- Weymouth
- Worcester
Nursing homes in smaller cities (179)
Related
- Medicare home health agencies in Massachusetts
- Hospices in Massachusetts
- How nursing home care works and who pays
- Massachusetts city index (JSON)
Quick facts: 341 Medicare- and/or Medicaid-certified nursing homes in Massachusetts across 178 cities; 338 have a CMS overall star rating (CMS Care Compare, September 2026); ranked only by CMS stars, never paid.