Best Nursing Homes in Massachusetts — 2026 Rankings

Massachusetts has 341 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. The state averages 32.0 deficiencies per facility, with 2 facilities receiving zero citations in their latest CMS survey cycle. Rankings below are based on official CMS Health Deficiency data.

Top-Ranked Facilities (Fewest Deficiencies)

1. Meadows, The — North Andover (0 deficiencies)
2. Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit — Bradford (0 deficiencies)
3. Campion Health & Wellness, Inc — Weston (1 deficiencies)
4. Lasell House — Newton (2 deficiencies)
5. Newbridge On The Charles Skilled Nursing Facility — Dedham (2 deficiencies)
6. Lutheran Rehabilitation And Skilled Care Center — Worcester (3 deficiencies)
7. River Terrace Rehabilitation And Healthcare Ctr — Lancaster (3 deficiencies)
8. Alliance Health At Braintree — Braintree (4 deficiencies)
9. Bay Path At Duxbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr — Duxbury (4 deficiencies)
10. Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility — Framingham (4 deficiencies)
11. Brookhaven At Lexington — Lexington (4 deficiencies)
12. Care One At Concord — W Concord (4 deficiencies)
13. Care One At Wilmington — Wilmington (4 deficiencies)
14. Linden Ponds — Hingham (4 deficiencies)
15. Pavilion , The — Hyannis (4 deficiencies)
16. D'youville Care For Advanced Therapy — Lowell (5 deficiencies)
17. Rivercrest Long Term Care — W Concord (5 deficiencies)
18. Aberjona Rehabilitation And Nursing Center — Winchester (6 deficiencies)
19. Katzman Family Center For Living — Chelsea (6 deficiencies)
20. Life Care Center Of Plymouth — Plymouth (6 deficiencies)
21. Massachusetts Veterans Home At Holyoke — Holyoke (6 deficiencies)
22. Spaulding Nursing And Therapy Center - Brighton — Boston (6 deficiencies)
23. Timberlyn Heights Nursing And Rehabilitation — Great Barrington (6 deficiencies)
24. Whittier Westborough Transitional Care Unit — Westborough (6 deficiencies)
25. Alliance Health At Marie Esther — Marlborough (7 deficiencies)

Most-Cited Compliance Areas in Massachusetts

• Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 2,791 citations
• Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 2,258 citations
• Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,575 citations
• Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 1,146 citations
• Infection Control Deficiencies — 904 citations

Compare to Other States

• Browse all 50 state rankings
• Massachusetts SNF Scorecard
• Massachusetts Compliance Benchmark

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Official Sources

POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:

• Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
• CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
• CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
• 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
• National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families