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