There are 427 nursing homes across 196 cities in Massachusetts. Worcester offers the most facilities with a count of 19. Boston, New Bedford, and Lowell are the next in rankings for most nursing homes.
| City Name | Number of Homes | % Beds occupied in city |
|---|---|---|
| Worcester | 19 | 88.1% |
| Boston | 16 | 81.9% |
| New Bedford | 11 | 89.4% |
| Lowell | 9 | 94.4% |
| Holyoke | 8 | 87.8% |
| Fall River | 8 | 95.3% |
| Brockton | 7 | 87.3% |
| Framingham | 7 | 93.3% |
| Haverhill | 6 | 88.1% |
| Chelsea | 5 | 78.1% |
| Agawam | 5 | 92.7% |
| Quincy | 5 | 92.3% |
| Danvers | 5 | 90.2% |
| Braintree | 4 | 81.9% |
| Needham | 4 | 91.8% |
| Lexington | 4 | 80.9% |
| Taunton | 4 | 92.9% |
| Lawrence | 4 | 87.4% |
| Melrose | 4 | 88.5% |
| Springfield | 4 | 66.2% |
| Weymouth | 4 | 84.7% |
| Pittsfield | 4 | 88.2% |
| Peabody | 4 | 91.1% |
| Norwood | 4 | 75.8% |
| Webster | 4 | 91.9% |
| Greenfield | 3 | 88.6% |
| Waltham | 3 | 93.8% |
| Newburyport | 3 | 93.8% |
| Lynn | 3 | 93.7% |
| Great Barrington | 3 | 77.3% |
| East Longmeadow | 3 | 84.4% |
| Westfield | 3 | 85.3% |
| Medford | 3 | 91.1% |
| Gardner | 3 | 90.6% |
| Wakefield | 3 | 84.8% |
| Fairhaven | 3 | 90.5% |
| North Andover | 3 | 93.6% |
| Chicopee | 3 | 95.3% |
| Dedham | 3 | 76.1% |
| Plymouth | 3 | 89.7% |
| Milford | 3 | 93.5% |
| Methuen | 3 | 85.1% |
| Fitchburg | 3 | 88.9% |
| Cambridge | 3 | 94.6% |
| Marlborough | 3 | 94.4% |
| Beverly | 3 | 90.2% |
| Attleboro | 3 | 93.6% |
| Canton | 3 | 86.2% |
| Natick | 3 | 90.7% |
| Hingham | 3 | 90.5% |
| Stoughton | 3 | 74.5% |
| Falmouth | 3 | 91.7% |
| Brighton | 3 | 91.8% |
| Wilbraham | 2 | 91.9% |
| Marblehead | 2 | 96.1% |
| Brookline | 2 | 88.8% |
| Middleboro | 2 | 95.1% |
| West Concord | 2 | 89.3% |
| Williamstown | 2 | 81% |
| Wareham | 2 | 95.3% |
| Northborough | 2 | 95% |
| Westborough | 2 | 92.7% |
| Northampton | 2 | 73.2% |
| Rockland | 2 | 90.8% |
| Lenox | 2 | 97.9% |
| Chelmsford | 2 | 94.5% |
| Middleborough | 2 | 92.5% |
| Saugus | 2 | 85.1% |
| Dorchester | 2 | 88.9% |
| Stoneham | 2 | 95.4% |
| Scituate | 2 | 82.4% |
| Leeds | 2 | 83.1% |
| Wellesley Fms | 2 | 97.4% |
| Andover | 2 | 90.6% |
| W Concord | 2 | 67.5% |
| Wilmington | 2 | 96% |
| Salem | 2 | 96.3% |
| West Newton | 2 | 82.8% |
| Hyde Park | 2 | 96.6% |
| Reading | 2 | 87.8% |
| Duxbury | 2 | 95.1% |
| Winchester | 2 | 97.5% |
| Norwell | 2 | 88.6% |
| Amesbury | 2 | 80.8% |
| Revere | 2 | 87.8% |
| Somerset | 2 | 96.8% |
| Weston | 2 | 73.7% |
| Brewster | 2 | 87% |
| Sudbury | 2 | 86.3% |
| Holden | 2 | 90.9% |
| Gloucester | 2 | 91.4% |
| Chestnut Hill | 2 | 87% |
| Leominster | 2 | 84.1% |
| Wrentham | 2 | 89.8% |
| Shrewsbury | 1 | 85.4% |
| Provincetown | 1 | 92.7% |
| South Dartmouth | 1 | 85.6% |
| Rochdale | 1 | 53.3% |
| Northbridge | 1 | 95.5% |
| South Dennis | 1 | 94.5% |
| Ayer | 1 | 90.2% |
| Turners Falls | 1 | 96.7% |
| Hadley | 1 | 94.8% |
| West Springfield | 1 | 82.1% |
| West Boylston | 1 | 90.2% |
| Abington | 1 | 96.7% |
| Buzzards Bay | 1 | 93.9% |
| Blackstone | 1 | 84.8% |
| Rockport | 1 | 96.1% |
| Shelburne | 1 | 79.4% |
| Uxbridge | 1 | 88.7% |
| West Roxbury | 1 | 77.8% |
| West Brookfield | 1 | 93.6% |
| Swampscott | 1 | 92.8% |
| Westford | 1 | 91.1% |
| North Billerica | 1 | 88.8% |
| Southbridge | 1 | 93.1% |
| Baldwinville | 1 | 97.9% |
| Bridgewater | 1 | 90.7% |
| Hyannis | 1 | 95.1% |
| Raynham | 1 | 99.4% |
| Sharon | 1 | 90.9% |
| Belmont | 1 | 99.2% |
| Marion | 1 | 97.6% |
| Rowley | 1 | 80.6% |
| North Chatham | 1 | 90.9% |
| W Roxbury | 1 | 98.7% |
| Mattapan | 1 | 81.2% |
| Sunderland | 1 | 60.7% |
| Hampden | 1 | 95% |
| Sterling | 1 | 98.6% |
| Tewksbury | 1 | 90.1% |
| Auburndale | 1 | 68.2% |
| Milton | 1 | 90% |
| Randolph | 1 | 90.5% |
| Somerville | 1 | 96.2% |
| Nantucket | 1 | 93.3% |
| Longmeadow | 1 | 97.5% |
| Lancaster | 1 | 89% |
| West Yarmouth | 1 | 90.3% |
| North Reading | 1 | 89.4% |
| North Dighton | 1 | 86.7% |
| North Easton | 1 | 96.5% |
| Athol | 1 | 86.6% |
| Charlton | 1 | 93.5% |
| Medway | 1 | 91.9% |
| N Falmouth | 1 | 93.6% |
| Watertown | 1 | 87.1% |
| Westwood | 1 | 91.4% |
| West Bridgewater | 1 | 96.7% |
| Sandwich | 1 | 87.8% |
| Kingston | 1 | 93.3% |
| Lee | 1 | 92% |
| Acton | 1 | 65.8% |
| Bourne | 1 | 81.7% |
| Franklin | 1 | 80.5% |
| Littleton | 1 | 96.7% |
| Palmer | 1 | 85.2% |
| North Attleboro | 1 | 97.7% |
| Wayland | 1 | 97.5% |
| Norton | 1 | 92.5% |
| Woburn | 1 | 95.7% |
| Oxford | 1 | 88.3% |
| Oak Bluffs | 1 | 69.8% |
| Everett | 1 | 86.9% |
| Lakeville | 1 | 97.4% |
| Auburn | 1 | 92.9% |
| Malden | 1 | 76.9% |
| Amherst | 1 | 92.5% |
| Harwich | 1 | 85.2% |
| Mashpee | 1 | 91.8% |
| Walpole | 1 | 84.4% |
| Millbury | 1 | 87.7% |
| Swansea | 1 | 98.8% |
| Newton | 1 | 56.4% |
| North Adams | 1 | 97.5% |
| Dalton | 1 | 97.8% |
| Waban | 1 | 97.7% |
| South Hadley | 1 | 97% |
| Nahant | 1 | 93% |
| Arlington | 1 | 88.8% |
| Groton | 1 | 94% |
| Ipswich | 1 | 83.3% |
| S Natick | 1 | 69.1% |
| Medfield | 1 | 88.1% |
| Whitinsville | 1 | 91.9% |
| Newton Upper Falls | 1 | 97.6% |
| Cohasset | 1 | 67.5% |
| East Bridgewater | 1 | 84.7% |
| Holliston | 1 | 87.5% |
| Centerville | 1 | 88.3% |
| Billerica | 1 | 96% |
| Topsfield | 1 | 91.1% |
| Bedford | 1 | 95% |
| South Yarmouth | 1 | 90% |
| Sandisfield | 1 | 94.7% |
This chart shows the cities with the top rated Medicare approved nursing homes in Massachusetts.
The chart below shows the cities that have the most nursing homes with an overall rating of 4 or better.
The chart below shows the cities that have the most nursing homes with an aggregate rating of 25 or better.
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