Hearth Record

Nursing homes in Massachusetts

All 341 in one list

Every one on the record by city and county: open a place for its list, which you can filter by what each record says.

341 nursing homes in 178 cities and towns and 14 counties. From CMS’s monthly release of Oct 8, 2026.

The biggest cities and towns

By how many nursing homes each holds
  1. Worcester 16 Worcester County
  2. Boston 11 Suffolk County
  3. Holyoke 8 Hampden County
  4. Fall River 7 Bristol County
  5. Lowell 7 Middlesex County
  6. Haverhill 6 Essex County
  7. New Bedford 6 Bristol County
  8. Brockton 5 Plymouth County
  9. Danvers 5 Essex County

The biggest counties

By how many nursing homes each holds
  1. Middlesex County 72
  2. Worcester County 50
  3. Essex County 45
  4. Norfolk County 33
  5. Bristol County 28
  6. Plymouth County 27
  7. Hampden County 26
  8. Suffolk County 22
  9. Barnstable County 15

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Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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An example record, made up for this guide

An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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