Lowest-rated nursing homes in Massachusetts

341 nursing homes in Massachusetts with a CMS rating, ordered from the lowest. Each row shows what is behind the stars: inspection points, citations, fines and any federal flags.

Average overall rating, Massachusetts

3.11

≈ About the state average. State 3.10 · National 3.00

This home State average National average

Homes CMS rates
341
1-star homes
60 (18%)
Abuse-citation flags
5
Special Focus program
2
Fines
241 ($11,263,063)
Nursing homes ranked from lowest CMS overall rating
# Nursing home Overall rating Inspection points Latest citations Fines CMS flags
51 Park Avenue Health Center Arlington, MA · Best Care Services 1 of 5 · Much below average 79.8 8 3 ($46,099) —
52 Plymouth Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Plymouth, MA · Athena Healthcare Systems 1 of 5 · Much below average 78.0 12 None —
53 Care Village at Mattapan Mattapan, MA 1 of 5 · Much below average 77.0 10 1 ($13,065) —
54 Brandon Woods of Dartmouth South Dartmouth, MA · Elder Services 1 of 5 · Much below average 75.0 9 3 ($31,190) —
55 Berkshire Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center Sandisfield, MA · Athena Healthcare Systems 1 of 5 · Much below average 74.0 13 1 ($19,428) ⚑ Abuse citation
56 Vantage Health & Rehab of New Bedford New Bedford, MA · Vantage Care 1 of 5 · Much below average 74.0 11 1 ($9,318) —
57 Blaire House of Milford Milford, MA · Elder Services 1 of 5 · Much below average 65.0 10 1 ($38,610) —
58 Charlwell House Health and Rehabilitation Norwood, MA · Best Care Services 1 of 5 · Much below average 65.0 13 None —
59 The Guardian Center Brockton, MA · Best Care Services 1 of 5 · Much below average 61.0 10 None —
60 Kimwell Nursing and Rehabilitation Fall River, MA · Best Care Services 1 of 5 · Much below average 56.0 8 1 ($8,278) —
61 Leominster Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Leominster, MA · Ephram Lahasky 1 of 5 · Much below average 49.0 5 1 ($26,033) —
62 Skilled Nursing Facility at North Hill (the) Needham, MA 1 of 5 · Much below average 41.5 0 1 ($16,153) —
63 Victoria Haven Nursing Facility Norwood, MA · Rehabilitation Associates 2 of 5 · Below average 120.0 17 1 ($40,641) —
64 The Benjamin Healthcare Center Boston, MA 2 of 5 · Below average 117.0 8 1 ($96,705) —
65 Care One at Millbury Millbury, MA · Careone 2 of 5 · Below average 109.0 18 3 ($95,328) —
66 Carlyle House Framingham, MA 2 of 5 · Below average 91.5 7 2 ($25,263) —
67 Care One at Newton Newton, MA · Careone 2 of 5 · Below average 91.0 15 2 ($20,186) —
68 Meadow Green Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Waltham, MA 2 of 5 · Below average 83.0 15 2 ($195,559) —
69 Oakhill Healthcare Middleboro, MA · Next Step Healthcare 2 of 5 · Below average 83.0 14 None —
70 Aspen Hill Rehabiliation & Healthcare Center Haverhill, MA · Marquis Health Services 2 of 5 · Below average 82.5 5 3 ($134,274) —
71 Care Village at Parkway Boston, MA 2 of 5 · Below average 81.0 11 2 ($29,489) —
72 Willow Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Wilmington, MA · Marquis Health Services 2 of 5 · Below average 81.0 12 1 ($10,358) ⚑ Abuse citation
73 Vantage at Lowell LLC Lowell, MA · Vantage Care 2 of 5 · Below average 79.0 16 2 ($27,877) ⚑ New owner
74 South Hadley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center South Hadley, MA 2 of 5 · Below average 79.0 13 None —
75 Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Worcester, MA · Athena Healthcare Systems 2 of 5 · Below average 76.0 10 1 ($59,511) —

Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information [1] . Open a home for its full inspection history, staffing and quality measures.

By city in Massachusetts

Cities with at least two rated homes, lowest average rating first.

Sources

  1. [1] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home Provider Information. Star ratings, staffing, turnover, inspection scores, fines, chain and flag data.
  2. [9] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home State & National Averages. State and national averages used for comparison.
  3. [11] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Design for Care Compare Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide. How the star ratings, scope and severity points, and abuse and Special Focus flags are defined.
  4. [12] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Medicare Care Compare. CMS's own consumer site, with the latest figures.

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