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
≈ 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 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.
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Amesbury (2)
1.00
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Fitchburg (3)
1.67
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Medford (3)
1.67
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Webster (3)
1.67
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Fall River (7)
1.86
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Newburyport (3)
2.00
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Wrentham (2)
2.00
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Greenfield (3)
2.00
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Sudbury (2)
2.00
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Waltham (2)
2.00
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Westfield (2)
2.00
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Norwood (4)
2.25
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Lowell (7)
2.29
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Milford (3)
2.33
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Plymouth (3)
2.33
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Taunton (3)
2.33
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Leominster (2)
2.50
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Needham (2)
2.50
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Saugus (2)
2.50
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New Bedford (6)
2.67
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Marlborough (3)
2.67
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Quincy (4)
2.75
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Great Barrington (2)
3.00
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Haverhill (6)
3.00
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Melrose (2)
3.00
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Rockland (2)
3.00
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Wakefield (2)
3.00
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Andover (2)
3.00
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Chelmsford (2)
3.00
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East Longmeadow (3)
3.00
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Falmouth (2)
3.00
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Gardner (2)
3.00
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Lawrence (2)
3.00
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Middleboro (2)
3.00
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Wilbraham (2)
3.00
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Worcester (16)
3.19
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Brockton (5)
3.20
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Agawam (4)
3.25
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Braintree (4)
3.25
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Beverly (3)
3.33
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Cambridge (3)
3.33
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North Andover (3)
3.33
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Weymouth (3)
3.33
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Holyoke (8)
3.38
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Attleboro (2)
3.50
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Dorchester (2)
3.50
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Methuen (2)
3.50
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Newton (2)
3.50
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Northborough (2)
3.50
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Stoughton (2)
3.50
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Wilmington (2)
3.50
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Boston (11)
3.64
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Fairhaven (3)
3.67
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Natick (3)
3.67
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Westborough (3)
3.67
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Chelsea (4)
3.75
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Danvers (5)
3.80
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Framingham (5)
3.80
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Lenox (2)
4.00
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Lexington (3)
4.00
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Norwell (2)
4.00
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Pittsfield (4)
4.00
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Somerset (2)
4.00
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Wellesley (2)
4.00
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Peabody (5)
4.20
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Hingham (3)
4.33
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Lynn (2)
4.50
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Marblehead (2)
4.50
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Scituate (2)
4.50
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Springfield (2)
4.50
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Stoneham (2)
4.50
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W Concord (2)
4.50
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Winchester (2)
5.00
Sources
- [1] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home Provider Information. Star ratings, staffing, turnover, inspection scores, fines, chain and flag data.
- [9] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home State & National Averages. State and national averages used for comparison.
- [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.
- [12] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Medicare Care Compare. CMS's own consumer site, with the latest figures.
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