30 Best Non-Profit Nursing Homes in Massachusetts

Nurse hours

4.21 /day

Staff turnover

26%

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Laurel Ridge runs on 4.21 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 9% more than the national average, which is the main reason its staffing picture holds up. The trade-off is timing: weekends run about 13% leaner than weekdays, so coverage isn't perfectly even across the week. A 25.6% annual turnover rate is well below the 45.8% national figure, meaning the aides and nurses you meet are more likely to still be there next year. Inspections from May 2025 turned up 16 deficiencies, none at the harm level, though one is abuse-related.

Nurse hours

4.90 /day

Staff turnover

45%

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Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility runs on 4.90 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 27% above the national figure, and weekends dip only about 7% below its own weekday staffing, a modest drop for a 169-bed home. Inspectors visited recently, in June 2025, and the home holds a 5-star health inspection rating, though the current record still shows four deficiencies, two of them serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, plus one fine of $9,318. Staff turnover sits at 45.2%, essentially the national average of 45.8%, which means this nonprofit retains caregivers about as well as everyone else. Strong staffing and a clean recent inspection carry the weight here; the harm-level citations are what hold it back.

Nurse hours

4.40 /day

Staff turnover

40%

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Overlook Masonic Health Center runs on 4.40 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 14% above the national average, which is the kind of margin that shows up in everyday care. Weekend staffing dips about 7% below its own weekday level, though, so coverage isn't perfectly even across the week. Staff turnover sits at 40.1%, better than the 45.8% national figure but still meaning two in five caregivers left last year. The inspection record shows 14 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, with one abuse-related finding, worth asking about directly. State inspectors last visited in May 2025.

Nurse hours

4.92 /day

Staff turnover

43%

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New England Homes For The Deaf runs 81 certified beds in Danvers under nonprofit ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.92 hours per resident day, roughly 28% above the national average. Weekend coverage dips about 10% below its own weekday level, so that strong average isn't perfectly even across the week. Staff turnover comes in at 42.5%, a touch better than the national 45.8%. The tradeoff shows up in its record: 22 deficiencies, including two tied to abuse, though none reached harm or jeopardy, and just one fine of $3,174. Its last inspection was March 2025, so the picture is current.

Nurse hours

4.25 /day

Staff turnover

34%

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Alliance Health At Braintree runs on more nursing hours than most homes in the country, about 4.25 per resident day against a national average near 3.86, and it holds onto its staff better than average too, with turnover at 33.7% versus roughly 46% nationally. Weekend coverage dips about 13% below weekday levels, which is common but worth knowing if your family visits on Saturdays or Sundays. The inspection record is clean where it matters: four deficiencies on file, none causing harm, none tied to abuse, and the most recent visit was in July 2025. As a nonprofit, it answers to a board rather than shareholders.

Nurse hours

5.51 /day

Staff turnover

55%

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D'youville Care for Advanced Therapy runs 33 certified beds as a nonprofit corporation, and the staffing numbers stand out: 5.51 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 43% above the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage dips about 6% below its own weekday level, which is worth knowing if family visits cluster on Saturdays and Sundays. Annual turnover sits at 54.5%, higher than the 45.8% national figure, so even with strong daily hours, some churn is real. The inspection record is clean where it matters most, five deficiencies on file, none at harm or jeopardy level, none abuse-related, and the last survey was July 25, 2025.

Nurse hours

5.42 /day

Staff turnover

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The Meadows runs 5.42 nursing hours per resident day, roughly 40% more than the national average of 3.86, and that holds up on weekends, which dip only about 8% from weekday coverage. That's the rare version of weekend staffing that doesn't fall off a cliff. The current inspection record is clean: zero deficiencies, including nothing at the harm level and nothing abuse-related, with the most recent survey dated August 2025. As a nonprofit corporation with 60 beds, it's small enough that administrators likely know the residents by name. The one soft spot in the federal ratings is quality measures at 4 out of 5, but staffing and inspections both sit at the top of that scale.

Nurse hours

4.58 /day

Staff turnover

27%

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Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living runs on real staffing depth: 4.58 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 19% above the national average, with weekend coverage dipping only about 6% below its own weekday levels. Turnover sits at 27.2% against a national average of 45.8%, which matters more than any single inspection score because consistent caregivers notice changes in residents sooner. The current record shows 19 deficiencies, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy, and a single fine of $10,194. The last inspection was April 2026, so the picture is recent rather than stale. For a 180-bed nonprofit, the numbers describe a home that's well staffed and mostly clean on paper, with one incident worth asking about directly.

Nurse hours

4.03 /day

Staff turnover

15%

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Madonna Manor is run by a church-affiliated nonprofit, and its staffing numbers stand out for the right reason: 4.03 nurse hours per resident day, a bit above the national average, and turnover of 14.7% against a national rate near 46%. Weekend coverage dips about 7% below weekday levels, which is worth asking about if your visits fall on Saturdays or Sundays. The inspection record is the counterweight, 29 deficiencies on file, five of them at harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, with two fines totaling $119,373. Its last inspection was September 2025, so the picture is current. Stable caregivers, meaningful citations.

Nurse hours

3.77 /day

Staff turnover

25%

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The German Center for Extended Care is a 133-bed nonprofit in Boston, and its strongest number isn't the one you'd guess. Staff turnover runs 24.8%, well under the national 45.8%, that kind of retention usually means people stay, and staying tends to mean consistent care. Nurse staffing sits at 3.77 hours per resident day, just under the 3.86 national average, and weekends dip about 6% below its own weekday level, so coverage thins out a bit on Saturdays and Sundays. Twenty deficiencies are on record, but none at the harm level and none abuse-related, and the last inspection was recent, in September 2025.