Here are 341 Nursing Homes in Massachusetts

Nurse hours

4.22 /day

Staff turnover

39%

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Life Care Center Of Nashoba Valley runs on 4.22 nurse hours per resident day, about 9% above the national average, and its staff turnover of 38.5% sits below the national 45.8%, both signs of a steadier operation than most. Weekend staffing drops roughly 13% from weekday levels, so ask how that plays out on Saturdays and Sundays. The record shows 15 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related, worth a direct question. Inspectors were last in on August 14, 2025. For-profit, LLC-owned, 120 beds.

Nurse hours

4.14 /day

Staff turnover

33%

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Pope Nursing Home runs a 49-bed for-profit outfit in Weymouth with staffing that beats the national average, 4.14 nurse hours per resident day against 3.86, and turnover at 32.5% is notably better than the 45.8% typical elsewhere. Weekend coverage, though, drops about 11% below its own weekday level, so care can thin out when families visit. The tradeoff shows up in inspections: 23 deficiencies on the current record, including one abuse-related citation, though none reached harm or jeopardy level, and the last state visit was April 2025. Ownership is corporate, and the health inspection rating sits at 2 out of 5 even as staffing scores 4. Ask about weekend coverage and that abuse citation specifically.

Nurse hours

6.97 /day

Staff turnover

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The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea runs on 6.97 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 81% more staffing than the national average of 3.86. That's an unusual amount of hands-on time, and it shows in the staffing star rating. Weekend coverage dips about 9% below its own weekday level, so ask how that plays out on a Saturday. State-run and inspected most recently in September 2025, it carries 24 deficiencies on its current record, three tied to abuse, though none at the harm or jeopardy level. A 4/5 inspection rating and 3/5 on quality measures round out a record that's solid on staffing, thinner on measured care quality.

Nurse hours

3.63 /day

Staff turnover

23%

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Abbott Skilled Nursing runs 55 beds in Lynn under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers tell a story of steady hands rather than flashy ones. Nurse staffing sits at 3.63 hours per resident day, a bit under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 19 percent below weekdays, worth asking about if your family visits or calls on Saturdays and Sundays. What stands out is turnover at 23.1 percent, about half the national rate, which suggests people actually stay. Inspections in May 2025 produced 21 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, though four were abuse-related, a category you should ask about directly. Recent inspections and solid marks on health, quality, and staffing round it out.

Nurse hours

4.02 /day

Staff turnover

43%

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Life Care Center Of Leominster runs 4.02 nurse hours per resident day, a bit above the national average, so direct care time is not the problem here. The catch is weekends, when staffing drops roughly 12% below its own weekday level, that gap matters if your family visits or calls on Saturdays and Sundays. Turnover sits at 42.9%, slightly better than the national figure but still four in ten staff leaving in a year. The current record shows 20 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, though three are abuse-related, which is worth asking about directly. The last inspection was August 2025, so the picture is recent.

Nurse hours

3.65 /day

Staff turnover

31%

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John Scott House runs 138 certified beds in Braintree under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nursing hours come in at 3.65 per resident day, roughly 5% under the national average of 3.86, with weekend coverage dipping about 11% below its own weekday levels. Turnover sits at 31.4%, well below the national 45.8%, so the staff who are there tend to stay. The tradeoff shows up in the inspection record: 24 deficiencies, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, though the most recent inspection was April 2025 and CMS rated the health inspection side 4 out of 5.

Nurse hours

3.75 /day

Staff turnover

24%

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Ledgewood runs on a corporate for-profit model with 123 beds, and its staffing sits just under the national mark, 3.75 nurse hours per resident day against 3.86. That's close enough that the bigger story is weekends, when coverage drops roughly 11% below the home's own weekday level. Turnover is the genuine bright spot: 24.1% against a national average of 45.8%, meaning the people who care for your family member tend to stay. Fourteen deficiencies are on record with none at harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related and worth asking about directly. The most recent inspection was August 2025, so the picture is current.

Nurse hours

3.86 /day

Staff turnover

25%

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The Highlands sits at 168 certified beds in Fitchburg, run by a for-profit limited liability company, and its staffing comes in at 3.86 nurse hours per resident day, essentially identical to the national average, so there's no extra cushion of care here. Weekend coverage drops about 12% below its own weekday levels, a gap worth asking about if your family visits or needs help on Saturdays and Sundays. The stronger signals: staff turnover is 24.8%, well under the national 45.8%, and 17 deficiencies on record include none tied to harm, jeopardy, or abuse, with the state in as recently as November 2025.

Nurse hours

3.72 /day

Staff turnover

29%

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Devereux runs 3.72 nursing hours per resident day, a bit under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip roughly 8% below its own weekday coverage. That's a real gap if your family visits Saturdays and Sundays. The stronger numbers are elsewhere: turnover at 28.6% sits well under the 45.8% national figure, and inspections from July 2025 produced 18 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, though one was abuse-related, worth asking about directly. At 64 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, you're looking at a small, recently inspected home with stable staff and a thin staffing margin.

Nurse hours

3.67 /day

Staff turnover

28%

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Sterling Village runs 143 certified beds out of a for-profit partnership, and the numbers are steadier than most. Total nurse staffing sits at 3.67 hours per resident day, roughly 5% under the national 3.86, so it's not a home that leans on extra hands, though the 28% annual turnover is well below the 45.8% national figure, which matters for whether you see the same faces month to month. Weekend coverage dips about 12% against its own weekdays, so a Saturday visit may look different from a Tuesday. Twelve deficiencies on record, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with a December 2025 inspection behind that.

Nurse hours

4.22 /day

Staff turnover

33%

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The Pavilion in Hyannis runs a for-profit operation with 82 certified beds, and its staffing sits at 4.22 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 9% above the national average of 3.86. That edge narrows on weekends, which run about 11% leaner than weekdays, something to ask about if your family visits on Saturdays or Sundays. Staff turnover lands at 32.9%, well under the 45.8% national figure, which suggests people tend to stay. On the inspection side, four deficiencies are on record with none at harm or jeopardy level and nothing abuse-related; the most recent survey was June 17, 2025. Both health inspection and quality measure ratings come in at 5 out of 5, while staffing earns a 3.

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.

Nurse hours

3.83 /day

Staff turnover

34%

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Life Care Center Of West Bridgewater runs a tight operation on the clinical side. The health inspection record is clean at the 5-star level, with 11 deficiencies cited and none involving harm, jeopardy, or abuse, and the last survey was recent, from November 2025, so that picture is current. Nurse staffing sits at 3.83 hours per resident day, a hair under the national average, and weekends drop about 14% below weekday coverage, which is the kind of gap families feel on Sunday afternoons. Turnover at 34% is meaningfully better than the 45.8% national figure, so the people caring for your relative are more likely to stick around. Corporate ownership, 150 beds. The weak spot is consistency of coverage, not quality of care.

Nurse hours

4.00 /day

Staff turnover

32%

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Life Care Center of Stoneham runs a 94-bed for-profit operation, and the staffing picture is its strongest card: 4.00 nurse hours per resident day, about 4% above the national average, with a 4-star staffing rating to match. Turnover sits at 32%, well under the 45.8% national figure, which matters for consistency of care. Now the harder part. The current record carries 31 deficiencies, including 5 at harm or jeopardy level and 3 tied to abuse, plus two fines totaling $39,559. Weekend staffing drops roughly 10% below its own weekday level, so coverage thins exactly when families tend to visit. The last inspection was September 2025. Ask about those harm-level findings and the abuse citations directly.

Nurse hours

4.42 /day

Staff turnover

41%

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Kimball Farms runs a nonprofit shop in Lenox with 74 certified beds, and the staffing numbers are genuinely better than most: 4.42 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage dips about 18% below its own weekday level, so ask how that plays out on a Saturday. Turnover sits at 41%, a bit under the 45.8% national figure, which matters because familiar aides tend to notice changes sooner. The inspection record is current as of December 2025, with nine deficiencies and none at the harm or jeopardy level. Four out of five stars across health inspections, quality measures, and staffing is a consistent profile, not a lopsided one.

Nurse hours

7.18 /day

Staff turnover

64%

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Bradford's Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit is a small for-profit home, 20 beds, and its inspection record is clean: zero deficiencies on the current record, none at the harm or jeopardy level, no abuse citations, with the most recent inspection in July 2025. Nurse staffing sits at 7.18 hours per resident day, roughly 86% above the national average, so there's real coverage here. The catch is retention: annual turnover is 64.1%, well above the 45.8% national figure, and weekend staffing drops about 17% from its own weekday level. That churn matters in a 20-bed home, where losing even a couple of nurses changes who's at the bedside.

Nurse hours

3.37 /day

Staff turnover

21%

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Dexter House runs 3.37 nursing hours per resident each day, roughly 13% under the national average, and weekends dip about 10% below its own weekday levels. That said, turnover sits at 21.1% against a national average of 45.8%, a notably stable workforce for a for-profit LLC, which matters because consistent staff know residents' routines. The tradeoff shows in the inspection record: 20 deficiencies, including one abuse-related citation, though none rose to harm or jeopardy level, and the most recent inspection was in September 2025. Quality and staffing measures both come in at 4 stars, health inspections at 3. If you're weighing this one, ask how weekends are covered and what that abuse citation involved.

Nurse hours

3.73 /day

Staff turnover

42%

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Bay Path At Duxbury runs a tight ship on the clinical side. The state surveyors gave it a five-star health inspection rating, and its record shows just four deficiencies, none of them at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related. Inspectors were last in on July 18, 2025, so the picture is recent. Where it gives some ground is bedside time: 3.73 total nurse hours per resident day sits about 3% under the national 3.86, and weekends dip roughly 8% below its own weekday staffing. Turnover, at 42.3%, is actually a bit better than the 45.8% national figure. A for-profit LLC with solid inspections but lean hours, worth asking how weekends feel.

Nurse hours

3.54 /day

Staff turnover

31%

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St Mary Health Care Center runs 172 certified beds in Worcester under nonprofit ownership, and its staffing numbers tell a mixed story. Nurses provide 3.54 hours per resident day, roughly 8 percent under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 5 percent below the home's own weekday coverage. Where it stands out is retention: 30.6 percent turnover against a national average of 45.8 percent, which suggests a steadier workforce than most. The tradeoff shows up in oversight, 27 deficiencies on the current record, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, plus a single $8,788 fine. The most recent inspection was April 14, 2026, so the picture is current.

Nurse hours

3.75 /day

Staff turnover

43%

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Alliance Health At Baldwinville runs on a nonprofit model with 94 certified beds, and its staffing sits at 3.75 nurse hours per resident day, just under the national average of 3.86. The bigger thing to watch is weekends, when coverage drops about 13% below what the home staffs on weekdays. Turnover comes in at 42.7%, a touch better than the national 45.8%. The current inspection record shows 10 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none tied to abuse, and the last visit was recent, January 2026. All three CMS star categories land at 4 out of 5. Nothing here raises a red flag; the weekend gap is the detail worth asking the administrator about directly.