State data · CMS September 2026
Nursing homes in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 341 nursing homes certified for Medicare or Medicaid, with 40,920 certified beds and a median occupancy of 86.9% (US median 85.7%). 74% are for-profit, 25% nonprofit and 1% government-owned, and 66% belong to a chain or affiliated group. HUD has endorsed 210 FHA-insured Section 232 nursing home loans in Massachusetts since fiscal 2001, totaling $2.1 billion in original principal, 40 of them since fiscal 2021.
- Facilities
- 341
- Certified beds
- 40,920
- Median occupancy
- 86.9%
- Median nurse hours / resident day
- 3.70
- HUD 232 loans since FY2001
- 210
Star ratings
CMS overall ratings for the 338 rated Massachusetts facilities. 2 are Special Focus Facilities and 10 are candidates, the CMS list for homes with a history of serious quality problems.
Ownership
| Measure | Massachusetts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit | 251 | 74% |
| Nonprofit | 86 | 25% |
| Government | 4 | 1% |
| Changed ownership in the last 12 months | 7 | 2% |
| Private equity owner self-reported to CMS | 0 | 0% |
| REIT owner self-reported to CMS | 0 | 0% |
Largest chains and affiliated groups in Massachusetts
- Marquis Health Services: 19 facilities
- Life Care Centers of America: 15 facilities
- Careone: 15 facilities
- Next Step Healthcare: 14 facilities
- Integritus Healthcare: 14 facilities
- Athena Healthcare Systems: 14 facilities
- Vantage Care: 10 facilities
- Royal Health Group: 10 facilities
- Regalcare: 9 facilities
- Best Care Services: 8 facilities
Facilities with HUD Section 232 history
70 Massachusetts facilities match at least one FHA-insured loan in HUD's healthcare database, most recent endorsement first.
Largest by certified beds
- St Patrick's Manor, Framingham: 333 beds
- Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River: 300 beds
- Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Pittsfield: 265 beds
- Care One at Redstone, East Longmeadow: 254 beds
- M I Nursing & Restorative Center, Lawrence: 250 beds
- Regalcare at Courtyard-Medford, Medford: 224 beds
- Sacred Heart Nursing Home, New Bedford: 217 beds
- Care One at Lexington, Lexington: 211 beds
- D'Youville Senior Care, Lowell: 208 beds
- Royal Braintree Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Braintree: 204 beds
Every Massachusetts facility
The full list is sorted by city, 2 pages of up to 200.
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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