Best Nursing Homes in Massachusetts: U.S. News & World Report

Eighty nursing homes in Massachusetts are among some of the best in the country, according to a new list out Tuesday morning from U.S. News & World Report. More than 19 percent of the 412 nursing homes in Massachusetts were included among the magazine's Best Nursing Homes.

U.S. News evaluated more than 15,000 nursing homes nationwide to come up with the slightly more than 2,000 included in the list of Best Nursing Homes. Millions of Americans will spend at least some time in a nursing home this year, noted Brian Kelly, editor and chief content officer of U.S. News.

“Finding a nursing home that meets an individual’s specific needs can be challenging for families,” Kelly said in a release. “Our nursing home ratings are designed to help potential residents and their loved ones navigate this difficult process.”

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Here are the Massachusetts nursing homes included in the list:

• Spaulding Nursing & Therapy Center - West Roxbury
• Knollwood Nursing Center - Worcester
• Pine Knoll Nursing Center - Lexington
• Newton Wellesley Center for Alzheimer's Care - Wellesley
• Care One at Holyoke
• Elizabeth Seton - Wellesley
• Bear Hill Nursing Center at Wakefield - Stoneham
• Carleton-Willard Village Retirement & Nursing Center - Bedford
• Skilled Nursing Facility at North Hill - Needham
• Care One at Lexington
• Williamstown Commons Nursing & Rehab
• Broohaven at Lexington
• Neville Center at Fresh Pond for Nursing & Rehab - Cambridge
• Alden Court Nursing & Rehab Center - Fairhaven
• Woburn Nursing Center, Inc
• Lakeview House Skld Nursing and Residential Care Facility - Haverhill
• Island Terrace Nursing Home - Lakeville
• Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilition Center - Waltham
• Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center - Boston
• Belmont Manor Nursng Home - Belmont
• Boston Home, Inc
• Briarwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center - Needham
• Meadoew Green Nursing and Rehabilitation Center - Waltham
• Sandalwood Center - Oxford
• St. Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center - Dorchester
• Vero Health & Rehab, Parkway - Boston
• South Cove Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center - Quincy
• Vero Health & Rehab of Mattapan
• Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility - Framingham
• Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley - Littleton
• Notre Dame Long Term Care Center - Worcester
• Beaumont at University Campus - Worcester
• Marie Esther Health Center Inc - Marlborough
• Grosvenor Park Health Center - Salem
• Life Care Center of Raynham
• Pleasant Bay Nursing & Rehabilitation - Brewster
• Meadows of Central Massachusetts - Rochdale
• Commons Residence at Orchard Cove - Canton
• Stone Rehabilitation and Senior Living - Newton
• Sea View Convalescent and Nursing Home - Rowley
• Mary's Meadow at Providence Place - Holyoke
• William B Rice Eventide Home - Quincy
• Berkshire Place - Pittsfield
• Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center - Lenox
• Continuing Care at Brooksby Village - Peabody
• Berkshire Health Care Center - Sandisfield
• Linden Ponds - Hingham
• Daniels House Nursing Home - Reading
• Highland Manor Care and Rehabiltation Center LLC - Fall River
• Seven Hills Pediatric Center - Groton
• New England Pediatric Care - Billerica
• Sherrill House - Boston
• The Oaks - New Bedford
• New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home, Inc
• Dighton Care and Rehabilitation Center LLC
• Care One at Wilmington
• Wingate at Silver Lake Rehab & Skilled Nursing Res - Kingston
• Countryside Nursing Home Inc - Framingham
• Liberty Commons - Chatham
• Bucklet-Greenfield Healthcare Center - Greenfield
• Renaissance Manor on Cabot - Holyoke
• Winchester Nursing Center, Inc
• Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home
• Pope Nursing Home - Weymouth
• Windmere Nursing & Rehab Center on Martha's Vineyard - Oak Bluffs
• Golden Living Center - The Elmhurst - Melrose
• Wingate at Melrose
• Colonial Rehabilitation and Nursing Center - Weymouth
• Brandon Woods of Dartmouth
• Park Avenue Health Center - Arlington
• Bridgewater Nursing Home
• Life Care Center of West Bridgewater
• Hunt Nursing & Rehab Center - Danvers
• Kindred Nursing & Rehabilitation - Laurel Lake - Lee
• Whittier Westborough Transitional Care Unit - Westborough
• Pilgrim Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center - Peabody
• Webster Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center - Rockland
• Aberjona Nursing Center, Inc - Winchester
• Jeanne Jugan Residence - Somerville
• Hannah B G Shaw Home for the Aged - Middleboro

The methodology for the U.S. News “Best Nursing Home” designation relies on data from Nursing Home Compare at the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Factors included overall performance ratings, as well as ratings for key services over the 12 months ending in October 2016. See complete methodology.

California has the greatest number of homes on the list for the second year in a row, followed by Ohio and Florida, according to U.S. News. Washington, D.C., Colorado and Delaware have the greatest proportion of Best Nursing Homes as compared to the total number of homes evaluated.

U.S. News has also released its new Nursing Home Finder, providing a customizable tool to compare nursing homes based on a variety of factors, including location, distance, Medicare and Medicaid coverage and size.