Barnstable County, Massachusetts
County inventory for Barnstable County, Massachusetts is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
7 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Barnstable County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 15 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Massachusetts medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet MA-BARNSTABLE-MASSACHUSETTS · Barnstable, MA
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-HIGH · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 15 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,664 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.5★ avg
- HH-SMALL 7 HH
- RANK-HIGH #175/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Shawnee
- AL-HIGH $9,600/mo
- BOOK-FULL 15/15 NH · 7/7 HH
Photo-finish peer: Shawnee County, KS (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Barnstable County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Barnstable County: 7 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 15 nursing homes and 1,664 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.5/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Massachusetts medians: assisted living $9,600/mo, semi-private nursing $14,448/mo, private nursing $15,817/mo, home health aide $7,627/mo, adult day $2,427/mo. Local Barnstable providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Barnstable County break as 4 at 1★, 5 at 2★, 2 at 3★, 2 at 4★, 2 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (47% of 15 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Liberty Commons, Pavilion , the, Royal Cape Cod Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Families typically weigh the ladder alongside bed size, ownership, distance, and specialty units before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Barnstable, MA
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 4★
- 4 4★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Barnstable County
15 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Commons | North Chatham | 5/5 | 132 | For profit - Individual |
| Pavilion , the | Hyannis | 5/5 | 82 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Royal Cape Cod Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Buzzards Bay | 4/5 | 99 | For profit - Corporation |
| Royal Megansett Nursing & Rehabilitation | N Falmouth | 4/5 | 90 | For profit - Partnership |
| Regalcare at Harwich | Harwich | 3/5 | 135 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Royal Nursing Center, LLC | Falmouth | 3/5 | 121 | For profit - Partnership |
| Adviniacare at Provincetown | Provincetown | 2/5 | 41 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center | Sandwich | 2/5 | 123 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Jml Care Center Inc | Falmouth | 2/5 | 132 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Mayflower Place Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | West Yarmouth | 2/5 | 72 | For profit - Corporation |
| Royal of Cotuit | Mashpee | 2/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Bourne Manor Extended Care Facility | Bourne | 1/5 | 142 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Cape Cod Post Acute Care | Brewster | 1/5 | 135 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Cape Regency Rehabilitation & Health Care Center | Centerville | 1/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Windsor Nursing & Retirement Home | South Yarmouth | 1/5 | 120 | Non profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Barnstable County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health | Sandwich | 4.0 |
| Bayada Home Health Care , Inc | Hyannis | 3.5 |
| Bayada Home Health Care, Inc | Falmouth | 3.5 |
| Vna of Cape Cod | South Dennis | 3.5 |
| Relief Home Health Services, Inc | Hyannis | 1.5 |
| Advantage Home Health Care Services | Hyannis | N/A |
| Blue Hills Therapeutics Inc | Forestdale | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Barnstable County, MA, both outside MA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Massachusetts overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (15 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (7 here).
Continue on the Massachusetts elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Massachusetts state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Barnstable County.