Bristol County, Massachusetts
County inventory for Bristol 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
10 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Bristol County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 28 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Massachusetts medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet MA-BRISTOL-MASSACHUSETTS · Bristol, MA
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-MID · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-TIE · AL-HIGH · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 28 homes
- BEDS-MID 3,826 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.6★ avg
- HH-MID 10 HH
- RANK-TOP #81/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Ramsey
- AL-HIGH $9,600/mo
- BOOK-FULL 28/28 NH · 10/10 HH
Photo-finish peer: Ramsey County, MN (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 Bristol County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Bristol County: 10 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 28 nursing homes and 3,826 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.6/5 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 Bristol providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Bristol County break as 9 at 1★, 5 at 2★, 4 at 3★, 7 at 4★, 2 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (43% of 28 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Life Care Center of Attleboro, Sacred Heart Nursing Home, Alden Court Nursing Care & 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 Bristol, 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 4★
Nursing Homes in Bristol County
28 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Care Center of Attleboro | Attleboro | 5/5 | 123 | For profit - Partnership |
| Sacred Heart Nursing Home | New Bedford | 5/5 | 217 | Non profit - Other |
| Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center | Fairhaven | 4/5 | 142 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Clifton Rehabilitation Nursing Center | Somerset | 4/5 | 142 | For profit - Corporation |
| Life Care Center of Raynham | Raynham | 4/5 | 154 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Madonna Manor Nursing Home | North Attleboro | 4/5 | 129 | Non profit - Church related |
| Oaks, the | New Bedford | 4/5 | 122 | For profit - Corporation |
| Our Ladys Haven of Fairhaven Inc | Fairhaven | 4/5 | 117 | Non profit - Church related |
| Somerset Ridge Center | Somerset | 4/5 | 135 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Care One at New Bedford | New Bedford | 3/5 | 154 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Catholic Memorial Home | Fall River | 3/5 | 300 | Non profit - Church related |
| Marian Manor of Taunton | Taunton | 3/5 | 116 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Royal of Fairhaven Nursing Center | Fairhaven | 3/5 | 107 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Brandon Woods of Dartmouth | South Dartmouth | 2/5 | 118 | For profit - Corporation |
| Fall River Jewish Home | Fall River | 2/5 | 62 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Hathaway Manor Extended Care | New Bedford | 2/5 | 142 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Kimwell Nursing and Rehabilitation | Fall River | 2/5 | 124 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Mill Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Fall River | 2/5 | 152 | For profit - Corporation |
| Brandon Woods of New Bedford | New Bedford | 1/5 | 135 | For profit - Individual |
| Carvalho Grove Health and Rehabilitation Center | Fall River | 1/5 | 112 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Country Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center | Swansea | 1/5 | 86 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Garden Place Healthcare | Attleboro | 1/5 | 133 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Regalcare at Taunton | Taunton | 1/5 | 100 | For profit - Corporation |
| Sarah S Brayton Center | Fall River | 1/5 | 183 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Southeast Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center | North Easton | 1/5 | 171 | For profit - Corporation |
| Vantage Health & Rehab of New Bedford | New Bedford | 1/5 | 80 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Wedgemere Healthcare | Taunton | 1/5 | 94 | For profit - Corporation |
| Fall River Healthcare | Fall River | N/A | 176 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Bristol County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health | Fall River | 4.5 |
| Community Nurse Home Care | Fairhaven | 4.5 |
| Accentcare Home Health of Massachusetts | Fall River | 4.0 |
| Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association Inc | Fairhaven | 3.0 |
| Alphacare Home Health Agency | Swansea | 2.5 |
| Elmwood Home Care, Inc | Taunton | 2.5 |
| Nightingale Visiting Nurses | Taunton | 2.5 |
| Visiting Rehab and Nursing Services | Mansfield | 2.0 |
| Concordia Home Care and Nursing Services LLC | Easton | N/A |
| Cultured Care, Inc | Swansea | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Bristol County, MA, both outside MA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Massachusetts overview below stays the geo path).
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Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (28 here).
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Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (10 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 Bristol County.