Essex County, Massachusetts
County inventory for Essex 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
45 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Essex County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 45 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Massachusetts medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet MA-ESSEX-MASSACHUSETTS · Essex, MA
NH-LARGE · BEDS-LARGE · STAR-LOW · HH-LARGE · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · AL-HIGH · BOOK-TOP
- NH-LARGE 45 homes
- BEDS-LARGE 5,285 beds
- STAR-LOW 3.0★ avg
- HH-LARGE 45 HH
- RANK-TOP #32/2,851
- PHOTO-FINISH Philadelphia
- AL-HIGH $9,600/mo
- BOOK-TOP 40/45 NH · 30/45 HH
Photo-finish peer: Philadelphia County, PA (+1 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 Essex County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Essex County: 45 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 45 nursing homes and 5,285 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.0/5 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 Essex providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Essex County break as 11 at 1★, 6 at 2★, 11 at 3★, 8 at 4★, 9 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (51% of 45 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Care One at Essex Park, Cedar View Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living. 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 Essex, 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 5★
- 4 5★
- 5 5★
Nursing Homes in Essex County
Showing the top 40 of 45 CMS-certified homes by overall star rating (full county count 45 stays on the care plate).
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care One at Essex Park | Beverly | 5/5 | 202 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Cedar View Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Methuen | 5/5 | 106 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living | Peabody | 5/5 | 180 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Lafayette Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing | Marblehead | 5/5 | 65 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Lakeview House Skld Nrsg and Residential Care Fac | Haverhill | 5/5 | 91 | For profit - Corporation |
| Ledgewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Beverly | 5/5 | 123 | For profit - Corporation |
| Life Care Center of the North Shore | Lynn | 5/5 | 123 | For profit - Corporation |
| Meadows, the | North Andover | 5/5 | 60 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit | Bradford | 5/5 | 20 | For profit - Corporation |
| Care One at Peabody | Peabody | 4/5 | 150 | For profit - Corporation |
| Chestnut Woods Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr | Saugus | 4/5 | 88 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Devereux Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Marblehead | 4/5 | 64 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| M I Nursing & Restorative Center | Lawrence | 4/5 | 250 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Masconomet Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Topsfield | 4/5 | 123 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| New England Homes for the Deaf, Inc | Danvers | 4/5 | 81 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Oceanside Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Rockport | 4/5 | 76 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Pilgrim Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center | Peabody | 4/5 | 152 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Abbott Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Lynn | 3/5 | 55 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Adviniacare Newburyport | Newburyport | 3/5 | 111 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Alliance Health at Rosewood | Peabody | 3/5 | 135 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Brentwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr (the) | Danvers | 3/5 | 159 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Continuing Care at Brooksby Village | Peabody | 3/5 | 104 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Hunt Nursing & Rehab Center | Danvers | 3/5 | 120 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Jesmond Nursing Home | Nahant | 3/5 | 57 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Penacook Place, Inc | Haverhill | 3/5 | 160 | Non profit - Church related |
| Port Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Newburyport | 3/5 | 123 | For profit - Corporation |
| Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Gloucester | 3/5 | 142 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Vantage at Andover LLC | Andover | 3/5 | 135 | For profit - Partnership |
| Andover Forest Post Acute Care Center | North Andover | 2/5 | 142 | For profit - Corporation |
| Andover Manor Rehab and Nursing | Andover | 2/5 | 174 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Aspen Hill Rehabiliation & Healthcare Center | Haverhill | 2/5 | 146 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Baker-Katz Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr | Haverhill | 2/5 | 77 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Prescott House | North Andover | 2/5 | 126 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Salem Rehab Center | Salem | 2/5 | 123 | For profit - Corporation |
| Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr | Beverly | 1/5 | 132 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Brigham Health and Rehabilitation Center | Newburyport | 1/5 | 64 | For profit - Corporation |
| Hathorne Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Danvers | 1/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| Haverhill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Haverhill | 1/5 | 128 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Maplewood Center | Amesbury | 1/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Mill Town Health and Rehabilitation | Amesbury | 1/5 | 130 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Essex County
Showing the top 30 of 45 Medicare-certified agencies by quality rating (full mapped count 45 stays on the care plate).
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Care Solutions, LLC | Danvers | 5.0 |
| Alternative Home Health Care, LLC | Methuen | 4.5 |
| Elara Caring | Newburyport | 4.5 |
| All Care Vna-Greater Lynn Inc | Lynn | 4.0 |
| Blissful Homecare, LLC | North Andover | 3.5 |
| Beth Israel Lahey Health at Home | Danvers | 3.0 |
| Brooksby Village, Inc | Peabody | 3.0 |
| Braden Home Health Care Services LLC | Lawrence | 2.0 |
| Comfort Home Care, LLC | Methuen | 2.0 |
| Enhabit Home Health | Andover | 2.0 |
| Able Home Care, LLC | Peadoby | 1.5 |
| Boston Home Health Aides, LLC | Lawrence | 1.5 |
| Leonard Onehireba Ativie Ideal Health Care System | Peabody | 1.5 |
| Maestro-Connections Vna | Lawrence | 1.5 |
| Beyond Healthcare Agency, LLC | Andover | 1.0 |
| Crossway Homecare LLC | North Andover | 1.0 |
| Royal Comfort Home Care Inc | Lawrence | 1.0 |
| Standards Care Staffing, Inc | Beverly | 1.0 |
| A Quality Home Care, Inc | Lawrence | N/A |
| Benedicta Home Care Agency LLC | Methuen | N/A |
| Constellation Home Care, Constellation Health Services | Newburyport | N/A |
| Crown Home Healthcare Ma, Inc | Saugus | N/A |
| Dependable Healthcare Services Inc | Danvers | N/A |
| Essex Home Health LLC | Andover | N/A |
| Ethical Homecare Services Inc | North Andover | N/A |
| Gentle Home Care Services | Lawrence | N/A |
| Glorious Home Care Inc | Lawrence | N/A |
| Guardian Health Network | Peabody | N/A |
| Integrihome Inc | Lawrence | N/A |
| Jethro Health System, LLC | Lynn | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Essex 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 (45 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (45 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 Essex County.