CMS Care Compare · 2026 3 nursing homes Massachusetts

Franklin County, Massachusetts

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County inventory for Franklin 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. CMS star-quality signature

Rated homes in Franklin County average 2.3 CMS stars (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 3 nursing homes - 306 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Massachusetts medians.

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Sheet MA-FRANKLIN-MASSACHUSETTS · Franklin, MA

NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-HIGH · BOOK-FULL

  • NH-SMALL 3 homes
  • BEDS-SMALL 306 beds
  • STAR-LOW 2.3★ avg
  • HH-SMALL 1 HH
  • RANK-MID #1,110/2,851
  • PHOTO-NONE No peer
  • AL-HIGH $9,600/mo
  • BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 1/1 HH

Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (low) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.

What weaker CMS stars show for Franklin County

CMS star quality runs softer in Franklin County: rated homes average 2.3/5 (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 3 nursing homes and 306 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.

CareScout 2025 Massachusetts medians frame mid-pack counties like this: 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 Franklin County providers may sit above or below those state medians.

Star counts run softer here (1 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 1 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (67% of 3 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Regalcare at Greenfield. Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.

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1
2★
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3★
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4★
1
5★
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Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.

$9,600
Assisted Living / mo
$14,448
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$7,627
Home Care / mo
2.3
Avg CMS Rating

Top facilities in Franklin, MA

Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.

  1. 1
    Regalcare at Greenfield
    4★
  2. 2
    Poet'S Seat Healthcare Center
    2★
  3. 3
    Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility
    1★

Nursing Homes in Franklin County

3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Regalcare at Greenfield Greenfield 4/5 120 For profit - Limited Liability company
Poet'S Seat Healthcare Center Greenfield 2/5 63 For profit - Limited Liability company
Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility Greenfield 1/5 123 Non profit - Corporation

Home Health Agencies in Franklin County

Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.

Agency City Quality Rating
Overlook Visiting Nurse Association Inc Sunderland 3.5

Read next when stars run softer

Read CMS stars with Franklin County's 2.3 average
Mid-pack context for Franklin: How inspection, staffing, and quality measures combine when the county mean sits below 3★.
Choosing among 3 Franklin County homes
Softer-star neighbourhood: A visit checklist that starts from CMS stars, then adds staffing, ownership, and specialty units.
Paying for care when Franklin AL medians run high
Medicare vs Medicaid vs private pay when CareScout assisted-living medians sit in the upper band.
Cost calculator for Franklin County planning
State CareScout medians rolled into a monthly planning estimate.

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 Franklin County.