Norfolk County, Massachusetts
County inventory for Norfolk 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
42 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Norfolk County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 33 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Massachusetts medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet MA-NORFOLK-MASSACHUSETTS · Norfolk, MA
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-LARGE · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-TIE · AL-HIGH · BOOK-TOP
- NH-MID 33 homes
- BEDS-MID 3,752 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.9★ avg
- HH-LARGE 42 HH
- RANK-TOP #60/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Tulsa
- AL-HIGH $9,600/mo
- BOOK-TOP 33/33 NH · 30/42 HH
Photo-finish peer: Tulsa County, OK (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 Norfolk County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Norfolk County: 42 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 33 nursing homes and 3,752 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.8/5 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 Norfolk providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Norfolk County break as 8 at 1★, 7 at 2★, 7 at 3★, 4 at 4★, 7 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (39% of 33 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Alliance Health at Braintree, Copley at Stoughton Nursing Care Center, Dwyer Home. 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 Norfolk, 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 Norfolk County
33 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Health at Braintree | Braintree | 5/5 | 101 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Copley at Stoughton Nursing Care Center | Stoughton | 5/5 | 123 | For profit - Partnership |
| Dwyer Home | Weymouth | 5/5 | 50 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Elizabeth Seton | Wellesley | 5/5 | 84 | Non profit - Corporation |
| John Scott House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Braintree | 5/5 | 138 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Newbridge on the Charles Skilled Nursing Facility | Dedham | 5/5 | 48 | Non profit - Corporation |
| South Cove Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Quincy | 5/5 | 141 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Briarwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center | Needham | 4/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Ellis Nursing Home (the) | Norwood | 4/5 | 191 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Royal Braintree Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Braintree | 4/5 | 204 | For profit - Partnership |
| Skilled Nursing Facility at North Hill (the) | Needham | 4/5 | 72 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Alliance Health at Maples | Wrentham | 3/5 | 144 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Alliance Health at Marina Bay | Quincy | 3/5 | 167 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Blue Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center | Stoughton | 3/5 | 92 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Cedarwood Gardens | Franklin | 3/5 | 82 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Hancock Park Rehabiliation and Nursing Center | Quincy | 3/5 | 142 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Hellenic Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Canton | 3/5 | 154 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Thomas Upham House | Medfield | 3/5 | 42 | For profit - Corporation |
| Adviniacare Newton Wellesley | Wellesley | 2/5 | 110 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Affinity Healthcare | Braintree | 2/5 | 177 | For profit - Individual |
| Care One at Brookline | Brookline | 2/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Care One at Weymouth | Weymouth | 2/5 | 154 | For profit - Corporation |
| Foremost at Sharon LLC | Sharon | 2/5 | 66 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Pope Nursing Home | Weymouth | 2/5 | 49 | For profit - Corporation |
| Regalcare at Quincy | Quincy | 2/5 | 71 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Brush Hill Care Center | Milton | 1/5 | 160 | For profit - Corporation |
| Care One at Randolph | Randolph | 1/5 | 168 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Charlwell House Health and Rehabilitation | Norwood | 1/5 | 124 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Medway Country Manor Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitat | Medway | 1/5 | 123 | For profit - Individual |
| Norwood Healthcare | Norwood | 1/5 | 170 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Premier Healthcare at Harrington House | Walpole | 1/5 | 90 | For profit - Corporation |
| Serenity Hill Nursing Center | Wrentham | 1/5 | 44 | For profit - Corporation |
| Victoria Haven Nursing Facility | Norwood | 1/5 | 31 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Norfolk County
Showing the top 30 of 42 Medicare-certified agencies by quality rating (full mapped count 42 stays on the care plate).
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Elara Caring | Braintree | 5.0 |
| Caretenders | Needham Heights | 4.5 |
| Caring Bees Healthcare Inc | Quincy | 4.5 |
| Central Home Health Care, Inc | Needham | 4.5 |
| North Hill Home Health Care Inc | Needham | 4.0 |
| Primary Homecare Specialties | Milton | 4.0 |
| Bayada Home Health Care, Inc | Canton | 3.5 |
| Hebrew Seniorlife - Home Health Care | Dedham | 3.5 |
| Natick Walpole Visiting Nurse Association | Walpole | 3.5 |
| Presidential Home Health Care LLC | Quincy | 3.5 |
| Stoughton Public Health Association | Stoughton | 3.0 |
| All at Home Health Care LLC | Brookline | 2.5 |
| Pathways Healthcare | Westwood | 2.5 |
| Maya Home Health Care LLC | Randolph | 2.0 |
| Brigham Home Care Services Inc | Holbrook | 1.0 |
| Abbott Home Health Care, Inc | Avon | N/A |
| Access Homecare Services | Randolph | N/A |
| Allied Home Health Care, Inc | Quincy | N/A |
| Aveanna Healthcare | Needham | N/A |
| Beneficence Home Healthcare, Inc | Milton | N/A |
| Better Home Health Care LLC | Randolph | N/A |
| Caridad Independent Living | Randolph | N/A |
| Creations Health Care, Inc | Randolph | N/A |
| Divine Watch Healthcare LLC | Randolph | N/A |
| Dominion Healthcare, LLC | Stoughton | N/A |
| Elite Medical at Home LLC | Quincy | N/A |
| Family Care Extended, Inc | Needham | N/A |
| Fortcom Health Services | Quincy | N/A |
| Global Care LLC | Braintree | N/A |
| Iman Home Healthcare LLC | Quincy | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Norfolk 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 (33 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (42 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 Norfolk County.