Suffolk County, Massachusetts
County inventory for Suffolk 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
21 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Suffolk County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 22 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Massachusetts medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet MA-SUFFOLK-MASSACHUSETTS · Suffolk, MA
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-MID · HH-MID · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-TIE · AL-HIGH · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 22 homes
- BEDS-MID 2,737 beds
- STAR-MID 3.0★ avg
- HH-MID 21 HH
- RANK-TOP #111/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Luzerne
- AL-HIGH $9,600/mo
- BOOK-FULL 22/22 NH · 21/21 HH
Photo-finish peer: Luzerne County, PA (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 Suffolk County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Suffolk County: 21 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 22 nursing homes and 2,737 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 Suffolk providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Suffolk County break as 5 at 1★, 5 at 2★, 3 at 3★, 2 at 4★, 7 at 5★. Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (45% of 22 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Boston Home, Inc (the), German Center for Extended Care, Katzman Family 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 Suffolk, 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 Suffolk County
22 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Home, Inc (the) | Boston | 5/5 | 96 | Non profit - Corporation |
| German Center for Extended Care | Boston | 5/5 | 133 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Katzman Family Center for Living | Chelsea | 5/5 | 123 | Non profit - Other |
| Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center | Boston | 5/5 | 120 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Leonard Florence Center for Living | Chelsea | 5/5 | 100 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Recuperative Services Unit-Hebrew Rehab Center | Boston | 5/5 | 50 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton | Boston | 5/5 | 123 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Boston | 4/5 | 83 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Bostonian Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Ctr, the | Dorchester | 4/5 | 121 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Brighton Post Acute Care | Brighton | 3/5 | 78 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea | Chelsea | 3/5 | 154 | Government - State |
| West Roxbury Health & Rehabilitation Center | West Roxbury | 3/5 | 76 | For profit - Corporation |
| Lighthouse Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Revere | 2/5 | 123 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Mattapan Health & Rehabilitation Center | Mattapan | 2/5 | 85 | For profit - Corporation |
| Presentation Rehab and Skilled Care Center | Boston | 2/5 | 122 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Sherrill House | Boston | 2/5 | 196 | Non profit - Corporation |
| St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center | Dorchester | 2/5 | 123 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Benjamin Healthcare Center | Boston | 1/5 | 205 | Non profit - Other |
| Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Chelsea | 1/5 | 195 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| North End Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Boston | 1/5 | 100 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Parkway Health and Rehabilitation Center | Boston | 1/5 | 141 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Center at Advocate | East Boston | 1/5 | 190 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Suffolk County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Guardian Healthcare | Jamaica Plain | 4.0 |
| Legacy Lifecare Visiting Nurse Agency | Chelsea | 4.0 |
| International Health Solutions | Brighton | 3.0 |
| Suburban Home Health Care, Inc | Boston | 3.0 |
| Visiting Nurse Association of Boston | Dorchester | 3.0 |
| Uphams Home Health Care | Boston | 2.0 |
| Abbey Rd Home Care Services Inc | Mattapan | N/A |
| Affordable Priority Home Health Services LLC | Roslindale | N/A |
| Bethel Health System LLC | Boston | N/A |
| Boston Home Care, LLC | Revere | N/A |
| Commonwealth Clinical Services Inc | Winthrop | N/A |
| Ez Healthcare of Boston Group Inc | Roxbury | N/A |
| Greater Horizon Healthcare LLC | Dorchester | N/A |
| Kind Home Healthcare | Roxbury | N/A |
| Professional Medical Homecare LLC | Dorchester | N/A |
| Rumana Home Care Inc | Roxbury | N/A |
| Secure Home Health Care Inc | Hyde Park | N/A |
| Solace Healthcare Solutions, LLC | Boston | N/A |
| Tak-Progressive Health Services Inc | Chelsea | N/A |
| United in Care Services LLC | Hyde Park | N/A |
| Washington Healthcare LLC | West Roxbury | N/A |
Read next for home-health-dense Suffolk
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Suffolk 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 (22 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (21 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 Suffolk County.