Worcester County, Massachusetts
County inventory for Worcester 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 Worcester County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 50 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Massachusetts medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet MA-WORCESTER-MASSACHUSETTS · Worcester, MA
NH-LARGE · BEDS-LARGE · STAR-MID · HH-LARGE · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-TIE · AL-HIGH · BOOK-TOP
- NH-LARGE 50 homes
- BEDS-LARGE 6,067 beds
- STAR-MID 3.2★ avg
- HH-LARGE 45 HH
- RANK-TOP #28/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Santa Clara
- AL-HIGH $9,600/mo
- BOOK-TOP 40/50 NH · 30/45 HH
Photo-finish peer: Santa Clara County, CA (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 Worcester County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Worcester County: 45 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 50 nursing homes and 6,067 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.2/5 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 Worcester providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Worcester County break as 7 at 1★, 14 at 2★, 5 at 3★, 11 at 4★, 13 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (42% of 50 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Beaumont Rehab & Skilled Nursing Ctr - Northboro, Countryside Health Care of Milford, Highlands, the. 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 Worcester, 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 Worcester County
Showing the top 40 of 50 CMS-certified homes by overall star rating (full county count 50 stays on the care plate).
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont Rehab & Skilled Nursing Ctr - Northboro | Northborough | 5/5 | 96 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Countryside Health Care of Milford | Milford | 5/5 | 109 | Government - City |
| Highlands, the | Fitchburg | 5/5 | 168 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Jewish Healthcare Center | Worcester | 5/5 | 141 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Knollwood Nursing Center | Worcester | 5/5 | 82 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center | Worcester | 5/5 | 150 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Lydia Taft House | Uxbridge | 5/5 | 53 | For profit - Corporation |
| Quaboag Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Facility | West Brookfield | 5/5 | 166 | Non profit - Corporation |
| River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr | Lancaster | 5/5 | 82 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Shrewsbury Rehabilitation and Nursing at Southgate | Shrewsbury | 5/5 | 99 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Sterling Village | Sterling | 5/5 | 143 | For profit - Partnership |
| West Side House LTC Facility | Worcester | 5/5 | 91 | For profit - Corporation |
| Whittier Westborough Transitional Care Unit | Westborough | 5/5 | 19 | For profit - Corporation |
| Adviniacare at Northbridge | Northbridge | 4/5 | 154 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Alliance Health at Baldwinville | Baldwinville | 4/5 | 94 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Alliance Health at Coleman | Northborough | 4/5 | 45 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Beaumont Rehab & Skilled Nursing Ctr - Westboro | Westborough | 4/5 | 152 | For profit - Partnership |
| Holden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center | Holden | 4/5 | 123 | For profit - Corporation |
| Holy Trinity Eastern Orthodox N & R Center | Worcester | 4/5 | 113 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Life Care Center of Auburn | Auburn | 4/5 | 154 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Life Care Center of Leominster | Leominster | 4/5 | 133 | For profit - Corporation |
| Notre Dame Long Term Care Center | Worcester | 4/5 | 123 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Oakdale Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center | West Boylston | 4/5 | 92 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Overlook Masonic Health Center | Charlton | 4/5 | 181 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation | Whitinsville | 3/5 | 123 | For profit - Individual |
| Blaire House of Worcester | Worcester | 3/5 | 75 | For profit - Corporation |
| Christopher House of Worcester | Worcester | 3/5 | 156 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Hermitage Healthcare (the) | Worcester | 3/5 | 101 | For profit - Corporation |
| St Francis Rehabilitation & Nursing Center | Worcester | 3/5 | 137 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Blaire House of Milford | Milford | 2/5 | 73 | For profit - Corporation |
| Brookside Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Webster | 2/5 | 81 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Care One at Millbury | Millbury | 2/5 | 154 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Fitchburg Healthcare | Fitchburg | 2/5 | 160 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Gardner | 2/5 | 124 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Meadows of Central Massachusetts (the) | Rochdale | 2/5 | 135 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Odd Fellows Home of Massachusetts | Worcester | 2/5 | 100 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Parsons Hill Rehabilitation & Health Care Center | Worcester | 2/5 | 162 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Regalcare at Worcester | Worcester | 2/5 | 160 | For profit - Corporation |
| St Mary Health Care Center | Worcester | 2/5 | 172 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Wachusett Manor | Gardner | 2/5 | 96 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Worcester 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Preferred Transitions Home Health Care Inc | Milford | 4.5 |
| Aveanna Home Health | Worcester | 3.5 |
| Care Central Vna & Hospice Inc | Gardner | 3.5 |
| Complete Vna | Milford | 3.5 |
| Overlook Visiting Nurse Association Inc | Charlton | 3.5 |
| Vna Care Network | Worcester | 3.5 |
| Pivot Point Homecare Services LLC | Westborough | 3.0 |
| Vna and Hospice of Greater Milford | Milford | 3.0 |
| Acclaim Home Health Care, Inc | Worcester | 2.5 |
| Aveanna Healthcare | Worcester | 2.5 |
| Better Care Home Health Inc | Leominster | 2.5 |
| Health Alliance Home Health and Hospice | Leominster | 2.5 |
| Loyal Home Care Services | Worcester | 2.5 |
| Oriol Home Health, Inc | Holden | 2.5 |
| Century Homecare LLC | Worcester | 1.5 |
| A Caring Touch Nursing and Homecare Services | Spencer | N/A |
| Albacare Home Health Services LLC | Holden | N/A |
| Among Friends Home Health Inc | Worcester | N/A |
| Cornerstone Healthcare Systems LLC | Worcester | N/A |
| Eden Healthcare Services, Inc | Spencer | N/A |
| Equalizer Home Health Services Inc | Fitchburg | N/A |
| Everest Home Health Inc | Worcester | N/A |
| Family Lives | Westborough | N/A |
| Grace Excel Healthcare Services LLC | Worcester | N/A |
| Gracious Care Agency LLC | Clinton | N/A |
| Ick-Assurance Home Health Care Inc | Fitchburg | N/A |
| Kepa Home Care, LLC | Worcester | N/A |
| Kimba Compassionate Healthcare & Vna Services LLC | Milford | N/A |
| Lifestream Healthcare Alliance, LLC | Southbridge | N/A |
| Lilac Homecare LLC | Worcester | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Worcester 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 (50 here).
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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 Worcester County.