Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility
97 BETHANY ROAD, Framingham, MA 01701
Framingham, Massachusetts · CMS verdict
Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility's CMS overall star rating runs above the Massachusetts state average (3.0) and reflects above-average quality by the federal five-star measure.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility in Framingham, Massachusetts holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 99 of 100 (grade A). Its CMS inspection record lists a moderate number of deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (lighter deficiency book)
Its CMS deficiency count sits in the lighter U.S. deficiency tercile (≤16). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 99 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 99.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility's lighter CMS deficiency book
Quality ratings
CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026) scores Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility on three sub-ratings that roll up into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. Each is charted against the Massachusetts average below.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Framingham, Massachusetts. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 46% occupancy, this facility is running well below its certified bed capacity, worth asking why directly.
Same-ownership peers
Within Massachusetts, Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility is one of 79 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 5-star overall rating sits above the non profit - corporation-segment average of 3.8 stars, ahead of roughly 63% of same-ownership peers in the state. Peer comparisons within the same ownership type are more apples-to-apples than a state-wide average, since for-profit, non-profit, and government operators tend to differ systematically in staffing and reinvestment.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This volume of findings is worth reading past the count: CMS's F-tag scale separates isolated, low-harm citations from widespread or immediate-jeopardy ones, and only the full report shows which this facility has.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility's upper-tercile stars compare to Massachusetts
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Massachusetts facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Massachusetts state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility ranks in Massachusetts
Among the 338 CMS-rated nursing homes in Massachusetts, Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility’s 5-star overall rating is higher than 78% of them. The bars show how all Massachusetts homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
73 Massachusetts homes share this 5-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 169 |
| Residents | 78 |
| Ownership | Non profit - Corporation |
| County | Middlesex |
| Penalties | 1 |
| Deficiencies | 4 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility? ▾
Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility has an overall CMS quality rating of 5 out of 5 stars. The health inspection, staffing, and quality measures sub-ratings behind it are compared with the Massachusetts average in the chart on this page.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Massachusetts? ▾
In Massachusetts, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $14,448/month ($173,375/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $15,817/month.
What services does Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility offer? ▾
CMS classifies Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility as a skilled nursing facility. Care Compare does not itemize the services on offer; the facility itself is the source for that, and its capacity, census, and ownership are listed in Facility details above.
Does Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility has multiple deficiencies and enforcement penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count in this range makes it worth asking staff or the facility directly which findings were minor paperwork versus resident-care issues.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Massachusetts? ▾
In Massachusetts, alternatives include assisted living ($9,600/mo), home health aides ($7,627/mo), and adult day care ($2,427/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Massachusetts elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 225535.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.