Healthcare quality in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 873 Medicare-certified facilities. Their average CMS overall rating is 3.1 stars — about the national average — and 28% are rated 4 or 5 stars. Overall, Massachusetts ranks #12 of 51 states on our Care Score.
Cura Rank Care Score
Our composite of care quality (avg rating), consistency (% rated 4-5★) and access (facilities per senior). Massachusetts ranks #12 of 51 nationally. See the full ranking.
Quality by facility type in Massachusetts
Top-rated nursing homes in Massachusetts
Who needs care in Massachusetts
About 18.7% of Massachusetts's residents are 65 or older (1,336,934 people), and that population has grown +12.7% since 2020. See the full Massachusetts statistics & charts.
Median household income is $101,341, and 10.2% of seniors live below the poverty line — a factor in how many families rely on Medicaid-certified care.
Choosing care in Massachusetts
Use the state ranking as a starting point, then compare specific facilities by city: browse nursing homes, hospitals and more in Massachusetts, read our ratings explainer, and bring our tour questions when you visit.
Quality comes from the federal CMS five-star rating system, which scores nursing homes, hospitals, home health agencies and dialysis centers on inspections, staffing and clinical outcomes. We summarize those official ratings for every Massachusetts facility.
Four or five stars is above average; three is average; one or two is below average. In Massachusetts, 28% of rated facilities earn 4-5 stars.
No. Massachusetts ranks #12 of 51 overall, but quality varies widely between facilities and cities. Always check the specific facility and visit in person.