CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Essex County, Massachusetts
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
39 of 45 nursing homes in Essex County, Massachusetts (86.7%) qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Essex County as urban.
In Massachusetts, 251 of 341 nursing homes (73.6%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBOTT SKILLED NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER | Lynn | Yes, urban county | 55 | 225344 | |
| ADVINIACARE NEWBURYPORT | Newburyport | Yes, urban county | Adviniacare | 111 | 225332 |
| ALLIANCE HEALTH AT ROSEWOOD | Peabody | Yes, urban county | Alliance Health & Human Services | 135 | 225651 |
| ANDOVER FOREST POST ACUTE CARE CENTER | North Andover | Yes, urban county | Stern Consultants | 142 | 225530 |
| ANDOVER MANOR REHAB AND NURSING | Andover | Yes, urban county | Stern Consultants | 174 | 225294 |
| ASPEN HILL REHABILIATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER | Haverhill | Yes, urban county | Marquis Health Services | 146 | 225404 |
| BAKER-KATZ SKILLED NURSING AND REHABILITATION CTR | Haverhill | Yes, urban county | 77 | 225743 | |
| BLUEBERRY HILL REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CTR | Beverly | Yes, urban county | Marquis Health Services | 132 | 225133 |
| CARE ONE AT ESSEX PARK | Beverly | Yes, urban county | Careone | 202 | 225270 |
| CARE ONE AT PEABODY | Peabody | Yes, urban county | Careone | 150 | 225323 |
| CEDAR VIEW REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Methuen | Yes, urban county | Marquis Health Services | 106 | 225333 |
| CHESTNUT WOODS REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CTR | Saugus | Yes, urban county | Marquis Health Services | 88 | 225370 |
| CONTINUING CARE AT BROOKSBY VILLAGE | Peabody | Yes, urban county | Erickson Senior Living | 104 | 225767 |
| DEVEREUX SKILLED NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER | Marblehead | Yes, urban county | 64 | 225398 | |
| HAVERHILL REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Haverhill | Yes, urban county | Atlas Healthcare | 128 | 225290 |
| JEFFREY & SUSAN BRUDNICK CENTER FOR LIVING | Peabody | Yes, urban county | Chelsea Jewish Lifecare | 180 | 225472 |
| Jesmond Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Nahant | Yes, urban county | 57 | 225471 | |
| LAFAYETTE REHABILITATION & SKILLED NURSING | Marblehead | Yes, urban county | Lme Family Holdings | 65 | 225411 |
| LAKEVIEW HOUSE SKLD NRSG AND RESIDENTIAL CARE FAC | Haverhill | Yes, urban county | 91 | 225401 | |
| LEDGEWOOD REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER | Beverly | Yes, urban county | Banecare Management | 123 | 225309 |
| Life Care Center of the North Shore | Lynn | Yes, urban county | Life Care Centers of America | 123 | 225529 |
| M I NURSING & RESTORATIVE CENTER | Lawrence | Yes, urban county | Covenant Health | 250 | 225154 |
| MAPLEWOOD CENTER | Amesbury | Yes, urban county | 120 | 225229 | |
| Meadows, The | North Andover | Yes, urban county | 60 | 225724 | |
| MILL TOWN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION | Amesbury | Yes, urban county | 130 | 225318 | |
| Nevins Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Methuen | Yes, urban county | 153 | 225409 | |
| OCEANSIDE REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER | Rockport | Yes, urban county | 76 | 225456 | |
| OXFORD REHABILITATION & HEALTH CARE CENTER | Haverhill | Yes, urban county | Athena Healthcare Systems | 120 | 225218 |
| Penacook Place, Inc | Haverhill | Yes, urban county | Covenant Health | 160 | 225376 |
| PILGRIM REHABILITATION & SKILLED NURSING CENTER | Peabody | Yes, urban county | Integritus Healthcare | 152 | 225048 |
| PORT REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Newburyport | Yes, urban county | Atlas Healthcare | 123 | 225271 |
| PRESCOTT HOUSE | North Andover | Yes, urban county | Best Care Services | 126 | 225510 |
| ROYAL WOOD MILL CENTER | Lawrence | Yes, urban county | Royal Health Group | 94 | 225505 |
| SALEM REHAB CENTER | Salem | Yes, urban county | Adviniacare | 123 | 225644 |
| SAUGUS CENTER | Saugus | Yes, urban county | 80 | 225147 | |
| SEACOAST NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Gloucester | Yes, urban county | Banecare Management | 142 | 225567 |
| The Mansion at Brigham | Newburyport | Yes, urban county | 64 | 225549 | |
| Vantage at Andover LLC | Andover | Yes, urban county | Vantage Care | 135 | 225558 |
| WHITTIER BRADFORD TRANSITIONAL CARE UNIT | Bradford | Yes, urban county | 20 | 225783 | |
| BRENTWOOD REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CTR (THE) | Danvers | No | Marquis Health Services | 159 | 225223 |
| HATHORNE HILL REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Danvers | No | Atlas Healthcare | 120 | 225449 |
| HUNT NURSING & REHAB CENTER | Danvers | No | Integritus Healthcare | 120 | 225740 |
| MASCONOMET REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Topsfield | No | Atlas Healthcare | 123 | 225750 |
| New England Homes for the Deaf, Inc | Danvers | No | 81 | 225768 | |
| TWIN OAKS CENTER | Danvers | No | 101 | 225198 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.