CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Middlesex 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.
63 of 72 nursing homes in Middlesex County, Massachusetts (87.5%) qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Middlesex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABERJONA REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER | Winchester | Yes, urban county | Stellar Health Group | 123 | 225433 |
| ALLIANCE HEALTH AT MARIE ESTHER | Marlborough | Yes, urban county | Alliance Health & Human Services | 78 | 225619 |
| AYER VALLEY REHAB AND NURSING | Ayer | Yes, urban county | Stern Consultants | 123 | 225421 |
| BEAUMONT REHAB & SKILLED NURSING CTR - NATICK | Natick | Yes, urban county | 53 | 225727 | |
| BELMONT MANOR NURSING HOME, IN | Belmont | Yes, urban county | 156 | 225419 | |
| Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility | Framingham | Yes, urban county | 169 | 225535 | |
| BROOKHAVEN AT LEXINGTON | Lexington | Yes, urban county | 49 | 225367 | |
| Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center | Cambridge | Yes, urban county | Personal Healthcare Management | 83 | 225520 |
| Campion Health & Wellness, Inc | Weston | Yes, urban county | 70 | 225656 | |
| CARE ONE AT CONCORD | W Concord | Yes, urban county | Careone | 135 | 225663 |
| CARE ONE AT LEXINGTON | Lexington | Yes, urban county | Careone | 211 | 225288 |
| CARE ONE AT LOWELL | Lowell | Yes, urban county | Careone | 160 | 225224 |
| CARE ONE AT NEWTON | Newton | Yes, urban county | Careone | 202 | 225268 |
| CARLETON-WILLARD VILLAGE RETIREMENT & NURSING CTR | Bedford | Yes, urban county | 179 | 225273 | |
| Carlyle House | Framingham | Yes, urban county | 55 | 225541 | |
| CASA DE RAMANA REHABILITATION CENTER | Framingham | Yes, urban county | 124 | 225179 | |
| D'YOUVILLE CARE FOR ADVANCED THERAPY | Lowell | Yes, urban county | Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirmed | 33 | 225777 |
| D'Youville Senior Care | Lowell | Yes, urban county | 208 | 225515 | |
| DEXTER HOUSE HEALTHCARE | Malden | Yes, urban county | Next Step Healthcare | 130 | 225137 |
| ELIOT CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHABILITATION | Natick | Yes, urban county | Azure Healthcare | 114 | 225516 |
| ELMHURST HEALTHCARE (THE) | Melrose | Yes, urban county | Next Step Healthcare | 45 | 225659 |
| FAIRHAVEN HEALTHCARE CENTER | Lowell | Yes, urban county | Lme Family Holdings | 169 | 225458 |
| Lasell House | Newton | Yes, urban county | 44 | 225755 | |
| Life Care Center of Acton | Acton | Yes, urban county | Life Care Centers of America | 155 | 225191 |
| Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley | Billerica | Yes, urban county | Life Care Centers of America | 124 | 225546 |
| Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley | Littleton | Yes, urban county | Life Care Centers of America | 120 | 225569 |
| Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Waltham | Yes, urban county | Covenant Health | 123 | 225408 |
| MARLBOROUGH HILLS REHABILITATION & HEALTH CARE CEN | Marlborough | Yes, urban county | 186 | 225063 | |
| Mary Ann Morse Nursing & Rehabilitation | Natick | Yes, urban county | 124 | 225555 | |
| Meadow Green Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Waltham | Yes, urban county | 123 | 225440 | |
| Medford Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Medford | Yes, urban county | Personal Healthcare Management | 142 | 225339 |
| MELROSE HEALTHCARE | Melrose | Yes, urban county | Next Step Healthcare | 106 | 225329 |
| NEVILLE CENTER AT FRESH POND FOR NURSING & REHAB | Cambridge | Yes, urban county | 112 | 225378 | |
| New England Pediatric Care | North Billerica | Yes, urban county | 80 | 225785 | |
| Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center | Lowell | Yes, urban county | Athena Healthcare Systems | 123 | 225298 |
| OAK KNOLL REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Framingham | Yes, urban county | Atlas Healthcare | 123 | 225682 |
| PALM SPRINGS POST ACUTE | Chelmsford | Yes, urban county | Marquis Health Services | 124 | 225508 |
| PARK AVENUE HEALTH CENTER | Arlington | Yes, urban county | Best Care Services | 89 | 225584 |
| Pine Knoll Nursing Center | Lexington | Yes, urban county | 81 | 225049 | |
| REGALCARE AT COURTYARD-MEDFORD | Medford | Yes, urban county | Regalcare | 224 | 225545 |
| REGALCARE AT GLEN RIDGE | Medford | Yes, urban county | Regalcare | 164 | 225523 |
| REGALCARE AT LOWELL | Lowell | Yes, urban county | Regalcare | 90 | 225511 |
| Regalcare at Sudbury | Sudbury | Yes, urban county | Vantage Care | 142 | 225710 |
| REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER AT EVERETT (THE) | Everett | Yes, urban county | Personal Healthcare Management | 183 | 225300 |
| RESERVOIR CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION, THE | Marlborough | Yes, urban county | National Health Care Associates | 144 | 225326 |
| RIVERBEND OF SOUTH NATICK | S Natick | Yes, urban county | Rehabilitation Associates | 55 | 225615 |
| RIVERCREST LONG TERM CARE | W Concord | Yes, urban county | 151 | 225080 | |
| ROYAL WAYLAND REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER | Wayland | Yes, urban county | Royal Health Group | 40 | 225591 |
| Sancta Maria Nursing Facility | Cambridge | Yes, urban county | 141 | 225573 | |
| Seven Hills Pediatric Center | Groton | Yes, urban county | 83 | 225781 | |
| St Patrick's Manor | Framingham | Yes, urban county | Carmelite Sisters for the Aged & Infirm | 333 | 225430 |
| Stone Rehabilitation And Senior Living | Newton Upper Falls | Yes, urban county | 82 | 225683 | |
| Sudbury Pines Extended Care | Sudbury | Yes, urban county | 92 | 225531 | |
| SUNNY ACRES SKILLED NURSING AND REHABILITATION CTR | Chelmsford | Yes, urban county | 93 | 225494 | |
| THE COMMONS SKILLED NURSING & REHABILITATION | Lincoln | Yes, urban county | Justliving Communities | 32 | 225782 |
| Timothy Daniels House | Holliston | Yes, urban county | Rehabilitation Associates | 40 | 225709 |
| Vantage at Lowell LLC | Lowell | Yes, urban county | Vantage Care | 115 | 225489 |
| Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Watertown | Yes, urban county | Ephram Lahasky | 163 | 225425 |
| Waterview Lodge Llc, Rehabilitation & Healthcare | Ashland | Yes, urban county | 103 | 225598 | |
| WEST NEWTON HEALTHCARE | West Newton | Yes, urban county | Next Step Healthcare | 123 | 225324 |
| WESTFORD NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Westford | Yes, urban county | Best Care Services | 123 | 225586 |
| WINCHESTER REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER | Winchester | Yes, urban county | Stellar Health Group | 121 | 225357 |
| WOBURN REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER | Woburn | Yes, urban county | Stellar Health Group | 140 | 225394 |
| BEAR HILL HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Stoneham | No | Colev Gestetner | 169 | 225272 |
| BLAIRE HOUSE OF TEWKSBURY | Tewksbury | No | Elder Services | 131 | 225548 |
| CARE ONE AT WILMINGTON | Wilmington | No | Careone | 132 | 225504 |
| Greenwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Wakefield | No | 36 | 225736 | |
| Life Care Center Of Stoneham | Stoneham | No | Life Care Centers of America | 94 | 225732 |
| OC Reading Center LLC | Reading | No | Azure Healthcare | 123 | 225431 |
| RegalCare at Wakefield | Wakefield | No | Vantage Care | 149 | 225400 |
| ROYAL MEADOW VIEW CENTER | North Reading | No | Royal Health Group | 113 | 225478 |
| WILLOW BROOK REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Wilmington | No | Marquis Health Services | 142 | 225568 |
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.