CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Suffolk 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.
All 22 nursing homes in Suffolk County, Massachusetts qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Suffolk County as urban.
In Massachusetts, 251 of 341 nursing homes (73.6%) qualify.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Boston | Yes, urban county | 83 | 225417 | |
| BOSTON HOME, INC (THE) | Boston | Yes, urban county | 96 | 225434 | |
| BOSTONIAN NURSING CARE & REHABILITATION CENTER | Dorchester | Yes, urban county | 121 | 225436 | |
| Brighton Post Acute Care | Brighton | Yes, urban county | Marquis Health Services | 78 | 225770 |
| Care Village at Mattapan | Mattapan | Yes, urban county | 85 | 225532 | |
| Care Village at Parkway | Boston | Yes, urban county | 141 | 225497 | |
| Care Village at West Roxbury | West Roxbury | Yes, urban county | 76 | 225499 | |
| German Center for Extended Care | Boston | Yes, urban county | Chelsea Jewish Lifecare | 133 | 225540 |
| HIGHLAND PARK REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Chelsea | Yes, urban county | Marquis Health Services | 195 | 225557 |
| Katzman Family Center for Living | Chelsea | Yes, urban county | Chelsea Jewish Lifecare | 123 | 225451 |
| LAUREL RIDGE REHAB AND SKILLED CARE CENTER | Boston | Yes, urban county | 120 | 225469 | |
| Leonard Florence Center for Living | Chelsea | Yes, urban county | Chelsea Jewish Lifecare | 100 | 225775 |
| LIGHTHOUSE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Revere | Yes, urban county | Marquis Health Services | 123 | 225297 |
| NORTH END REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Boston | Yes, urban county | Marquis Health Services | 100 | 225506 |
| PRESENTATION REHAB AND SKILLED CARE CENTER | Boston | Yes, urban county | 122 | 225486 | |
| RECUPERATIVE SERVICES UNIT-HEBREW REHAB CENTER | Boston | Yes, urban county | 50 | 225759 | |
| SHERRILL HOUSE | Boston | Yes, urban county | 196 | 225201 | |
| SPAULDING NURSING AND THERAPY CENTER - BRIGHTON | Boston | Yes, urban county | 123 | 225014 | |
| ST JOSEPH REHAB & NURSING CARE CENTER | Dorchester | Yes, urban county | 123 | 225493 | |
| The Benjamin Healthcare Center | Boston | Yes, urban county | 164 | 225654 | |
| THE CENTER AT ADVOCATE | East Boston | Yes, urban county | 190 | 225413 | |
| THE MASSACHUSETTS VETERANS HOME AT CHELSEA | Chelsea | Yes, urban county | 154 | 225110 |
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.