CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Worcester 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.
23 of 50 nursing homes in Worcester County, Massachusetts (46.0%) qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Worcester 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVINIACARE AT NORTHBRIDGE | Northbridge | Yes, urban county | Adviniacare | 154 | 225248 |
| BEAUMONT REHAB & SKILLED NURSING CTR - WESTBORO | Westborough | Yes, urban county | 152 | 225275 | |
| BLACKSTONE VALLEY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION | Whitinsville | Yes, urban county | 123 | 225312 | |
| BLAIRE HOUSE OF MILFORD | Milford | Yes, urban county | Elder Services | 73 | 225260 |
| FITCHBURG HEALTHCARE | Fitchburg | Yes, urban county | Next Step Healthcare | 160 | 225216 |
| FITCHBURG REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER | Fitchburg | Yes, urban county | Ephram Lahasky | 87 | 225227 |
| GARDNER REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER | Gardner | Yes, urban county | 124 | 225196 | |
| HERMITAGE HEALTHCARE (THE) | Worcester | Yes, urban county | Next Step Healthcare | 101 | 225009 |
| Highlands, The | Fitchburg | Yes, urban county | Life Care Centers of America | 168 | 225315 |
| Jewish Healthcare Center | Worcester | Yes, urban county | 141 | 225173 | |
| Knollwood Nursing Center | Worcester | Yes, urban county | 82 | 225016 | |
| Leominster Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Leominster | Yes, urban county | Ephram Lahasky | 106 | 225355 |
| Life Care Center of Leominster | Leominster | Yes, urban county | Life Care Centers of America | 133 | 225038 |
| LUTHERAN REHABILITATION AND SKILLED CARE CENTER | Worcester | Yes, urban county | 150 | 225379 | |
| OAKDALE REHABILITATION & SKILLED NURSING CENTER | West Boylston | Yes, urban county | 92 | 225334 | |
| QUABBIN VALLEY HEALTHCARE | Athol | Yes, urban county | 142 | 225296 | |
| RIVER TERRACE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CTR | Lancaster | Yes, urban county | Marquis Health Services | 82 | 225210 |
| Southbridge Rehabilitation & Health Care Center | Southbridge | Yes, urban county | Athena Healthcare Systems | 144 | 225293 |
| St Mary Health Care Center | Worcester | Yes, urban county | Covenant Health | 172 | 225305 |
| Vantage at Worcester LLC | Worcester | Yes, urban county | 173 | 225219 | |
| WEBSTER MANOR REHABILITATION & HEALTH CARE CENTER | Webster | Yes, urban county | Athena Healthcare Systems | 135 | 225283 |
| WESTBOROUGH HEALTHCARE | Westborough | Yes, urban county | Next Step Healthcare | 117 | 225242 |
| Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center | Worcester | Yes, urban county | Athena Healthcare Systems | 160 | 225199 |
| ALLIANCE HEALTH AT BALDWINVILLE | Baldwinville | No | Alliance Health & Human Services | 94 | 225388 |
| Alliance Health at Coleman | Northborough | No | Alliance Health & Human Services | 45 | 225403 |
| BEAUMONT REHAB & SKILLED NURSING CTR - NORTHBORO | Northborough | No | 96 | 225513 | |
| BLAIRE HOUSE OF WORCESTER | Worcester | No | Elder Services | 75 | 225443 |
| BROOKSIDE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Webster | No | Ephram Lahasky | 81 | 225483 |
| CARE ONE AT MILLBURY | Millbury | No | Careone | 154 | 225720 |
| CHRISTOPHER HOUSE OF WORCESTER | Worcester | No | 156 | 225385 | |
| Countryside Health Care of Milford | Milford | No | 109 | 225463 | |
| HOLDEN REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER | Holden | No | 123 | 225002 | |
| HOLY TRINITY EASTERN ORTHODOX N & R CENTER | Worcester | No | 113 | 225648 | |
| LANESSA EXTENDED CARE | Webster | No | Athena Healthcare Systems | 96 | 225395 |
| LIFE CARE CENTER OF AUBURN | Auburn | No | Life Care Centers of America | 154 | 225661 |
| LYDIA TAFT HOUSE | Uxbridge | No | Rehabilitation Associates | 53 | 225760 |
| MEADOWS OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS (THE) | Rochdale | No | Vibra Healthcare | 135 | 225668 |
| Notre Dame Long Term Care Center | Worcester | No | 123 | 225577 | |
| OC Milford Gardens LLC | Milford | No | Azure Healthcare | 135 | 225562 |
| Odd Fellows Home of Massachusetts | Worcester | No | 100 | 225439 | |
| Overlook Masonic Health Center | Charlton | No | 181 | 225643 | |
| PARSONS HILL REHABILITATION & HEALTH CARE CENTER | Worcester | No | Athena Healthcare Systems | 162 | 225390 |
| QUABOAG REHABILITATION & SKILLED CARE FACILITY | West Brookfield | No | 166 | 225361 | |
| REGALCARE AT WORCESTER | Worcester | No | Regalcare | 160 | 225467 |
| SHREWSBURY REHABILITATION AND NURSING AT SOUTHGATE | Shrewsbury | No | Atlas Healthcare | 99 | 225491 |
| ST FRANCIS REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER | Worcester | No | 137 | 225438 | |
| Sterling Village | Sterling | No | 143 | 225452 | |
| WACHUSETT MANOR | Gardner | No | Ephram Lahasky | 96 | 225533 |
| West Side House LTC Facility | Worcester | No | Elder Services | 91 | 225500 |
| Whittier Westborough Transitional Care Unit | Westborough | No | 19 | 225778 |
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.