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title: Nursing homes CMS has flagged in Massachusetts
state: MA
source: CMS Nursing Home Care Compare (Special Focus Facility list + abuse icon)
sourceId: src:cms:nursing-home-provider-info:current
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# Nursing homes CMS has flagged in Massachusetts

**2** Special Focus Facilities, **10** SFF candidates, and **11** abuse-flagged nursing homes in Massachusetts (CMS designations).

**How to read this:** these are CMS's own flags. A Special Focus Facility is among the worst persistently-low performers under increased federal oversight; an SFF candidate is next in line; the abuse icon means CMS cited the facility for abuse/neglect with resident harm. A flag is a SERIOUS signal to investigate — NOT a final verdict (a home can improve off the list), and **the absence of a flag is NOT a clean bill of health** (many problems are never flagged). Verify current status at CMS Care Compare (https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/).

| Facility | City | Overall rating | CMS flag |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MEDWAY COUNTRY MANOR SKILLED NURSING & REHABILITAT | MEDWAY | —/5 | Special Focus Facility |
| Pine Knoll Nursing Center | LEXINGTON | —/5 | Special Focus Facility |
| BLAIRE HOUSE OF TEWKSBURY | TEWKSBURY | 1/5 | SFF candidate |
| Brandon Woods of New Bedford | NEW BEDFORD | 1/5 | SFF candidate, abuse-flagged |
| Hadley Pointe Nursing Rehab & Care | HADLEY | 1/5 | SFF candidate |
| MAPLEWOOD CENTER | AMESBURY | 1/5 | SFF candidate |
| NORWOOD HEALTHCARE | NORWOOD | 1/5 | SFF candidate |
| PLYMOUTH HARBORSIDE HEALTHCARE | PLYMOUTH | 1/5 | SFF candidate, abuse-flagged |
| REGALCARE AT COURTYARD-MEDFORD | MEDFORD | 1/5 | SFF candidate, abuse-flagged |
| SAUGUS CENTER | SAUGUS | 1/5 | SFF candidate |
| Vantage at Wakefield LLC | WAKEFIELD | 1/5 | SFF candidate, abuse-flagged |
| Benjamin Healthcare Center | BOSTON | 2/5 | SFF candidate |
| OXFORD REHABILITATION & HEALTH CARE CENTER | HAVERHILL | 1/5 | abuse-flagged |
| REGALCARE AT TAUNTON | TAUNTON | 1/5 | abuse-flagged |
| BERKSHIRE REHABILITATION & SKILLED CARE CENTER | SANDISFIELD | 2/5 | abuse-flagged |
| BLUE HILLS HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | STOUGHTON | 2/5 | abuse-flagged |
| MISSION CARE AT HOLYOKE | HOLYOKE | 2/5 | abuse-flagged |
| WILLOW BROOK REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | WILMINGTON | 2/5 | abuse-flagged |
| CARLETON-WILLARD VILLAGE RETIREMENT & NURSING CTR | BEDFORD | 4/5 | abuse-flagged |

RECORDED CMS designations (CMS Nursing Home Care Compare (Special Focus Facility list + abuse icon)). Informs and routes; not advice on which home to choose for a relative. Each facility's full profile: `/care/nursing-homes/<ccn>`.

Structured data: `/care/nursing-homes/watchlist/ma.jsonld`