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Home Health Care in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 287 licensed home health care agencies listed on ElderCareCosts across 248 cities. The median estimated cost statewide is $7,627/mo. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings.

124 of them have a CMS star rating.

Cost of home health care in Massachusetts

Median monthly price, Massachusetts

$7,627/mo

Estimated range $7,281 – $8,290

● Massachusetts $7,627 ○ National median $6,769

Source: CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025

This uses the survey's home care rate, because the survey no longer prices skilled nursing or therapy visits separately. Skilled visits are usually billed per visit.

Home Health Care cost comparison (2025)
Home Health CareMassachusettsNational
25th percentile$7,281/mo$6,221/mo
Median$7,627/mo$6,769/mo
75th percentile$8,290/mo$7,627/mo

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Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. Families usually combine private pay, long-term care insurance, VA Aid and Attendance, or a Medicaid waiver where they qualify. See paying for care and the state Medicaid guides.

CMS rating distribution in Massachusetts

CMS overall star ratings for 124 home health care agencies in Massachusetts. We do not re-rank these scores.

CMS star ratings in Massachusetts
CMS starsProviders
5 stars25
4 stars51
3 stars10
2 stars25
1 star13

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Massachusetts licensing & regulation

State-by-state licensing agency details and how to check a facility's complaint history for Massachusetts are coming soon.

Medicaid & local resources in Massachusetts

Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Massachusetts Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Massachusetts resolve concerns about care and rights.

Find your local ombudsman

Medicaid programs for care at home

  • Frail Elder Waiver. MassHealth 1915(c) Frail Elder Waiver for adults 65+ and adults 60–64 with physical disabilities (CMS factsheet).

National helplines

Cities in Massachusetts

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Home Health Care providers in Massachusetts

Some of the licensed home health care agencies in Massachusetts. Open a city page for the full local list.

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Frequently asked questions

Which cities in Massachusetts have home health care listings?

Massachusetts has home health care listings in 248 cities and towns. Find yours in the city list on this page, or search for it by name.

We last pulled this list from our sources on Oct 1. That is when our records were refreshed, not a check of each listing.

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