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Buzzards Bay is home to many senior care options, including nursing homes. The term “nursing home” is often used as a catchall for any type of senior care. But it can also refer to actual nursing homes, or skilled nursing facilities, which provide the highest level of medical and rehabilitative care outside of a hospital. Of the 259 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Buzzards Bay, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Buzzards Bay is about $7,806, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase.

To learn more, browse our 4071 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area. You may also consider nearby communities such as Oldham Village, Golden Ring Camp and Bryantville.

 

Nursing Homes Facilities near Buzzards Bay, MA

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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
The warmth and character of a restored antique farmhouse, a rural setting close to the center of town, and the security and comfort of all modern amenities contribute to the relaxed and friendly ambiance of Pond Home, a retirement home in Wrentham, Massachusetts.What really sets Pond Home apart,...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
At The Ellis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a Genesis HealthCare facility, we offer our patients and residents outstanding care, delivered by highly skilled practitioners in a warm and comfortable setting. Our Quality Healthcare Units provide skilled nursing, medical and rehabilitative care...
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center is the long-term chronic care and rehabilitative hospital of Hebrew SeniorLife, a Harvard Medical School-affiliate and national leader in geriatric research and senior care for all. Non-profit and nonsectarian, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center has been offering a wide...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Memory Care
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Our goal at White Oak Cottages is to offer our residents homes where they enjoy excellent quality of life and quality of care. The home itself has been thoughtfully designed with the happiness and well being of our residents in mind. The White Oak Cottages are homes where people want to live and...
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Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
At Marian Manor, a Genesis HealthCare facility, we offer our patients and residents outstanding care, delivered by highly skilled practitioners in a warm and comfortable setting. Our Quality Healthcare Units provide skilled nursing, medical and rehabilitative care for patients and residents....
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
At Stonebridge Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center, a Genesis HealthCare facility, we offer our patients and residents outstanding care, delivered by highly skilled practitioners in a warm and comfortable setting. Our Quality Healthcare Units provide skilled nursing, medical and...
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Provides: Memory Care
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Briarcliffe Gardens is a brand new, state-of-the-art Memory Impaired Microcommunity™ meticulously crafted from the ground up on the 22 acre Briarcliffe Campus in Johnston, RI. Briarcliffe Gardens looks like a home, both outside and inside. Fresh air, diffuse sunlight, uplifting colors- designed...
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.

Cost of nursing homes in Buzzards Bay, MA

The average cost of senior living in Buzzards Bay is $7,806 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Acushnet Center, MA with an average of $7,264 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Buzzards Bay, MA, vs. state and national averages

Buzzards Bay, MA
$7,806/mo
U.S. national average
$5,847/mo

Nursing homes costs in Buzzards Bay, MA, vs. other senior living options

$10,327/mo
Nursing Homes
$7,806/mo

Nursing homes costs in Buzzards Bay, MA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$7,443/mo
Private
$7,991/mo

Senior living costs in Buzzards Bay vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Buzzards Bay, MA
Column state: Massachusetts
Column national: U.S.
Community typeBuzzards Bay, MAMassachusettsU.S.
Nursing Homes$7,806/mo$7,813/mo$5,847/mo
Assisted Living$8,024/mo$7,832/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$10,327/mo$9,730/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living$4,879/mo$4,372/mo$3,520/mo
Nursing Homes
Buzzards Bay, MA:$7,806/mo
Massachusetts:$7,813/mo
U.S.:$5,847/mo
Assisted Living
Buzzards Bay, MA:$8,024/mo
Massachusetts:$7,832/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Buzzards Bay, MA:$10,327/mo
Massachusetts:$9,730/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Buzzards Bay, MA:$4,879/mo
Massachusetts:$4,372/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Buzzards Bay, MA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Buzzards Bay and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Nursing homes cost trends in Buzzards Bay, MA

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Buzzards Bay have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 average costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Buzzards Bay, MA$8,216/mo$8,011/mo+2.6%
Massachusetts$8,152/mo$7,617/mo+7.0%
National$6,098/mo$5,866/mo+4.0%
Buzzards Bay, MA
2024 average cost:$8,216/mo
2023 average cost:$8,011/mo
Percent change:+2.6%
Massachusetts
2024 average cost:$8,152/mo
2023 average cost:$7,617/mo
Percent change:+7.0%
National
2024 average cost:$6,098/mo
2023 average cost:$5,866/mo
Percent change:+4.0%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about nursing homes in Buzzards Bay

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Buzzards Bay

Serenity Hill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Wrentham, MA

5.0
My mom was here for only 7 months in the long term unit. She had some dementia and came from assistant living for 5 years. She never thought of it as a nursing home. She still thought she was in assistant living.. To the family, that is the biggest compliment a nursing home can receive.. I ...
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The Village at Duxbury and Allerton House, a CCRC

5.0
It has everything I was looking for and the staff was welcoming. The total number of residents was just the right size. The attitude of everyone was/is definitely centered around the residents. Also, it's run like a co-op, so the residents have a say in how the place is run. The activities ...
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Cornerstone at Canton

5.0
The Compass neighborhood at Cornerstone of Canton has been a blessing for my mom and my family. She was very reluctant to leave her home, but she finally did and has found a whole new life at Cornerstone and absolutely loves it there. Can't say enough about how wonderful it is, the activities, ...
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Buzzards Bay nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Buzzards Bay nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Buzzards Bay, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Buzzards Bay nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Buzzards Bay that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Buzzards Bay, MANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
40.2%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
24.7%
9.7%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
69.9%
23.7%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
76.8%
24%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
53.7%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
23.2%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
67.2%
20.4%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
47.5%
6.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
56.8%
17.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Buzzards Bay nursing homes

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Buzzards Bay Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Buzzards Bay, MANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
45.2%
4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
34%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
40.2%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
14.7%
1.2%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Buzzards Bay nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Buzzards Bay partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Buzzards Bay, MANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
29.7%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
44.4%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
40.9%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
37.8%
3.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Buzzards Bay nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Buzzards Bay communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Buzzards Bay, MANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
40.9%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
44.4%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
33.6%
0.3%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
19.3%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Buzzards Bay nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Buzzards Bay offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Buzzards Bay, MANational
Activity director
Activity director
45.9%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
35.1%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
29%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
42.1%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
46.3%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
50.6%
6.6%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
42.1%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
35.1%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
43.2%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
45.9%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
45.9%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
28.6%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
25.9%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
46.3%
0.4%
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The Lighthouse at Lincoln, Atria Lincoln Place and Thirwood Place are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. See full list of communities.
There are 259 nursing homes facilities near Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. See the full list.
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