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Heath 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 157 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Heath, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Heath is about $5,880, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 1291 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Heath, MA

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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.
Nestled in the heart of the Berkshires, Craneville Place of Dalton offers a serene country setting, but is still just a few miles from downtown Pittsfield and Berkshire Medical Center. Privately owned and operated, our 89 bed skilled nursing and rehab center offers a comprehensive continuum of...
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My sister has been a resident if Rosewood Gardens for nearly one year. From the first day, when she was in great post-surgical pain, she had the most excellent care possible. She was also handled with caring...
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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My Dad has been at Springside in Pittsfield for the last 2 weeks. I must say I feel he is being taken care of very well. they are short staffed like everywhere else. [names removed] at the front door has...
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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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My mom is there now and is doing well. The staff call me regularly. Everyone is very helpful. Wonderful admin team
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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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.
SunBridge Care & Rehabilitation for Hadley at Elaine Manor prides itself on both innovative programs and traditional community values. Our 154-bed facility, opened in 1996, is one of a select group of skilled nursing facilities that has received the stringent JCAHO-accreditation for long-term...
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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.
Rosewood Assisted Living is situated in Pittsfield, MA, a city that is the heart of Berkshire County. This historic area offers much to those who are visiting their family members in the area, and it is a great place for residents to move to and call home. With lush, beautiful landscapes,...
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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.
SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for East Longmeadow provides quality healthcare to our community in a JCAHO-accredited facility designed for people who have complex medical conditions or are recovering from surgery or illness. Each resident receives ongoing healthcare assessments from our...
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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.
SunBridge Care & Rehabilitation for Holyoke provides services to help residents maintain independence and quality of life. We offer geripsychiatric and neurorehabilitation services and skilled nursing care. We also provide a full range of rehabilitation therapy and a postacute brain injury...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Photo of Calvin Coolidge Nursing and Rehab Center for Northampton
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.
SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Northampton provides quality skilled nursing services and rehabilitation therapy for both short-term patients and long-term residents. Our patients receive the highest quality care through comprehensive interdisciplinary planning, excellent clinical practice,...
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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.
Our home was established in 1983. Our home’s configuration is two houses that were located side by side to each other and were connected in 1994 by a newly constructed building. Hence the name, Side By Side. We have thirty-six private furnished rooms and one two-bedroom apartment. This connection...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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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.
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.
As an integral part of the Hillside Village Keene Life Plan Retirement community, The Prospect-Woodward Health Center is a not-for-profit community, offering Assisted Living and Specialized Memory Care in Keene NH. Prospect-Woodward is made up of 43 attractive, newly built, private assisted...
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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 Keene 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 for patients and residents....
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.
We are a 23 bed licensed level 4 rest home located less than a 1/4 mile off rt. 2. Our size allows us to do the little extras that are so important to the elderly community. We are rated one of the top 5 rest homes in Massachusetts. Applewood is a family and our residents are treated with love...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent 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.
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.
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
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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
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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.
Photo of Mary McClellan Guest Home
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, Senior Apartments
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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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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.

Cost of nursing homes in Heath, MA

The average cost of senior living in Heath is $5,880 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Camp Rowe, MA with an average of $5,324 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Heath, MA, vs. nearby cities

Heath, MA
$5,880/mo

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

Heath, MA
$5,880/mo
U.S. national average
$4,954/mo

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

$6,290/mo
Nursing Homes
$5,880/mo

Nursing homes costs in Heath, MA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,428/mo
Studio
$6,267/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,458/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,872/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$5,600/mo

Senior living costs in Heath 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: Heath, MA
Column state: Massachusetts
Column national: U.S.
Community typeHeath, MAMassachusettsU.S.
Nursing Homes$5,880/mo$7,248/mo$4,954/mo
Assisted Living$6,290/mo$7,242/mo$4,703/mo
Memory Care$6,290/mo$7,248/mo$4,954/mo
Independent Living$4,505/mo$6,357/mo$4,160/mo
Nursing Homes
Heath, MA:$5,880/mo
Massachusetts:$7,248/mo
U.S.:$4,954/mo
Assisted Living
Heath, MA:$6,290/mo
Massachusetts:$7,242/mo
U.S.:$4,703/mo
Memory Care
Heath, MA:$6,290/mo
Massachusetts:$7,248/mo
U.S.:$4,954/mo
Independent Living
Heath, MA:$4,505/mo
Massachusetts:$6,357/mo
U.S.:$4,160/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Heath, MA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Heath 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 Heath, MA

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Heath 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 median 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
Heath, MA$6,584/mo$6,019/mo+9.4%
Massachusetts$7,601/mo$7,171/mo+6.0%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
Heath, MA
2024 average cost:$6,584/mo
2023 average cost:$6,019/mo
Percent change:+9.4%
Massachusetts
2024 average cost:$7,601/mo
2023 average cost:$7,171/mo
Percent change:+6.0%
National
2024 average cost:$5,667/mo
2023 average cost:$5,383/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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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 Heath

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Heath

Eddy Memory Care at Eddy Hawthorne Ridge in East Greenbush, NY

5.0
I've been very happy with the care my mom received at Hawthorne Ridge. Specifically, you kept her safe. I know too well how devastating the past 20 months have been and was impressed with the hard work of the team there. You've done a remarkable job.

Washington Center in Argyle, NY

5.0
My mother has gotten very good care from the staff. They are very kind to her and committed to keeping her comfortable and doing what's best for her. We are happy about that.

The Mansion at South Union in Cambridge, NY

5.0
I could not find anyplace that would take both my patents who need daily care. I met with Elizabeth who was just wonderful. We managed to work out finances that worked for us. The staff is wonderful. The building is dated and they are working on that but it is immaculate and a very homelike ...
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Heath nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Heath nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Heath, 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 Heath 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 Heath that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Heath, MANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
27.1%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
21.9%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
77.1%
23.5%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
80.2%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
46.9%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
15.6%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
74%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
40.6%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
45.8%
17.5%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Heath 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 Heath Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Heath, MANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
39.6%
4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
30.2%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
34.4%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
6.3%
1.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Heath 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 Heath partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Heath, MANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
28.1%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
41.7%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
38.5%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
36.5%
3.6%
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Availability of select dining options in Heath 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 Heath communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Heath, MANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
33.3%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
37.5%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
28.1%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
13.5%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Heath 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 Heath offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Heath, MANational
Activity director
Activity director
42.7%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
28.1%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
27.1%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
37.5%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
42.7%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
44.8%
6.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
37.5%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
30.2%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
40.6%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
41.7%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
39.6%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
25%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
21.9%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
42.7%
0.4%
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Spring Village at Summerhill, Cedarbrook Village at Ware and Eddy Hawthorne Ridge are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Heath, Massachusetts. See full list of communities.
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