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10 Best Nursing Homes in West Deerfield, MA

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Nursing Homes Facilities near West Deerfield, 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.
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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.
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
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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, Memory Care
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.
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.
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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
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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.
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.
When you think "nursing home," what usually comes to mind is a place for people who need long-term medical care. That's true of our nursing home, but we also offer short-term help for people who just need to get back on their feet after an illness or injury. Whatever your specific needs, our goal...
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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.
Photo of Golden Living Center The Hermitage
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.
What are you looking for in a nursing home? That's the first question we ask because in today's healthcare environment, you have more choices than ever. We offer short-term care to help you get well and return to your home. We also provide long-term nursing home care -- and more intensive...
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Photo of Wayside Nursing & Rehab Ctr
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.
Photo of Parsons Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
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: 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.
Photo of Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Alzheimer's Center
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.
On behalf of our team of caregivers and support staff, thank you for considering our healthcare center. We offer a full range of medical services to meet the individual needs of our residents, including short-term rehabilitative services and long-term skilled care. Working with the resident’s...
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
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: 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: 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: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.
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.
The Lodge at Eddy Pond offers spacious apartments ranging in size from studio to two bedroom apartments. Many apartments offer a wonderful view of Eddy Pond, that can be seen from your private balcony. People say “there is just something about this community”. Whether it is the very active...
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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.
Photo of Blaire House of Worcester
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.
The Blaire House of Worcester is a 75-bed Skilled Nursing Center and is devoted completely to the care of residents with Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia. We are family owned and operated by the Essex Group Management Corp, servicing the health care needs of seniors for over 50 years. We...
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.

Cost of nursing homes in West Deerfield, MA

The average cost of senior living in West Deerfield is $6,579 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include North Adams, MA with an average of $5,132 per month.

Nursing homes costs in West Deerfield, MA, vs. nearby cities

West Deerfield, MA
$6,579/mo
$6,380/mo

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

West Deerfield, MA
$6,579/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

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

$6,022/mo
Nursing Homes
$6,579/mo

Nursing homes costs in West Deerfield, MA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,986/mo
Studio
$6,409/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,758/mo
2 Bedroom
$7,280/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,145/mo

Senior living costs in West Deerfield 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: West Deerfield, MA
Column state: Massachusetts
Column national: U.S.
Community typeWest Deerfield, MAMassachusettsU.S.
Nursing Homes$6,579/mo$6,886/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$6,022/mo$6,883/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$6,022/mo$6,886/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$4,936/mo$6,112/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
West Deerfield, MA:$6,579/mo
Massachusetts:$6,886/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
West Deerfield, MA:$6,022/mo
Massachusetts:$6,883/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
West Deerfield, MA:$6,022/mo
Massachusetts:$6,886/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
West Deerfield, MA:$4,936/mo
Massachusetts:$6,112/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in West Deerfield, MA, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in West Deerfield 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
West Deerfield, MA$7,440/mo$6,649/mo+11.9%
Massachusetts$7,601/mo$7,171/mo+6.0%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
West Deerfield, MA
2024 average cost:$7,440/mo
2023 average cost:$6,649/mo
Percent change:+11.9%
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 West Deerfield

Recent reviews for nursing homes in West Deerfield

Corcoran House in Clinton, MA

4.3
The community is always clean. Every time we visit, my mother's apartment is always clean and the bathroom is always clean. Very high marks for cleanliness. Some of the staff is a bit friendlier than others, but they are all great with the residents. The care could be improved for the higher ...
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Salisbury Nursing & Rehab Ctr in Worcester, MA

4.5
This is a very nice place, very comfortable. This a very clean facility probably the cleanest I have seen. Everyone is pleasant.

River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Lancaster, MA

4.0
They are pretty quick to come when your press in the button. They make us feel comfortable. I think they could use more help. Sometimes they are short-staffed.

West Deerfield nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in West Deerfield nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in West Deerfield, 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 West Deerfield 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 West Deerfield that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
West Deerfield, MANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
34.1%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
22.2%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
70.6%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
76.2%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
51.6%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
23.8%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
67.5%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
43.7%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
55.6%
19.2%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in West Deerfield 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 West Deerfield Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
West Deerfield, MANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
45.2%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
37.3%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
42.1%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
13.5%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in West Deerfield 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 West Deerfield partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
West Deerfield, MANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
31.7%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
44.4%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
40.5%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
36.5%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
7.9%
0.1%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%

Availability of select dining options in West Deerfield 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 West Deerfield communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
West Deerfield, MANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
37.3%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
45.2%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
33.3%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
16.7%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in West Deerfield 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 West Deerfield offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
West Deerfield, MANational
Activity director
Activity director
47.6%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
31%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
31.7%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
42.1%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
46.8%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
47.6%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
41.3%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
29.4%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
42.1%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
46%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
44.4%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
27.8%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
22.2%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
46%
0.5%
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