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10 Best Nursing Homes in Winchendon, MA

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If you’re considering moving your loved one into a Winchendon nursing home, our senior living advisors can help. The term “nursing home” is often used interchangeably with assisted living or other senior housing options; but a nursing home is a skilled nursing facility for individuals with serious, debilitating short- or long-term health issues. So even the best nursing homes in Winchendon, MA may not be right for seniors who don’t require round-the-clock care.

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Winchendon, MA

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Photo of Newton Wellesley Center for Alzheimer's Care
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
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.
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.
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
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.
At Academy 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: Assisted 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.
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
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.
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.
Photo of Hearthstone Alzheimer's Care - Woburn
Provides: Memory Care
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.
DID YOU KNOW THAT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IS TREATABLE? WE DO. While presently there is no cure, the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias can be managed and reduced. At Hearthstone Alzheimer Care, we know how to do this better than anyone else. The direct care services we provide...
Photo of Golden Living Center of West Newton
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 Charlesgate Manor Home
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.
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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: 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: 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.
Photo of Meadow View Care and Rehabilitation Center
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.
SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for North Reading offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation therapy services to residents and patients of all ages and acuity levels. We offer a range of professional healthcare services. Our fully refurbished 113-bed facility offers a warm, homelike environment...
Photo of Winchester Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Salter Health 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.
Photo of Wingate At Reading
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.
Photo of Glenmeadow, a CCRC
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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.
In 1884, Glenmeadow was the first organization in Western Massachusetts to provide a safe place for seniors to live out their retirement years with dignity. Today, we continue to redefine retirement living by providing whatever people need to live a worry-free retirement. We provide the...
Photo of Winchester Mount Vernon House
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 Arlington Rest Home Inc
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.
Photo of Sancta Maria Nursing Facility
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.
Photo of Willowbrook Manor Rest Home
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 Heritage Hall North
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.
At Heritage Hall North, 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...

Cost of nursing homes in Winchendon, MA

The average cost of senior living in Winchendon is $7,164 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Easthampton, MA with an average of $6,160 per month.

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

Winchendon, MA
$7,164/mo
$7,696/mo
$7,512/mo

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

Winchendon, MA
$7,164/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

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

$7,057/mo
Nursing Homes
$7,164/mo

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

Semi-Private
$6,374/mo
Studio
$7,398/mo
1 Bedroom
$7,567/mo
2 Bedroom
$8,429/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$6,857/mo

Senior living costs in Winchendon 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: Winchendon, MA
Column state: Massachusetts
Column national: U.S.
Community typeWinchendon, MAMassachusettsU.S.
Nursing Homes$7,164/mo$6,886/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$7,047/mo$6,883/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$7,057/mo$6,886/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$6,397/mo$6,112/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
Winchendon, MA:$7,164/mo
Massachusetts:$6,886/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Winchendon, MA:$7,047/mo
Massachusetts:$6,883/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
Winchendon, MA:$7,057/mo
Massachusetts:$6,886/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Winchendon, MA:$6,397/mo
Massachusetts:$6,112/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Winchendon, MA, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Winchendon 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
Winchendon, MA$7,686/mo$7,303/mo+5.2%
Massachusetts$7,601/mo$7,171/mo+6.0%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
Winchendon, MA
2024 average cost:$7,686/mo
2023 average cost:$7,303/mo
Percent change:+5.2%
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 Winchendon

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Winchendon

Benchmark at Bedford Falls

5.0
I'd give them all a 5. I wish he were still there It's like having an apartment with help 24/7. Everyone is amazing and willing to help with anything and everything It's like home

Brigham House in Watertown, MA

5.0
Watertown is our home town, [name removed] is able to go shopping and take a walk in familiar surroundings. Biggest plus is when her money runs out, they will keep her and she gets a small amount of her social security.

Bridges by EPOCH at Nashua

5.0
Everyone is amazing. The care given to my mother (85) is beyond anything that we have ever expected!! Her day is filled with activities that the staff make sure she is engaged in. The food is amazing! The field trips make her smile!! So wonderful!!

Winchendon nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Winchendon nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Winchendon, 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 Winchendon 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 Winchendon that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Winchendon, MANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
41%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
24.9%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
72.2%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
77.3%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
57.1%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
24.5%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
69.6%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
51.6%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
60.1%
19.2%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Winchendon 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 Winchendon Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Winchendon, MANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
49.5%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
40.7%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
44%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
16.5%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Winchendon 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 Winchendon partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Winchendon, MANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
37.4%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
47.3%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
43.2%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
40.3%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
11%
0.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Winchendon 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 Winchendon communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Winchendon, MANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
41.8%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
47.6%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
35.2%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
20.1%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Winchendon 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 Winchendon offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Winchendon, MANational
Activity director
Activity director
51.3%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
34.8%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
34.1%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
44.3%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
50.2%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
53.5%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
45.8%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
33.3%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
47.6%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
50.9%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
49.1%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
28.9%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
27.1%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
49.8%
0.5%
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