Massachusetts Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Rankings & Safety Report

zReports Research Institute · Updated August 2026

Bythe zReports Healthcare Research Team · zReports Research Institute Data sourcezReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.08 Facilities analyzed13 Government sourcesthe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Last updatedAugust 2026 MethodologyConsumer Z Score™ · Database v2026.08

Massachusetts has 13 active licensed rehab facilitys on the state's public file. zReports analyzed CMS IRF certification records to produce a records layer grade for every one, the government's own verdicts, mapped through one fixed rule. No facility can pay to change a score, and the grade is free.

Key findings

13active licensed rehab facilitys across 13 Massachusetts cities appear on the state's public file.
100%hold an A or B records layer grade.
85is the statewide average records layer score across all graded rehab facilitys.
Woburnhas the most licensed rehab facilitys in the state (1).

Key statistics

StatisticValue
Active licensed rehab facilitys13
Cities covered13
Statewide average records layer score85
Grade A facilities13 (100%)
Facilities with a clean record (no deficiencies on file)13 (100%)
Serious (high severity) findings on the record0
Moderate findings on the record0

By city

Woburn (1)Braintree (1)Worcester (1)Ludlow (1)East Sandwich (1)Charlestown (1)Pittsfield (1)Westfield (1)Springfield (1)Fall River (1)Cambridge (1)Bradford (1)Westborough (1)

Statewide top 25

#1 Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hosp Of New Englan Woburn · A-

#2 Encompass Health Braintree Hospital Of Braintree Braintree · A-

#3 Fairlawn Rehab Hosp, An Affiliate Of Encompass Hlt Worcester · A-

#4 Encompass Health Rehab Hospital Of Western Mass Ludlow · A-

#5 Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital - Cape Cod East Sandwich · A-

#6 Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Charlestown · A-

#7 Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · A-

#8 Noble Hospital Westfield · A-

#9 Mercy Medical Center For Rehabilitation Springfield · A-

#10 Southcoast Hospitals Group INC. Fall River · A-

#11 Spaulding Hospital For Continuing Med Care-Camb Cambridge · A-

#12 Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital - Bradford Bradford · A-

#13 Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital Westborough · A-

Don't see a name? Search it. Every rehab facility has an answer.

Methodology

The free grade on this page contains zero zReports judgment: it maps the state's own published licensing and enforcement verdicts through one fixed rule, applied identically to every rehab facility in America. Where the record and public reputation diverge, a highly reviewed facility with serious findings on file, the paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ surfaces it through the composite Consumer Z Score™ and our published ten point methodology. Facilities are never contacted and cannot pay to change a score. Read the full methodology →

About rehab facility licensing in Massachusetts

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilitys in Massachusetts are overseen by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), whose certification, inspection, and quality-reporting data is published on the public record. This page is computed from CMS IRF certification records, the government’s own filings, not reviews or advertising.

Frequently asked questions

How many rehab facilitys are there in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts has 13 active licensed rehab facilitys on the state's public file, across 13 cities. Every one has a free records layer grade on zReports.

Which Massachusetts city has the most rehab facilitys?

Woburn, with 1 licensed rehab facilitys, followed by Braintree (1) and Worcester (1).

How are Massachusetts rehab facility grades calculated?

The free records layer grade contains zero zReports judgment. It maps the government's own published verdicts, CMS IRF certification records, through one fixed rule, applied identically to every rehab facility in the country. The paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ adds the composite Consumer Z Score™, which audits the record against public reputation through our published ten point methodology.

Why can a facility with 5-star reviews have a low grade?

Reviews and records are different surfaces. Reviews reflect what visitors chose to write, and can be managed by the business. Inspection and enforcement records are filed by the state, are mandatory, and cannot be edited by the facility. When the two diverge, the record is the surface worth checking. That divergence is exactly what zReports was built to surface.

How often are these rankings updated?

Rankings refresh whenever Massachusetts republishes its licensing data; facility pages carry the records-verified date for each provider. This page was generated from the current file as of August 2026.

Can a facility pay to change its score?

No. Facilities are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to be listed, delisted, or re-scored. zReports has no business relationship with any facility it grades, independence is the product.

Data Provenance

This report was generated from the zReports Consumer Records Database™, a continuously updated database that normalizes official government licensing, inspection, enforcement, ownership, and safety records across multiple federal and state agencies. Every statistic in this report is traceable to its originating public record. Facilities cannot pay to alter scores, rankings, or findings.

Data source: zReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.08 · Built from: CMS Provider Data Catalog · HHS OIG Exclusions List (LEIE) · Public consumer review signals (audited, never trusted, in the composite Consumer Z Score™) · Proprietary Consumer Z Score™ methodology · Updated: August 2026

Cite this report

APA, zReports Research Institute. (2026). Massachusetts Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Rankings & Safety Report (v2026.08). zReports.org. https://zreports.org/rankings/rehab/ma

MLA, zReports Research Institute. “Massachusetts Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Rankings & Safety Report.” zReports.org, v2026.08, August 2026, zreports.org/rankings/rehab/ma.

Plain, Massachusetts Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Rankings & Safety Report, zReports Research Institute, v2026.08, updated August 2026, zreports.org/rankings/rehab/ma

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