Nursing Homes & Short-Term Rehab in Orleans

Lower Cape Private-pay skilled nursing today. A 29-bed memory care wing has been announced but is not yet state-certified — ask when it opens.

Office

Orleans

Cost

Private pay $$$; some accept MassHealth; always tour first

Address

60 Daleys Terrace, Orleans, MA 02653

Insurance

Private pay; Medicare/MassHealth not accepted for room and board

How to start

Call or use the web form for a consultation

For older adults

One flat private-room rate covers all nursing care even as needs increase, with nurses in the building 24/7.

135-bed nursing centre in Brewster for short-term rehabilitation and long-term nursing care.

Medicare's September 2026 data rates it 3 out of 5 overall and 3 out of 5 for health inspections, up from one star earlier this year. Ask about the most recent inspection.

Office

Brewster

How to start

Call (508) 240-3500 or email admissions to arrange a tour or admission.

Insurance

Medicare and MassHealth certified; plans named include WellSense, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Fallon, Harvard Pilgrim, UnitedHealthcare and VA Community Care. Long-term stays: private pay, MassHealth or long-term-care insurance.

Address

383 South Orleans Road, Brewster, MA 02631

For older adults

Therapy up to 7 days a week, open visiting hours and leashed pets welcome.

Medicare, as published

Medicare Care Compare (Sep 2026): overall 3/5 — inspections 3, staffing 2, quality 3. Not a Special Focus Facility; no abuse icon. 1 federal fine ($298,483) in the last 3 years.

Nursing home on the Broad Reach campus at 390 Orleans Road, for rehabilitation and long-term care.

Medicare rates its last health inspection 2 out of 5, but staffing 5 out of 5 — the best staffing score on the Cape.

Office

North Chatham

How to start

Call (508) 945-4611; application forms are on the Broad Reach website.

Insurance

Medicare and MassHealth (Medicaid) certified

For older adults

Open visiting, and the same campus has assisted living (The Victorian, (508) 945-1211) and hospice if needs change.

Medicare, as published

Medicare Care Compare (Aug 2026): overall 3/5 — inspections 2, staffing 5, quality 4. Not a Special Focus Facility; no abuse icon.

Medicare-certified nursing home on Headwaters Drive: short-term rehab, long-term care and a dementia unit.

The dementia unit is a nursing-home unit, not certified assisted living. Formerly Wingate at Harwich.

Office

Harwich

How to start

Call (508) 430-1717 to ask about admission or a tour.

Insurance

Medicare and MassHealth (Medicaid) certified

Address

111 Headwaters Drive, Harwich, MA 02645

Medicare, as published

Medicare Care Compare (Aug 2026): overall 3/5 — inspections 3, staffing 4, quality 3. Not a Special Focus Facility; no abuse icon.