Overview
Briarwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Massachusetts average of 3.1. It is the highest-rated of the 2 nursing homes in Needham. It scores best on health inspections (4 of 5) and lowest on staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 64% of nursing homes in Massachusetts (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 17, 2026, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the Massachusetts average of 6.4. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,788 in the past three years.
Briarwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 112 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1990.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Top 28%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 17, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,788
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.89 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.75 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.85 hrs
- Nurse aides2.29 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 112
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1990
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes