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Private duty nursing in Boston, MA
Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Private duty nursing in Boston, MA

Private duty nursing is longer shifts of nursing care at home from a registered or licensed practical nurse, for people with complex medical needs.

96 agencies 19 based in Boston

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Bay State's Best Home Healthcare INC.

Based in Cambridge, MA, about 5 miles away

Registered with the federal NPI registry since 2016.

(857) 998-4060 NPI Registry record →

66 more agencies are within reach of Boston. and Carevo will share your request with providers that match.

How these listings are sourced

  • Medicare data. Home health agencies, hospices and nursing homes come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (home health file of October 2026, nursing home file of September 2026). Star ratings are CMS ratings. Each card links to the provider's Care Compare record.
  • Other providers. Home care agencies, assisted living, adult day centers, disability and ABA providers come from the federal NPI registry, read October 2026. The care type is the one the provider chose when it registered. Nobody checks it, so ask what each provider actually does.
  • Location. "Based in" is the provider's own address. "Tells Medicare it serves" comes from the ZIP codes the agency reports to CMS. "Miles away" is the distance from the city center to the provider's ZIP code, so check that they cover your address.

How private duty nursing is paid for

  • Medicare doesn't pay for 24-hour-a-day care at home.
  • Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) let people who qualify for Medicaid get care at home or in their community instead of an institution. Your state Medicaid agency decides who qualifies.
  • Many families pay privately, and some long-term care insurance policies pay toward care. Check what your policy covers before care starts.

For free local help with care options and benefits, contact your Area Agency on Aging through the Eldercare Locator.

Boston at a glance

  • 673,458 residents (Census Bureau 2024 estimate)
  • 19 agencies with an address in Boston
  • 4 based elsewhere that tell Medicare they serve Boston
  • 9 Medicare-certified
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Questions about private duty nursing in Boston

How many private duty nursing agencies serve Boston, MA?

Carevo lists 96 agencies for Boston: 19 based in the city, 4 that tell Medicare they serve ZIP codes here, and 73 based within 15 miles.

How is private duty nursing paid for?

Medicare doesn't pay for 24-hour-a-day care at home. Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) let people who qualify for Medicaid get care at home or in their community instead of an institution. Your state Medicaid agency decides who qualifies. Many families pay privately, and some long-term care insurance policies pay toward care. Check what your policy covers before care starts.

Can providers pay to be listed higher on Carevo?

No. Carevo does not sell placement or ranking. Rated providers are ordered by their CMS rating, and the rest by where they are based.

Other care in Boston

Home care · Personal care · Companion care · 24-hour home care · Live-in care · Respite care · Dementia care at home · Home health care · In-home physical therapy · Hospice care · Assisted living · Memory care · Board and care homes · Nursing homes · Adult day care · Intellectual and developmental disability services · ABA therapy

Private duty nursing in nearby cities

Chelsea · Everett · Quincy · Somerville · Revere · Cambridge · Malden · Medford

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