Framingham Continuing Care Retirement Communities

Framingham, MA is a small city of over 68,000 residents in Middlesex County that is located midway between Worcester and Boston. It is an ideal New England city for seniors looking to settle down in the comfort. Across all types of senior care, a Framingham assisted living facility will allow you and your loved ones to be well cared. To research all of the 109 assisted living options you have in the city, visit AssistedSeniorLiving.net where you can compare costs, customer reviews and amenities. Framingham has ample cultural and recreational opportunities for a town of its size, and the Boston metropolitan area is a short train ride away on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Commuter Rail. The city offers New England living with a close proximity to Boston and the Atlantic coast, making it an ideal retirement destination for those that grew up in the region and may want to return to their roots while avoiding the hustle and bustle of Boston.

Most Massachusetts assisted living facility costs are very high compared to the rest of the nation; Framingham is no different. For ALF private rooms the monthly cost is $6,025. For semi-private and private nursing home rooms the costs are $11,710 and $12,471 per month, respectively. Adult day health care is, however, less expensive than the state median and national average, at $867 per month. Homemaker services and home health aide run $3,432 and $4,385 per month, respectively. Another financial consideration seniors looking at Framingham will need to bear is the high cost of living; Framingham is rated a 134.5 on the March 2012 cost of living index while the national average is 100. The city benefits from a very low crime rate, which rests at 169.0 with the national average at 319.1.

The Framingham senior community centers around the Callahan Center. The Center offers exercise, educational and recreational programs as well as opportunities for trips, health seminars, volunteerism, financial planning, and medical and legal services. Medical health care in the city is provided by MetroWest Medical Center, the largest health care provider between Boston and Worcester.

There are three focal point of business in Framingham; the three districts of Downtown/South Framingham, the Golden Triangle and West Framingham. Downtown/South Framingham contain art galleries, museums, shops, town offices and a few ethnic restaurants. The Golden Triangle forms one of the largest shopping districts in New England. Seniors will be able to visit Shoppers World and many big-box stores. West Framingham is a business and residential property locale that also has a Super Shop & Stop market, dozens of bars, pubs and restaurants and hotels.

Seniors will still be able to visit many points of interest for cultural, arts and recreation in Framingham. Some cultural landmarks in the city include the Amazing Things Arts Center, Framingham Community Theater, Framingham History Center, Danforth Museum, and the Performing Arts Center of Metrowest. Active retirement lifestyles will enjoy the city’s 10 parks that have sports recreational facilities like tennis and large swaths of open land and paths for walking and relaxing. The city also maintains over 400 acres of conservation land at the Wittenborg Woods, the Morency Woods, and the Sudbury Valley Trustees. Additional recreation can be found at the Garden in the Woods, an idyllic place for a stroll, which is operated by the New England Wild Flower Society, the Framingham Country Club and Millwood Farms Golf Course, the Nobscot Mountain Reservation, and public beaches that lie on Waushakum Pond, Lake Cochituate and Learned Pond.

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Welcome to the Assisted Senior Living page for Framingham nursing home information. With 480 skilled nursing options, Framingham offers an excellent variety of skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes. Currently we have 480 options for skilled nursing facilities in this area. For more options, expand your search to Cambridge, Salisbury or Ocean Pines. Most of the nursing home reviews on this site are negative so if you find a great MA nursing home, create a positive review. You may also use the search bar to see MA nursing homes in your neighborhood. The facilities listed here are for MA seniors that require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living. Most residents in a Massachusetts skill nursing facility are there following an accident or illness. Our directory also includes 90 assisted living facilities, 39 independent living facilities, 77 hospice care providers, 11 CCRCs, and 387 residential home care providers in Framingham.