Long-term care facility: Any institution licensed by the Massachusetts Department of
Long-term care facility: Any institution licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (105 CMR 150) whether for charity or non-profit providing four or more individuals with long-term resident, nursing, convalescent or rehabilitative care; supervision and care incident to old age for ambulatory persons; or retirement home care for elderly persons. Long-term care facilities include convalescent or nursing homes, rest homes, infirmaries maintained in town and chartable homes for the aged. Long-term care facilities do not include hospitals, clinics, medical offices, or substance abuse detoxification or treatment centers.