Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Belmont, MA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Belmont
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on November 10, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Belmont has a total of 194 active skilled nursing facilities and 23,095 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Belmont of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Belmont. There were 17,921 residents in nursing homes as November 10, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 77.60 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Belmont has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Belmont and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.70	0.65 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.26	2.21 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.95	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.91	3.82 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Massachusetts.

COVID-19 Infections in Belmont Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Belmont there were a total of 71 new cases and 71 new deaths among residents for the week ending November 10, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Belmont

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Belmont Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Belmont, MA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Belmont

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Belmont based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Phillips Manor Nursing Home 28 LINWOOD ROAD LYNN, MA	18.00
Rivercrest Long Term Care DEACONESS ROAD W CONCORD, MA	13.33
Ledgewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 87 HERRICK STREET BEVERLY, MA	43.33
The Commons Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 3 HARVEST CIRCLE LINCOLN, MA	21.33
Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center 174 FOREST HILLS STREET BOSTON, MA	43.33
Lasell House 120 SEMINARY AVENUE NEWTON, MA	10.67
The Boston Home, Inc 2049 DORCHESTER AVENUE BOSTON, MA	17.33
Care One at Wilmington 750 WOBURN STREET WILMINGTON, MA	4.00
Carleton-Willard Village Retirement and Nursing Ctr 100 OLD BILLERICA ROAD BEDFORD, MA	31.33
Lafayette Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing 25 LAFAYETTE STREET MARBLEHEAD, MA	23.33

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Belmont based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Park Avenue Health Center 146 PARK AVENUE ARLINGTON, MA	176.00 /
Mattapan Health and Rehabilitation Center 405 RIVER STREET MATTAPAN, MA	130.00
Norwood Healthcare 460 WASHINGTON STREET NORWOOD, MA	309.00
Affinity Healthcare 1102 WASHINGTON STREET BRAINTREE, MA	214.67
West Newton Healthcare 25 ARMORY STREET WEST NEWTON, MA	336.50
Andover Forest Post Acute Care Center 1801 TURNPIKE STREET NORTH ANDOVER, MA	109.00
Advocate Healthcare of East Boston, LLC 111 ORIENT AVENUE EAST BOSTON, MA	219.50
Andover Manor Rehab and Nursing 89 MORTON STREET ANDOVER, MA	133.00
Westborough Healthcare 8 COLONIAL DRIVE WESTBOROUGH, MA	74.33
Ayer Valley Rehab and Nursing 400 GROTON ROAD AYER, MA	269.00

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