Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Billerica, MA

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

Updated on November 3, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Billerica has a total of 180 active skilled nursing facilities and 21,306 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Billerica of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Billerica. There were 16,505 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 77.47 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, Billerica 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 Billerica and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.72	0.65 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.26	2.21 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.96	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.94	3.82 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Billerica 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 Billerica there were a total of 54 new cases and 54 new deaths among residents for the week ending November 3, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Billerica

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 Billerica Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Billerica, 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 Billerica

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Billerica 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
Linden Ponds 400 LINDEN PONDS WAY HINGHAM, MA	12.00
Katzman Family Center For Living 17 LAFAYETTE AVENUE CHELSEA, MA	32.33
Newbridge On The Charles Skilled Nursing Facility 7000 GREAT MEADOW ROAD DEDHAM, MA	2.00
Continuing Care at Brooksby Village 400 BROOKSBY VILLAGE DRIVE PEABODY, MA	7.33
D'youville Care For Advanced Therapy 1071 VARNUM AVENUE LOWELL, MA	10.00
Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton 100 N BEACON STREET BOSTON, MA	9.33
Shrewsbury Rehabilitation and Nursing at Southgate 40 JULIO DRIVE SHREWSBURY, MA	36.00
Sherrill House 135 SOUTH HUNTINGTON AVENUE BOSTON, MA	18.67
Seven Hills Pediatric Center 22 HILLSIDE AVENUE GROTON, MA	21.33
Elizabeth Seton 125 OAKLAND STREET WELLESLEY, MA	20.00

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

Facility	Rating
Park Avenue Health Center 146 PARK AVENUE ARLINGTON, MA	176.00 /
Norwood Healthcare 460 WASHINGTON STREET NORWOOD, MA	309.00
Mill Town Health and Rehabilitation 22 MAPLE STREET AMESBURY, MA	256.50
Wilmington Rehab Center 90 WEST STREET WILMINGTON, MA	106.67
Adviniacare Newburyport 180 LOW STREET NEWBURYPORT, MA	637.50 /
Adviniacare Newton Wellesley 694 WORCESTER ROAD WELLESLEY, MA	246.83
Advocate Healthcare of East Boston, LLC 111 ORIENT AVENUE EAST BOSTON, MA	219.50
Affinity Healthcare 1102 WASHINGTON STREET BRAINTREE, MA	214.67
Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 3 PARK DRIVE WESTFORD, MA	104.67
Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 1010 VARNUM AVENUE LOWELL, MA	182.67

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