Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Brighton, MA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Brighton
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, Brighton has a total of 192 active skilled nursing facilities and 23,073 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Brighton of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Brighton. There were 17,858 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 77.40 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, Brighton 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 Brighton 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)	0.94	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 Brighton 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 Brighton there were a total of 80 new cases and 80 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 Brighton

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 Brighton Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Brighton 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
Neville Center at Fresh Pond For Nursing and Rehab 640 CONCORD AVENUE CAMBRIDGE, MA	32.67
Care One at Wilmington 750 WOBURN STREET WILMINGTON, MA	4.00
Elizabeth Seton 125 OAKLAND STREET WELLESLEY, MA	20.00
Care One at Concord 57 OLD ROAD TO NINE ACRE CORNER W CONCORD, MA	13.33
Recuperative Services Unit-Hebrew Rehab Center 1200 CENTRE STREET BOSTON, MA	15.33
Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center 174 FOREST HILLS STREET BOSTON, MA	43.33
The Commons Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 3 HARVEST CIRCLE LINCOLN, MA	21.33
Lasell House 120 SEMINARY AVENUE NEWTON, MA	10.67
Lafayette Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing 25 LAFAYETTE STREET MARBLEHEAD, MA	23.33
The Boston Home, Inc 2049 DORCHESTER AVENUE BOSTON, MA	17.33

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

Facility	Rating
Melrose Healthcare 40 MARTIN STREET MELROSE, MA	128.00
Westborough Healthcare 8 COLONIAL DRIVE WESTBOROUGH, MA	74.33
Belvidere Healthcare Center 500 WENTWORTH AVENUE LOWELL, MA	181.00
Parkway Health and Rehabilitation Center 1190 VFW PARKWAY BOSTON, MA	209.33 /
West Newton Healthcare 25 ARMORY STREET WEST NEWTON, MA	336.50
Medford Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 300 WINTHROP STREET MEDFORD, MA	146.00
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
Wilmington Rehab Center 90 WEST STREET WILMINGTON, MA	106.67

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