Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Kingston, MA

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

Updated on October 27, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Kingston has a total of 94 active skilled nursing facilities and 11,788 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Kingston of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Kingston. There were 9,302 residents in nursing homes as October 27, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 78.91 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, Kingston 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 Kingston 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)	2.20	2.21 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.90	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.79	3.82 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Kingston 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 Kingston there were a total of 25 new cases and 25 new deaths among residents for the week ending October 27, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Kingston

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 Kingston Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Kingston 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
Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton 100 N BEACON STREET BOSTON, MA	9.33
Newbridge On The Charles Skilled Nursing Facility 7000 GREAT MEADOW ROAD DEDHAM, MA	2.00
Hannah B G Shaw Home 299 WAREHAM STREET MIDDLEBORO, MA	8.00
Bay Path at Duxbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr 308 KINGSTOWN WAY DUXBURY, MA	8.67
Life Care Center of West Bridgewater 765 WEST CENTER STREET WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA	18.67
The Boston Home, Inc 2049 DORCHESTER AVENUE BOSTON, MA	17.33
Linden Ponds 400 LINDEN PONDS WAY HINGHAM, MA	12.00
Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center 174 FOREST HILLS STREET BOSTON, MA	43.33
Recuperative Services Unit-Hebrew Rehab Center 1200 CENTRE STREET BOSTON, MA	15.33
Life Care Center of Plymouth 94 OBERY STREET PLYMOUTH, MA	13.33

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

Facility	Rating
Fall River Healthcare 1748 HIGHLAND AVENUE FALL RIVER, MA	405.17
St Joseph Rehab and Nursing Care Center 321 CENTRE STREET DORCHESTER, MA	143.67
Cape Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center 37 ROUTE 6A SANDWICH, MA	205.33
Brush Hill Care Center 1200 BRUSH HILL ROAD MILTON, MA	286.00
Affinity Healthcare 1102 WASHINGTON STREET BRAINTREE, MA	214.67
Mattapan Health and Rehabilitation Center 405 RIVER STREET MATTAPAN, MA	130.00
Charlwell House Health and Rehabilitation 305 WALPOLE STREET NORWOOD, MA	627.33
Colony Center For Health and Rehabilitation 277 WASHINGTON STREET ABINGTON, MA	164.33
West Newton Healthcare 25 ARMORY STREET WEST NEWTON, MA	336.50
Wedgemere Healthcare 146 DEAN STREET TAUNTON, MA	179.50

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