Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Newton, MA

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

Updated on December 1, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Newton has a total of 193 active skilled nursing facilities and 23,198 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Newton of 88,414, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 3.81 persons in Newton. There were 17,972 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 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, Newton 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 Newton and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.71	0.65 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.28	2.22 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.94	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.92	3.83 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Newton 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 Newton there were a total of 77 new cases and 77 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Newton

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 Newton Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Newton 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
Life Care Center of West Bridgewater 765 WEST CENTER STREET WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA	24.00
Katzman Family Center For Living 17 LAFAYETTE AVENUE CHELSEA, MA	32.33
The Boston Home, Inc 2049 DORCHESTER AVENUE BOSTON, MA	17.33
Phillips Manor Nursing Home 28 LINWOOD ROAD LYNN, MA	18.00
Continuing Care at Brooksby Village 400 BROOKSBY VILLAGE DRIVE PEABODY, MA	6.67
Copley at Stoughton Nursing Care Center 380 SUMNER STREET STOUGHTON, MA	47.33
D'youville Care For Advanced Therapy 1071 VARNUM AVENUE LOWELL, MA	9.33
Dwyer Home 25 STONEHAVEN DRIVE WEYMOUTH, MA	28.67
Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton 100 N BEACON STREET BOSTON, MA	9.33
Elizabeth Seton 125 OAKLAND STREET WELLESLEY, MA	15.33

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

Facility	Rating
Medford Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 300 WINTHROP STREET MEDFORD, MA	143.00
Andover Forest Post Acute Care Center 1801 TURNPIKE STREET NORTH ANDOVER, MA	109.00
Wilmington Rehab Center 90 WEST STREET WILMINGTON, MA	106.67
Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 3 PARK DRIVE WESTFORD, MA	104.67
St Joseph Rehab and Nursing Care Center 321 CENTRE STREET DORCHESTER, MA	143.67
Norwood Healthcare 460 WASHINGTON STREET NORWOOD, MA	309.00
Westborough Healthcare 8 COLONIAL DRIVE WESTBOROUGH, MA	75.67
Melrose Healthcare 40 MARTIN STREET MELROSE, MA	128.00
Park Avenue Health Center 146 PARK AVENUE ARLINGTON, MA	176.00 /
Advocate Healthcare of East Boston, LLC 111 ORIENT AVENUE EAST BOSTON, MA	219.50

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