Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Norwell, MA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Norwell
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, Norwell has a total of 138 active skilled nursing facilities and 16,192 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Norwell of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Norwell. There were 12,482 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 77.09 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, Norwell 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 Norwell and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.74	0.65 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.28	2.21 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.89	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 Norwell 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 Norwell there were a total of 66 new cases and 66 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 Norwell

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 Norwell Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Norwell 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
Copley at Stoughton Nursing Care Center 380 SUMNER STREET STOUGHTON, MA	47.33
The Commons Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 3 HARVEST CIRCLE LINCOLN, MA	21.33
Elizabeth Seton 125 OAKLAND STREET WELLESLEY, MA	20.00
Dwyer Home 25 STONEHAVEN DRIVE WEYMOUTH, MA	28.67
Recuperative Services Unit-Hebrew Rehab Center 1200 CENTRE STREET BOSTON, MA	15.33
Carleton-Willard Village Retirement and Nursing Ctr 100 OLD BILLERICA ROAD BEDFORD, MA	31.33
Sherrill House 135 SOUTH HUNTINGTON AVENUE BOSTON, MA	18.67
Katzman Family Center For Living 17 LAFAYETTE AVENUE CHELSEA, MA	32.33
Care One at Wilmington 750 WOBURN STREET WILMINGTON, MA	4.00
Phillips Manor Nursing Home 28 LINWOOD ROAD LYNN, MA	18.00

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

Facility	Rating
Colony Center For Health and Rehabilitation 277 WASHINGTON STREET ABINGTON, MA	164.33
Wedgemere Healthcare 146 DEAN STREET TAUNTON, MA	179.50
Park Avenue Health Center 146 PARK AVENUE ARLINGTON, MA	176.00 /
Mattapan Health and Rehabilitation Center 405 RIVER STREET MATTAPAN, MA	130.00
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
West Newton Healthcare 25 ARMORY STREET WEST NEWTON, MA	336.50
Parkway Health and Rehabilitation Center 1190 VFW PARKWAY BOSTON, MA	209.33 /
Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center 70 GILL AVENUE PAWTUCKET, RI	432.83

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