Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Norwood, MA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Norwood
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, Norwood has a total of 193 active skilled nursing facilities and 23,040 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Norwood of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Norwood. There were 17,883 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 77.62 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, Norwood 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 Norwood 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)	2.31	2.22 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.87	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.90	3.83 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Norwood 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 Norwood there were a total of 36 new cases and 36 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 Norwood

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 Norwood Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Norwood 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
Jeanne Jugan Residence 964 MAIN STREET PAWTUCKET, RI	8.00
Carleton-Willard Village Retirement and Nursing Ctr 100 OLD BILLERICA ROAD BEDFORD, MA	31.33
The Boston Home, Inc 2049 DORCHESTER AVENUE BOSTON, MA	17.33
Newbridge On The Charles Skilled Nursing Facility 7000 GREAT MEADOW ROAD DEDHAM, MA	2.00
Copley at Stoughton Nursing Care Center 380 SUMNER STREET STOUGHTON, MA	47.33
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
Greenwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 90 GREENWOOD STREET WAKEFIELD, MA	26.67

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

Facility	Rating
Colony Center For Health and Rehabilitation 277 WASHINGTON STREET ABINGTON, MA	164.33
Berkshire Place 455 DOUGLAS AVENUE PROVIDENCE, RI	191.00
Pine Knoll Nursing Center 30 WATERTOWN STREET LEXINGTON, MA	173.17
Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center 70 GILL AVENUE PAWTUCKET, RI	403.67
Norwood Healthcare 460 WASHINGTON STREET NORWOOD, MA	309.00
Oak Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center 544 PLEASANT STREET PAWTUCKET, RI	156.17
Salem Rehab Center 7 LORING HILLS AVENUE SALEM, MA	137.33
Brush Hill Care Center 1200 BRUSH HILL ROAD MILTON, MA	286.00
Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 59 COOLIDGE HILL ROAD WATERTOWN, MA	170.67
Adviniacare Newton Wellesley 694 WORCESTER ROAD WELLESLEY, MA	246.83

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