Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Rockland, MA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Rockland
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, Rockland has a total of 151 active skilled nursing facilities and 17,214 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Rockland of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Rockland. There were 13,239 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 76.91 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, Rockland 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 Rockland and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.76	0.65 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.27	2.21 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.84	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.87	3.82 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Rockland 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 Rockland there were a total of 56 new cases and 56 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 Rockland

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 Rockland Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Rockland 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
Rivercrest Long Term Care DEACONESS ROAD W CONCORD, MA	13.33
Phillips Manor Nursing Home 28 LINWOOD ROAD LYNN, MA	18.00
Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center 174 FOREST HILLS STREET BOSTON, MA	43.33
Lasell House 120 SEMINARY AVENUE NEWTON, MA	10.67
Cardigan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 59 COUNTRY WAY SCITUATE, MA	31.33
Care One at Concord 57 OLD ROAD TO NINE ACRE CORNER W CONCORD, MA	13.33
Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton 100 N BEACON STREET BOSTON, MA	9.33
Katzman Family Center For Living 17 LAFAYETTE AVENUE CHELSEA, MA	32.33
Sherrill House 135 SOUTH HUNTINGTON AVENUE BOSTON, MA	18.67
Brookhaven at Lexington 1010 WALTHAM STREET LEXINGTON, MA	6.67

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

Facility	Rating
Summit Commons Rehabilitation and Health Care Cnt 99 HILLSIDE AVENUE PROVIDENCE, RI	179.33
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
Wedgemere Healthcare 146 DEAN STREET TAUNTON, MA	179.50
Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 59 COOLIDGE HILL ROAD WATERTOWN, MA	145.33
Regalcare at Courtyard-Medford 200 GOVERNORS AVENUE MEDFORD, MA	162.67 /
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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