Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Walpole, MA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Walpole
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, Walpole has a total of 196 active skilled nursing facilities and 23,135 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Walpole of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Walpole. There were 18,123 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 78.34 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, Walpole 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 Walpole 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)	2.32	2.22 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.84	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.89	3.83 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Walpole 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 Walpole 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 Walpole

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 Walpole Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Walpole 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
The Boston Home, Inc 2049 DORCHESTER AVENUE BOSTON, MA	17.33
Recuperative Services Unit-Hebrew Rehab Center 1200 CENTRE STREET BOSTON, MA	15.33
Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center 174 FOREST HILLS STREET BOSTON, MA	43.33
Leonard Florence Center For Living 165 CAPTAIN'S ROW CHELSEA, MA	22.67
Life Care Center of Attleboro 969 PARK STREET ATTLEBORO, MA	36.67
Brookhaven at Lexington 1010 WALTHAM STREET LEXINGTON, MA	6.67
Life Care Center of West Bridgewater 765 WEST CENTER STREET WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA	24.00
The Commons Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 3 HARVEST CIRCLE LINCOLN, MA	21.33
Dwyer Home 25 STONEHAVEN DRIVE WEYMOUTH, MA	28.67
Linden Ponds 400 LINDEN PONDS WAY HINGHAM, MA	12.00

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

Facility	Rating
Blaire House of Milford 20 CLAFLIN STREET MILFORD, MA	149.33
Berkshire Place 455 DOUGLAS AVENUE PROVIDENCE, RI	191.00
Southshore Health Care Center 115 NORTH AVENUE ROCKLAND, MA	126.00
Westborough Healthcare 8 COLONIAL DRIVE WESTBOROUGH, MA	75.67
Adviniacare Newton Wellesley 694 WORCESTER ROAD WELLESLEY, MA	246.83
Greenville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 735 PUTNAM PIKE GREENVILLE, RI	387.50 /
Advocate Healthcare of East Boston, LLC 111 ORIENT AVENUE EAST BOSTON, MA	219.50
Affinity Healthcare 1102 WASHINGTON STREET BRAINTREE, MA	214.67
Wedgemere Healthcare 146 DEAN STREET TAUNTON, MA	174.50
Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 59 COOLIDGE HILL ROAD WATERTOWN, MA	170.67

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