Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Waltham, MA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Waltham
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, Waltham has a total of 193 active skilled nursing facilities and 22,955 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Waltham of 62,495, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 2.72 persons in Waltham. There were 17,870 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 77.85 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, Waltham 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 Waltham and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.70	0.65 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.26	2.21 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.95	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 Waltham 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 Waltham there were a total of 78 new cases and 78 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 Waltham

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 Waltham Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Waltham 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
Dwyer Home 25 STONEHAVEN DRIVE WEYMOUTH, MA	28.67
Carleton-Willard Village Retirement and Nursing Ctr 100 OLD BILLERICA ROAD BEDFORD, MA	31.33
Brookhaven at Lexington 1010 WALTHAM STREET LEXINGTON, MA	6.67
Rivercrest Long Term Care DEACONESS ROAD W CONCORD, MA	13.33
Lafayette Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing 25 LAFAYETTE STREET MARBLEHEAD, MA	23.33
Katzman Family Center For Living 17 LAFAYETTE AVENUE CHELSEA, MA	32.33
The Boston Home, Inc 2049 DORCHESTER AVENUE BOSTON, MA	17.33
Care One at Concord 57 OLD ROAD TO NINE ACRE CORNER W CONCORD, MA	13.33
Phillips Manor Nursing Home 28 LINWOOD ROAD LYNN, MA	18.00
Care One at Wilmington 750 WOBURN STREET WILMINGTON, MA	4.00

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

Facility	Rating
Lighthouse Nursing Care Center 204 PROCTOR AVENUE REVERE, MA	68.67
Mattapan Health and Rehabilitation Center 405 RIVER STREET MATTAPAN, MA	130.00
The Guardian Center 888 NORTH MAIN STREET BROCKTON, MA	284.00
Norwood Healthcare 460 WASHINGTON STREET NORWOOD, MA	309.00
Wilmington Rehab Center 90 WEST STREET WILMINGTON, MA	106.67
Adviniacare Newton Wellesley 694 WORCESTER ROAD WELLESLEY, MA	246.83
Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 3 PARK DRIVE WESTFORD, MA	104.67
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

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