Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Watertown, MA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Watertown
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Updated on December 8, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Watertown has a total of 194 active skilled nursing facilities and 23,020 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Watertown of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Watertown. There were 17,874 residents in nursing homes as December 8, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 77.65 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, Watertown 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 Watertown and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.71	0.65 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.28	2.22 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.95	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.94	3.83 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Watertown 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 Watertown there were a total of 54 new cases and 54 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 8, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Watertown

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 Watertown Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Watertown 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
Recuperative Services Unit-Hebrew Rehab Center 1200 CENTRE STREET BOSTON, MA	15.33
Neville Center at Fresh Pond For Nursing and Rehab 640 CONCORD AVENUE CAMBRIDGE, MA	32.67
The Commons Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 3 HARVEST CIRCLE LINCOLN, MA	21.33
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 Boston Home, Inc 2049 DORCHESTER AVENUE BOSTON, MA	17.33
Linden Ponds 400 LINDEN PONDS WAY HINGHAM, MA	12.00
Masconomet Healthcare Center 123 HIGH STREET TOPSFIELD, MA	12.00
Carleton-Willard Village Retirement and Nursing Ctr 100 OLD BILLERICA ROAD BEDFORD, MA	31.33
Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton 100 N BEACON STREET BOSTON, MA	9.33

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

Facility	Rating
Eastpointe Rehab Center 255 CENTRAL AVENUE CHELSEA, MA	216.00
Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 59 COOLIDGE HILL ROAD WATERTOWN, MA	170.67
Serenity Hill Nursing Center 655 DEDHAM ST WRENTHAM, MA	60.00
Twin Oaks Center 63 LOCUST STREET DANVERS, MA	194.00
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
Westborough Healthcare 8 COLONIAL DRIVE WESTBOROUGH, MA	75.67

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