Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in West Newton, MA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in West Newton
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on October 13, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, West Newton has a total of 194 active skilled nursing facilities and 23,297 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of West Newton of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in West Newton. There were 18,228 residents in nursing homes as October 13, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 78.24 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, West Newton 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 West Newton 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)	0.94	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.90	3.82 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in West Newton 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 West Newton there were a total of 62 new cases and 62 new deaths among residents for the week ending October 13, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in West Newton

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 West Newton Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in West Newton 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	18.67
Katzman Family Center For Living 17 LAFAYETTE AVENUE CHELSEA, MA	32.33
Phillips Manor Nursing Home 28 LINWOOD ROAD LYNN, MA	18.00
Continuing Care at Brooksby Village 400 BROOKSBY VILLAGE DRIVE PEABODY, MA	7.33
Copley at Stoughton Nursing Care Center 380 SUMNER STREET STOUGHTON, MA	47.33
D'youville Care For Advanced Therapy 1071 VARNUM AVENUE LOWELL, MA	10.00
Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton 100 N BEACON STREET BOSTON, MA	9.33
Dwyer Home 25 STONEHAVEN DRIVE WEYMOUTH, MA	28.67
Elizabeth Seton 125 OAKLAND STREET WELLESLEY, MA	20.00
Greenwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 90 GREENWOOD STREET WAKEFIELD, MA	26.67

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

Facility	Rating
Blaire House of Milford 20 CLAFLIN STREET MILFORD, MA	149.33
Westborough Healthcare 8 COLONIAL DRIVE WESTBOROUGH, MA	74.33
Parkway Health and Rehabilitation Center 1190 VFW PARKWAY BOSTON, MA	209.33 /
Medford Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 300 WINTHROP STREET MEDFORD, MA	146.00
Park Avenue Health Center 146 PARK AVENUE ARLINGTON, MA	176.00 /
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
Wilmington Rehab Center 90 WEST STREET WILMINGTON, MA	106.67
Norwood Healthcare 460 WASHINGTON STREET NORWOOD, MA	309.00

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