Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Bedford, MA

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

Updated on November 24, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Bedford has a total of 193 active skilled nursing facilities and 22,671 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Bedford of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Bedford. There were 17,572 residents in nursing homes as November 24, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 77.51 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, Bedford 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 Bedford 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)	0.97	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.96	3.83 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Bedford 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 Bedford there were a total of 41 new cases and 41 new deaths among residents for the week ending November 24, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Bedford

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 Bedford Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Bedford 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
Linden Ponds 400 LINDEN PONDS WAY HINGHAM, MA	12.00
Lakeview House Skld Nrsg and Residential Care Fac 87 SHATTUCK STREET HAVERHILL, MA	18.67
D'youville Care For Advanced Therapy 1071 VARNUM AVENUE LOWELL, MA	9.33
Dwyer Home 25 STONEHAVEN DRIVE WEYMOUTH, MA	28.67
Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton 100 N BEACON STREET BOSTON, MA	9.33
Elizabeth Seton 125 OAKLAND STREET WELLESLEY, MA	15.33
South Cove Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 288 WASHINGTON STREET QUINCY, MA	40.00
Shrewsbury Rehabilitation and Nursing at Southgate 40 JULIO DRIVE SHREWSBURY, MA	36.00
Greenwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 90 GREENWOOD STREET WAKEFIELD, MA	26.67
Seven Hills Pediatric Center 22 HILLSIDE AVENUE GROTON, MA	21.33

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

Facility	Rating
Pine Knoll Nursing Center 30 WATERTOWN STREET LEXINGTON, MA	173.17
Westborough Healthcare 8 COLONIAL DRIVE WESTBOROUGH, MA	75.67
Mattapan Health and Rehabilitation Center 405 RIVER STREET MATTAPAN, MA	130.00
Presentation Rehab and Skilled Care Center 10 BELLAMY STREET BOSTON, MA	69.33
Parkway Health and Rehabilitation Center 1190 VFW PARKWAY BOSTON, MA	208.67 /
Affinity Healthcare 1102 WASHINGTON STREET BRAINTREE, MA	214.67
Park Avenue Health Center 146 PARK AVENUE ARLINGTON, MA	176.00 /
Advocate Healthcare of East Boston, LLC 111 ORIENT AVENUE EAST BOSTON, MA	219.50
Andover Forest Post Acute Care Center 1801 TURNPIKE STREET NORTH ANDOVER, MA	109.00
Norwood Healthcare 460 WASHINGTON STREET NORWOOD, MA	309.00

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