Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Boston, MA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Boston
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, Boston has a total of 187 active skilled nursing facilities and 22,597 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Boston of 4,688,346, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 207.48 persons in Boston. There were 17,407 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 77.03 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, Boston 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 Boston 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)	2.27	2.21 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.93	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 Boston 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 Boston 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 Boston

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 Boston Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Boston 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
Care One at Concord 57 OLD ROAD TO NINE ACRE CORNER W CONCORD, MA	13.33
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
Cardigan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 59 COUNTRY WAY SCITUATE, MA	31.33
Life Care Center of West Bridgewater 765 WEST CENTER STREET WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA	18.67
The Boston Home, Inc 2049 DORCHESTER AVENUE BOSTON, MA	17.33
Linden Ponds 400 LINDEN PONDS WAY HINGHAM, MA	12.00
Copley at Stoughton Nursing Care Center 380 SUMNER STREET STOUGHTON, MA	47.33
Masconomet Healthcare Center 123 HIGH STREET TOPSFIELD, MA	12.00
Continuing Care at Brooksby Village 400 BROOKSBY VILLAGE DRIVE PEABODY, MA	7.33

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

Facility	Rating
Lighthouse Nursing Care Center 204 PROCTOR AVENUE REVERE, MA	68.67
Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 3 PARK DRIVE WESTFORD, MA	104.67
Hathorne Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 15 KIRKBRIDE DRIVE DANVERS, MA	295.67
Park Avenue Health Center 146 PARK AVENUE ARLINGTON, MA	176.00 /
Southeast Health Care Center 184 LINCOLN STREET NORTH EASTON, MA	163.00 /
Royal Norwell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC 329 WASHINGTON STREET NORWELL, MA	340.33
Belvidere Healthcare Center 500 WENTWORTH AVENUE LOWELL, MA	181.00
Wilmington Rehab Center 90 WEST STREET WILMINGTON, MA	106.67
Adviniacare Newton Wellesley 694 WORCESTER ROAD WELLESLEY, MA	246.83
Affinity Healthcare 1102 WASHINGTON STREET BRAINTREE, MA	214.67

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