Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Chelsea, MA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Chelsea
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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, Chelsea has a total of 181 active skilled nursing facilities and 21,679 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Chelsea of 39,690, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 1.83 persons in Chelsea. There were 16,690 residents in nursing homes as December 8, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 76.99 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, Chelsea 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 Chelsea 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)	0.94	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.93	3.83 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Chelsea 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 Chelsea there were a total of 36 new cases and 36 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 Chelsea

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 Chelsea Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Chelsea 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
Katzman Family Center For Living 17 LAFAYETTE AVENUE CHELSEA, MA	32.33
Rivercrest Long Term Care DEACONESS ROAD W CONCORD, MA	13.33
Cardigan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 59 COUNTRY WAY SCITUATE, MA	31.33
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
Lafayette Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing 25 LAFAYETTE STREET MARBLEHEAD, MA	23.33
Care One at Wilmington 750 WOBURN STREET WILMINGTON, MA	4.00
Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton 100 N BEACON STREET BOSTON, MA	9.33

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

Facility	Rating
Serenity Hill Nursing Center 655 DEDHAM ST WRENTHAM, MA	60.00
Royal Norwell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC 329 WASHINGTON STREET NORWELL, MA	340.33
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
Advocate Healthcare of East Boston, LLC 111 ORIENT AVENUE EAST BOSTON, MA	219.50
Affinity Healthcare 1102 WASHINGTON STREET BRAINTREE, MA	214.67
Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 3 PARK DRIVE WESTFORD, MA	104.67
Colony Center For Health and Rehabilitation 277 WASHINGTON STREET ABINGTON, MA	164.33
Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 59 COOLIDGE HILL ROAD WATERTOWN, MA	170.67

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