Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in East Boston, MA

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

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, East Boston has a total of 184 active skilled nursing facilities and 22,122 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of East Boston of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in East Boston. There were 17,056 residents in nursing homes as December 8, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 77.10 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, East 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 East 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)	2.28	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 East 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 East Boston there were a total of 39 new cases and 39 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 East 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 East Boston Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in East 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
Newbridge On The Charles Skilled Nursing Facility 7000 GREAT MEADOW ROAD DEDHAM, MA	2.00
Rivercrest Long Term Care DEACONESS ROAD W CONCORD, MA	13.33
Linden Ponds 400 LINDEN PONDS WAY HINGHAM, MA	12.00
Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton 100 N BEACON STREET BOSTON, MA	9.33
New England Pediatric Care 78 BOSTON ROAD NORTH BILLERICA, MA	14.40
Carleton-Willard Village Retirement and Nursing Ctr 100 OLD BILLERICA ROAD BEDFORD, MA	31.33
South Cove Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 288 WASHINGTON STREET QUINCY, MA	40.00
Masconomet Healthcare Center 123 HIGH STREET TOPSFIELD, MA	12.00
Continuing Care at Brooksby Village 400 BROOKSBY VILLAGE DRIVE PEABODY, MA	6.67
Copley at Stoughton Nursing Care Center 380 SUMNER STREET STOUGHTON, MA	47.33

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

Facility	Rating
Serenity Hill Nursing Center 655 DEDHAM ST WRENTHAM, MA	60.00
Adviniacare Newton Wellesley 694 WORCESTER ROAD WELLESLEY, MA	246.83
Melrose Healthcare 40 MARTIN STREET MELROSE, MA	128.00
Medway Country Manor Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitat 115 HOLLISTON STREET MEDWAY, MA	254.00
Medford Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 300 WINTHROP STREET MEDFORD, MA	143.00
Hathorne Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 15 KIRKBRIDE DRIVE DANVERS, MA	295.67
The Guardian Center 888 NORTH MAIN STREET BROCKTON, MA	204.00
Mattapan Health and Rehabilitation Center 405 RIVER STREET MATTAPAN, MA	130.00
Wilmington Rehab Center 90 WEST STREET WILMINGTON, MA	106.67
Blaire House of Milford 20 CLAFLIN STREET MILFORD, MA	149.33

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