Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Fall River, MA

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

Updated on December 1, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Fall River has a total of 108 active skilled nursing facilities and 13,214 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Fall River of 89,541, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 6.78 persons in Fall River. There were 10,868 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 82.25 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, Fall River 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 Fall River and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.72	0.65 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.32	2.22 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.66	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.70	3.83 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Fall River 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 Fall River there were a total of 42 new cases and 42 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Fall River

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 Fall River Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Fall River 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	24.00
Elmwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 225 ELMWOOD AVENUE PROVIDENCE, RI	16.00
South Kingstown Nursing and Rehab Ctr 2115 SOUTH COUNTY TRAIL WEST KINGSTON, RI	14.67
Roberts Health Centre Inc 25 ROBERTS WAY NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI	7.33
Life Care Center of Plymouth 94 OBERY STREET PLYMOUTH, MA	12.00
Life Care Center of Attleboro 969 PARK STREET ATTLEBORO, MA	36.67
John Clarke Retirement Center The 600 VALLEY ROAD MIDDLETOWN, RI	6.00
Jeanne Jugan Residence 964 MAIN STREET PAWTUCKET, RI	8.00
Tockwotton On The Waterfront 500 WATERFRONT DRIVE EAST PROVIDENCE, RI	14.67
Hannah B G Shaw Home 299 WAREHAM STREET MIDDLEBORO, MA	8.00

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

Facility	Rating
Fall River Jewish Home 538 ROBESON STREET FALL RIVER, MA	264.67 /
Greenville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 735 PUTNAM PIKE GREENVILLE, RI	387.50 /
Plymouth Harborside Healthcare 19 OBERY STREET PLYMOUTH, MA	302.33
Sachem Center For Health and Rehabilitation 66 CENTRAL STREET EAST BRIDGEWATER, MA	175.33 /
Southeast Health Care Center 184 LINCOLN STREET NORTH EASTON, MA	163.00 /
Berkshire Place 455 DOUGLAS AVENUE PROVIDENCE, RI	191.00
Brandon Woods of New Bedford 397 COUNTY STREET NEW BEDFORD, MA	120.00
Brandon Woods of Dartmouth 567 DARTMOUTH STREET SOUTH DARTMOUTH, MA	112.67
Wedgemere Healthcare 146 DEAN STREET TAUNTON, MA	174.50
Sarah S Brayton Center 4901 NORTH MAIN STREET FALL RIVER, MA	133.33

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