Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Malden, MA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Malden
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, Malden has a total of 184 active skilled nursing facilities and 21,859 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Malden of 60,470, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 2.77 persons in Malden. There were 16,794 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 76.83 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, Malden 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 Malden 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)	0.95	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.94	3.83 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Malden 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 Malden there were a total of 34 new cases and 34 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 Malden

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 Malden Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Malden 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
Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton 100 N BEACON STREET BOSTON, MA	9.33
Rivercrest Long Term Care DEACONESS ROAD W CONCORD, MA	13.33
Lasell House 120 SEMINARY AVENUE NEWTON, MA	10.67
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

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

Facility	Rating
Mattapan Health and Rehabilitation Center 405 RIVER STREET MATTAPAN, MA	130.00
Royal Norwell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC 329 WASHINGTON STREET NORWELL, MA	340.33
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
West Newton Healthcare 25 ARMORY STREET WEST NEWTON, MA	334.50
Medway Country Manor Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitat 115 HOLLISTON STREET MEDWAY, MA	254.00

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