Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Westwood, MA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Westwood
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, Westwood has a total of 197 active skilled nursing facilities and 23,495 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Westwood of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Westwood. There were 18,159 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 77.29 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, Westwood 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 Westwood 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)	2.30	2.22 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.88	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.90	3.83 / 3.84

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

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

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 Westwood Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Westwood 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
Katzman Family Center For Living 17 LAFAYETTE AVENUE CHELSEA, MA	32.33
Phillips Manor Nursing Home 28 LINWOOD ROAD LYNN, MA	18.00
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
Dwyer Home 25 STONEHAVEN DRIVE WEYMOUTH, MA	28.67
Elizabeth Seton 125 OAKLAND STREET WELLESLEY, MA	15.33
Greenwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 90 GREENWOOD STREET WAKEFIELD, MA	26.67
Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton 100 N BEACON STREET BOSTON, MA	9.33
Hannah B G Shaw Home 299 WAREHAM STREET MIDDLEBORO, MA	8.00

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

Facility	Rating
Eastpointe Rehab Center 255 CENTRAL AVENUE CHELSEA, MA	216.00
St Joseph Rehab and Nursing Care Center 321 CENTRE STREET DORCHESTER, MA	143.67
Wedgemere Healthcare 146 DEAN STREET TAUNTON, MA	174.50
Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center 70 GILL AVENUE PAWTUCKET, RI	403.67
Adviniacare Newton Wellesley 694 WORCESTER ROAD WELLESLEY, MA	246.83
Parkway Health and Rehabilitation Center 1190 VFW PARKWAY BOSTON, MA	208.67 /
Advocate Healthcare of East Boston, LLC 111 ORIENT AVENUE EAST BOSTON, MA	219.50
Affinity Healthcare 1102 WASHINGTON STREET BRAINTREE, MA	214.67
Park Avenue Health Center 146 PARK AVENUE ARLINGTON, MA	176.00 /
Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 3 PARK DRIVE WESTFORD, MA	104.67

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