The greater Boston area is home to over 172 nursing homes and it is the goal of Nursing Home Law Center LLC’ Boston nursing home abuse lawyers to make sure that every one of them provides the dignity and quality of care that your loved ones deserve. In an effort to keep you up to date on current nursing care concerns and to help you avoid placing the people you care about in homes that have a history of mistreating patients, we have compiled information on the lowest rated facilities. Only by choosing to do your business elsewhere can we send a collective message to for-profit nursing chains that our loved ones’ health is more important than their profit margins.
Medicare releases publicly available information throughout the year on all nursing homes in Boston based on the data gathered through investigations, surveys and inspections. Currently, the national database reveals that inspectors detected serious violations and deficiencies at thirty-five (22%) of the 162 Boston nursing facilities that resulted in harm to the residents. If your loved one was mistreated, abused, injured or died unexpectedly from neglect while residing in a nursing home in Massachusetts, let our lawyers protect your rights. Contact the Boston nursing home abuse & neglect lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center (800-926-7565) today to schedule a free case review to discuss filing and resolving a claim for compensation to ensure you recover your damages.
Aside from its historic significance, Boston is a center for education with numerous universities with an international reach in the areas of law, medicine, business and engineering. It is also one of the most expensive places to live and raise a family in the United States. Its population of roughly 668,000 includes over 68,000 seniors and the Greater Boston Metropolitan Area is home to over 4.7 million people.
Seniors who are looking to remain active and healthy or who need access to various forms of assistance are able to access numerous programs through the City of Boston’s Elderly Commission. The commission provides access to community based services through senior centers throughout the city and you can learn more by calling (617) 635-4366 or visiting https://www.boston.gov/departments/elderly-commission.
Since the Boston area is home to so many nursing homes, our Boston nursing injury lawyers have focused on providing you with information on the most poorly rated facilities using information provided by Medicare’s nursing home compare tool. If you would like to see how any facility rates before placing a loved one under its care, you can access the latest Medicare ratings for all facilities in the area at https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare.
Overall Rating of 162 Nursing Homes
Rating: 5 out of 5 (61) Much above average
Rating: 4 out of 5 (44) Above average
Rating: 3 out of 5 (22) Average
Rating: 2 out of 5 (30) Below average
Rating: 1 out of 5 (5) Much below average
August 2018
Spaulding Nursing & Therapy Center- North End
70 Fulton Street
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 726-9701
Ownership— Non-profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 1 star out of 5
Primary concerns: Despite a nearly perfect staff quality rating, this facility received single star ratings in all other areas of assessment. In order to become a viable nursing center, marked improvements must be made to its quality measures and health and safety record.
Chelsea Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
932 Broadway
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 889-2250
Ownership— For profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 1 star out of 5
Primary concerns: It is much less surprising to see for-profit facilities receive negative marks because of their penchant for reducing staff levels to bare minimums. This center has a mediocre staff, a poor health inspection history and quality measures that are in need of improvements.
Life Care Center of Stoneham
25 Woodland Road
Stoneham, MA 02180
(781) 662-2545
Ownership— For profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 1 star out of 5
Primary concerns: The biggest concern here is an abysmal health inspection history, but understaffing may be a concern as well. Its staff only received an “average” rating, which means improvements can definitely be made; and until the center turns around its health and safety record, it should be avoided.
Golden Living Center- Melrose
40 Martin Street
Melrose, MA 02176
(781) 665-7050
Ownership— For profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 1 star out of 5
Primary concerns: The Golden Living Center chain operates numerous nursing centers in multiple states and has a record of poor care across many of its homes. Understaffing is often linked to its numerous health and safety violations and the inability to ensure that all patients receive the same level of care at this facility.
Quincy Health and Rehabilitation Center
11 McGrath Highway
Quincy, MA 02169
(617) 479-2820
Ownership— Non-profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 1 star out of 5
Primary concerns: This nursing center has demerits in all categories, including staff quality, quality measures and its health inspection history. Its health and safety score is a single star, which means patients are at risk of injury due to the spread of infection or other environmental hazards.
Kindred Transitional Care and Rehab- Highgate
10 Carematrix Drive
Dedham, MA 02026
(781) 461-9663
Ownership— For profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 1 star out of 5
Primary concerns: With a horrible health inspection history and quality measures that scored a single star, it is no surprise that this facility received such a low score overall. Its staff assessment received the highest rating, but was still mediocre.
Harborview Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation
1 Chief Justice Cushing Highway
Cohasset, MA 02025
(781) 383-9060
Ownership— For profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 1 star out of 5
Primary concerns: Despite average quality measures and staff, this facility has numerous health and safety violations. Environmental hazards can include the spread of disease, the presence of trip or fall hazards or poor hygienic practices.
The Brentwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
56 Liberty Street
Danvers, MA 01923
(978) 777-2700
Ownership— For profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 1 star out of 5
Primary concerns: A staff quality rating of only two stars can easily explain this facility’s horrible health inspection record and one star rating overall. For profit nursing homes need to hire and train properly equipped staffs to ensure patients receive the care they deserve and are guaranteed, even if it hurts the bottom line a little.
Wingate at Sudbury Rehab & Skilled Nursing Residence
136 Boston Post Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-2722
Ownership— For profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 1 star out of 5
Primary concerns: This is yet another facility on our list that has a history of health and safety violations. Improvements to staff quality and quality measures may address the concern, but its owners need to make the proper investment for this to happen.
Walden Health and Rehabilitation Center
785 Main Street
West Concord, MA 01742
(978) 396-6889
Ownership— Non-profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 1 star out of 5
Primary concerns: A facility plagued with health inspection deficiencies, this center can also make considerable improvements to its quality measures and staff.
The Guardian Center
888 North Main Street
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 587-6556
Ownership— Non-profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 1 star out of 5
Primary concerns: The primary concern here is an unacceptable health and safety record, but mediocre staff and quality measures ratings give reason for pause as well.
Care One at Essex Park
265 Essex Street
Beverly, MA 01915
(978) 927-3260
Ownership— For profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 1 star out of 5
Primary concerns: The amount of health inspection violations this facility has against it makes it unviable if you are searching for a quality nursing home that will look after your loved ones’ needs. Additionally, its staff quality rating is mediocre at best.
Blaire House of Tewksbury
10 Erlin Terrace
Tewksbury, MA 01876
(978) 851-3121
Ownership— For profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 1 star out of 5
Primary concerns: A quality measures score of only two stars and one star health inspection rating may be the result of an overworked and underemployed staff.
Most of the facilities our Boston nursing injury lawyers have covered above have been cited for health inspection deficiencies which place patients at risk of injury. These risks can come from biological threats such as the spread of infection or disease through poor hygiene practices, the improper preparation of food and the exposure of patients to contaminants. Other risks include trip or fall hazards, such as low-rise furniture, wet floors and clutter.
The injuries that your loved ones can suffer due to poor nursing care include any of the following.
Nursing Home Law Center LLC provides award winning legal services to the families of nursing abuse across the entire country and our attorneys have been able to recover compensation on behalf of thousands of victims. If you believe that your loved one is the victim of abuse, neglect or negligence of any kind, it is possible that you can hold the offending nursing facility accountable and recover the compensation you need to ensure your loved one is able to receive the care he or she needs to heal and cope.
Contact us today to arrange a free consultation with one of our qualified Boston nursing home abuse and neglect attorneys so that we can gather the information we need to investigate your claim. We will review all of your legal options with you and let you know what steps you should take next. Since our attorneys work on a contingency basis, you are also guaranteed results or our services will be free of charge.
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