Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Norwell, MA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Norwell
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Updated on January 5, 2025

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Norwell has a total of 136 active skilled nursing facilities and 15,797 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Norwell of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Norwell. There were 12,352 residents in nursing homes as January 5, 2025 for a city wide occupancy level of 78.19 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, Norwell 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 Norwell and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.76	0.65 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.37	2.27 / 2.32
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.90	0.97 / 0.87
All Staff	4.03	3.89 / 3.86

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

COVID-19 Infections in Norwell 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 Norwell there were a total of 38 new cases and 38 new deaths among residents for the week ending January 5, 2025. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Norwell

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 Norwell Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Norwell 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
Dwyer Home 25 STONEHAVEN DRIVE WEYMOUTH, MA	14.67
Southwood at Norwell Nursing Ctr 501 CORDWAINER DRIVE NORWELL, MA	17.33
Cardigan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 59 COUNTRY WAY SCITUATE, MA	37.33
South Cove Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 288 WASHINGTON STREET QUINCY, MA	40.00
Care One at Wilmington 750 WOBURN STREET WILMINGTON, MA	4.00
Carleton-Willard Village Retirement and Nursing Ctr 100 OLD BILLERICA ROAD BEDFORD, MA	24.67
Linden Ponds 400 LINDEN PONDS WAY HINGHAM, MA	5.33
Dexter House Healthcare 120 MAIN STREET MALDEN, MA	35.33
Elizabeth Seton 125 OAKLAND STREET WELLESLEY, MA	15.33

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

Facility	Rating
Brush Hill Care Center 1200 BRUSH HILL ROAD MILTON, MA	254.67
Park Avenue Health Center 146 PARK AVENUE ARLINGTON, MA	172.17
Charlwell House Health and Rehabilitation 305 WALPOLE STREET NORWOOD, MA	622.33
West Newton Healthcare 25 ARMORY STREET WEST NEWTON, MA	247.33
Wedgemere Healthcare 146 DEAN STREET TAUNTON, MA	135.67
Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 59 COOLIDGE HILL ROAD WATERTOWN, MA	135.33
Affinity Healthcare 1102 WASHINGTON STREET BRAINTREE, MA	140.00
Adviniacare Newton Wellesley 694 WORCESTER ROAD WELLESLEY, MA	187.00
Vantage at Wakefield LLC ONE BATHOL STREET WAKEFIELD, MA	304.83 /
Meadow Green Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 45 WOBURN STREET WALTHAM, MA	196.00

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