★★★★★CMS 5/5100 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 7.34 /day
- Staff turnover
- 31%
- Serious cites
- 0
Nurse staffing at Leonard Florence Center for Living runs 7.34 hours per resident day, roughly 90% above the national average of 3.86, so direct care hours are generous rather than tight. Weekend coverage dips about 6% below its own weekday level, a modest gap. Annual turnover sits at 31.2%, well under the 45.8% national figure, and the nonprofit corporation that runs it has kept its inspection record current through November 2025. The eight deficiencies on file include none at the harm or jeopardy level and nothing related to abuse, with 5/5 stars across health inspections, quality measures, and staffing.
★★★★★CMS 5/5123 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.01 /day
- Staff turnover
- 24%
- Serious cites
- 0
Katzman Family Center for Living runs on a nonprofit model with 123 certified beds in Chelsea, and the numbers behind its record are steady across the board. Nurse staffing sits at 4.01 hours per resident day, a bit above the national average, though weekend coverage drops roughly 10% from its weekday level, worth asking about if your family visits or needs care on Saturdays and Sundays. Staff turnover is 23.8%, close to half the national rate, which suggests people tend to stay. The inspection history is clean: three deficiencies on record, none at the harm level and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in March 2026.
★★★★☆CMS 4/5154 bedsGovernment
- Nurse hours
- 6.97 /day
- Staff turnover
- n/a
- Serious cites
- 0
The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea runs on 6.97 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 81% more staffing than the national average of 3.86. That's an unusual amount of hands-on time, and it shows in the staffing star rating. Weekend coverage dips about 9% below its own weekday level, so ask how that plays out on a Saturday. State-run and inspected most recently in September 2025, it carries 24 deficiencies on its current record, three tied to abuse, though none at the harm or jeopardy level. A 4/5 inspection rating and 3/5 on quality measures round out a record that's solid on staffing, thinner on measured care quality.
★☆☆☆☆CMS 1/5195 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.02 /day
- Staff turnover
- 49%
- Serious cites
- 0
Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a 195-bed for-profit home in Chelsea, and the numbers worth knowing start with staffing: 3.02 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 22% under the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage drops about 7% below what the home itself staffs on weekdays, and turnover sits at 48.6%, a bit above the national 45.8%. The inspection record is the bigger concern: 77 deficiencies, five of them abuse-related, with the most recent inspection dated March 2026. No deficiency currently rises to harm or jeopardy level, which matters. But 77 findings and a one-star health inspection rating point to a home where problems get cited repeatedly. Ask about the abuse-related deficiencies specifically, and about who's actually on the floor on weekends.