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87/100

Excellent

Alliance Health At Braintree

175 Grove Street, Braintree, MA 02184

CMS 5/5 stars #7 of 33 in Norfolk County (781) 848-2050
Certified beds
101
Occupancy
96%
Ownership
Non-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Alliance Health At Braintree

Alliance Health At Braintree runs on more nursing hours than most homes in the country, about 4.25 per resident day against a national average near 3.86, and it holds onto its staff better than average too, with turnover at 33.7% versus roughly 46% nationally. Weekend coverage dips about 13% below weekday levels, which is common but worth knowing if your family visits on Saturdays or Sundays. The inspection record is clean where it matters: four deficiencies on file, none causing harm, none tied to abuse, and the most recent visit was in July 2025. As a nonprofit, it answers to a board rather than shareholders.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing20/30Stability15/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

20/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →4.41 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.74 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 13% against weekdays

Staff stability

15/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →34% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

12/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day4.25 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.74 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours3.71 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover33.70%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: July 21, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of ALLIANCE HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, which operates 8 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Alliance Health At Braintree

What is the ElderGrade for Alliance Health At Braintree? +

Alliance Health At Braintree holds an ElderGrade of A (87 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Alliance Health At Braintree? +

Residents receive an average of 4.25 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Alliance Health At Braintree been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Alliance Health At Braintree accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Alliance Health At Braintree is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.