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B

80/100

Above average

Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

431 Pond Street, Boston, MA 02130

CMS 3/5 stars #12 of 22 in Suffolk County (617) 522-2600
Certified beds
83
Occupancy
93%
Ownership
Non-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

The Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center runs on a nonprofit model with 83 certified beds in Boston, and its staff retention is genuinely unusual: 15% annual turnover against a national average near 46%. That kind of stability matters for residents who need consistent caregivers. But the staffing picture is complicated, total nurse hours land essentially at the national average, and weekend coverage drops about 8% below the home's own weekday levels, which is where gaps tend to show up. Inspections look solid: a 4/5 health inspection rating, most recently surveyed in December 2025, with zero deficiencies at the harm level. The 15 deficiencies on record include 3 tied to abuse, worth asking about directly.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing13/30Stability15/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement10/10

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

13/30

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

  • →3.71 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.37 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 8% 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.

  • →15% 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 day3.88 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.37 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

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

Weekend nurse hours3.58 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

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

Nursing staff turnover15.00%
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: December 11, 2025 (10 months ago). No citations were recorded.

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

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Common questions about Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

What is the ElderGrade for Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center? +

Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center holds an ElderGrade of B (80 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". 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 Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center? +

Residents receive an average of 3.88 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 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 Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 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.