Nursing home report
The Boston Home
Registered name: BOSTON HOME, INC (THE)
BOSTON, MA · Medicare-certified · 96 beds
5 of 5 stars overall. The Boston Home in Boston, MA has 5-star health inspection and staffing ratings, a 3-star quality measures rating, reported nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (6.10 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), and no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
6.0966 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 6.0966.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.81
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.01
- Nurse aides
- 4.28
- Weekend nursing
- 5.69
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
What the inspectors found
No inspection deficiencies are on record for this facility.
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Inspection completed with no recorded health deficiencies.
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
See what inspectors found
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 93.1 residents on an average day (97% of 96 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 36 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.