The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited March 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
Nursing home report
BOSTON HOME, INC (THE)
BOSTON, MA · Medicare-certified · 96 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall
Boston Home, Inc. (The) in Boston has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for health inspections and staffing and 4 stars for quality measures. It reports 6.08 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines in the last 24 months, though recent inspection citations were noted.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
6.0753 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: April 23, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 6.0753.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.79
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.99
- Nurse aides
- 4.29
- Weekend nursing
- 5.64
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 14%
Registered nurse turnover: 13%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
9.8%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.1%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
13.4%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
8.1%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
1.7%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
4.7%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
25.4%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
2.8%Steady
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
99%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.7%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to promptly report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and share the investigation results with the proper authorities. Cited March 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 609 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited March 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited March 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited March 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 93.1 residents on an average day (97% of 96 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 35 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.