Nursing home report
BOSTON, MA · Medicare-certified · 120 beds
5 out of 5 stars overall. Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center has strong ratings across quality and staffing, no fines in the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing slightly above the federal benchmark (4.21 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day); recent inspection citations included care for activities of daily living, dialysis care, and medication storage/labeling.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.212 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.212.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
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
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
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
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide needed care and help with daily activities for residents who could not do them on their own. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 677 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(2) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate dialysis care for a resident who needed it. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 698 — 42 CFR §483.25(l) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure residents fully understood their health status, care, and treatments. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 552 — 42 CFR §483.10 — 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 May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
