The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited November 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: D
Nursing home report
Leonard Florence Center for Living
CHELSEA, MA · Medicare-certified · 100 beds
In good standing
Non-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea, MA has a 5-star overall rating, with 5 stars for health inspections and staffing and 4 stars for quality measures. It reports 7.45 nurse hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines in the last 24 months, though recent inspection citations included medication handling, storage, and resident dignity issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
7.4521 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: November 20, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 7.4521.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.41
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.00
- Nurse aides
- 5.04
- Weekend nursing
- 7.02
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 25%
Registered nurse turnover: 14%
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
10.5%16.1%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4.2%2.4%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
11.3%6.6%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%1.2%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
1.5%5.1%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
10.8%15%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—25.4%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
35.3%42.5%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
8.2%4.5%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
36.6%45.2%Worsening
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
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
93.1%97.6%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—87%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.9%97.9%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited November 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: D
The home failed to respect the resident’s dignity and personal belongings. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 557 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents who could safely take their own medicines were allowed to self-administer them. Cited September 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 554 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited September 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of CHELSEA JEWISH LIFECARE · 5 homes · 4.8 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 97.5 residents on an average day (98% of 100 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 16 years
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.