Nursing home
MELROSE HEALTHCARE
MELROSE, MA · Middlesex County
1 / 5Much below average✓ Participates in Medicaid
Source: CMS Care Compare · updated monthly. What this rating means: CMS combines health inspections, staffing, and quality measures into an overall 1–5 star score.
Special Focus Facility candidate This home is being considered for the Special Focus Facility program. Candidacy is not the same as active enrollment, and is not itself proof of abuse. Learn more
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How MELROSE HEALTHCARE rates
RN hours per resident per day: 0.50437 hrs. Total nurse hours per resident per day: 3.48812 hrs.
Inspection & enforcement history
Health-inspection rating1 of 5 — below average
Health deficiencies (last cycle)27
Medicare fines$49,324 · 1 penalty
Deficiencies are problems inspectors found during unannounced surveys; fines are penalties CMS imposed. See the full list of citations and their severity on Medicare.gov Care Compare.
Costs & what may pay
What nursing homes typically cost in MA: semi-private about $9,581/mo · private about $10,798/mo (CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey, 2025) (national median; state figure unavailable)
A regional benchmark, not this home’s price. Ask the facility for a written estimate. Medicaid may cover long-term care for those who qualify — participation is not a guarantee of coverage or an available bed.
What may pay for nursing-home care
- Medicare. Covers only a short, skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay (up to 100 days, with cost-sharing after day 20) — not ongoing custodial long-term care.
- Medicaid. The main payer for long-term nursing-home care for those who qualify financially; participation is shown per home, but participation is not the same as eligibility or an available bed. In most states this is delivered through a Medicaid managed-care plan (MLTSS — Managed Long Term Services and Supports) that coordinates the care; check your state's program.
- VA benefits. May help eligible veterans and some spouses; rules and facilities vary.
- Long-term care insurance. Pays per your policy's terms, elimination period, and daily limits.
- Private pay. Out of pocket, often combined with the above. Ask each home for a written estimate.
Medicaid managed care in MA: In MA, Medicaid long-term care is delivered through a managed-care plan (MLTSS) — about 77,340 people were enrolled (2024). You'd enroll in a plan that coordinates nursing-home or at-home care. Check your state Medicaid office for the current programs.
Questions to ask on a tour
- What is your nurse-to-resident ratio on evenings, nights, and weekends?
- How do you handle a resident's specific medical needs and medication changes?
- May I see your most recent inspection results and how you fixed any issues?
- Your health-inspection rating is below average — which citations were involved and how were they corrected?
- Your quality-measure rating is below average — how do you track falls, pressure ulcers, and rehospitalizations?
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Reference
Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified beds: 106
Recent fines: 1 totaling $49,324
Deficiencies (last cycle): 27
Data from CMS Care Compare · Medicare.gov