Overview
Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Massachusetts average of 3.1. Among the 2 nursing homes in Stoneham, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 68% of nursing homes in Massachusetts (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 15, 2026, found 7 health deficiencies, more than the Massachusetts average of 6.4. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $16,146 in the past three years.
Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 169 certified beds, caring for about 156 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1983.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 50%
Top 9%
Top 11%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 15, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $16,146
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.96 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.62 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.89 hrs
- Nurse aides2.45 hrs
- Physical therapists0.12 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 169
- Average residents per day
- 156
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 14, 1983
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes