Overview
Melrose Healthcare has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Massachusetts average of 3.1. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Melrose. Its strongest area is staffing (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 75% of nursing homes in Massachusetts (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 19, 2026, found 10 health deficiencies, more than the Massachusetts average of 6.4. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $49,324 in the past three years.
Melrose Healthcare is a for-profit facility with 106 certified beds, caring for about 94 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1989.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 19, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $49,324
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.55 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.51 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.78 hrs
- Nurse aides2.26 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 106
- Average residents per day
- 94
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 13, 1989
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes