Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a 195-bed for-profit nursing home in Chelsea, Massachusetts, part of Marquis Health Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.84 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 48.6% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
255 Central AvenueChelsea, MA 02150
Suffolk County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 1.84 hours per resident per day, 18% below the Massachusetts average. With about 186 residents a day, that works out to roughly 343 aide hours a day, or about 43 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.84 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.51 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.02 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.81 | 3.48 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
48.6% of nursing staff at Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 81.5%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 5, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Marquis Health Services, 87 homes
- Legal name: Highland Park Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 4, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Katzman Family Center for Living Chelsea | 0.8 | 123 | 2.61 | 4.01 | 23.8% | 5 | None |
| The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea Chelsea | 1.0 | 154 | 4.35 | 6.97 | — | 4 | None |
| Leonard Florence Center for Living Chelsea | 1.0 | 100 | 4.97 | 7.34 | 31.2% | 5 | None |
| The Center at Advocate East Boston | 1.0 | 190 | 1.90 | 3.28 | 41.5% | 1 | $69,000 |
| Lighthouse Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Revere | 1.9 | 123 | 2.09 | 3.70 | 26.5% | 2 | $48,790 |
| Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett (The) Everett | 1.9 | 183 | 2.07 | 3.45 | 22.1% | 3 | None |
| North End Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Boston | 2.3 | 100 | 2.37 | 4.57 | 41.4% | 2 | $17,345 |
| Dexter House Healthcare Malden | 3.0 | 130 | 1.88 | 3.37 | 21.1% | 3 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.