Katzman Family Center for Living: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Katzman Family Center for Living is a 123-bed nonprofit nursing home in Chelsea, Massachusetts, part of Chelsea Jewish Lifecare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.61 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% above the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 23.8% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Katzman Family Center for Living
17 Lafayette 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 Katzman Family Center for Living, nurse aides logged 2.61 hours per resident per day, 15% above the Massachusetts average. With about 116 residents a day, that works out to roughly 302 aide hours a day, or about 38 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.61 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.01 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.63 | 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
23.8% of nursing staff at Katzman Family Center for Living left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 23.1%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 11, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Katzman Family Center for Living holds 5 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Katzman Family Center for Living
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Chain: Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, 5 homes
- Legal name: Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Katzman Family Center for Living
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea Chelsea | 0.2 | 154 | 4.35 | 6.97 | — | 4 | None |
| Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Chelsea | 0.8 | 195 | 1.84 | 3.02 | 48.6% | 1 | None |
| Leonard Florence Center for Living Chelsea | 1.0 | 100 | 4.97 | 7.34 | 31.2% | 5 | None |
| Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett (The) Everett | 1.1 | 183 | 2.07 | 3.45 | 22.1% | 3 | None |
| Lighthouse Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Revere | 1.2 | 123 | 2.09 | 3.70 | 26.5% | 2 | $48,790 |
| The Center at Advocate East Boston | 1.4 | 190 | 1.90 | 3.28 | 41.5% | 1 | $69,000 |
| Dexter House Healthcare Malden | 2.3 | 130 | 1.88 | 3.37 | 21.1% | 3 | None |
| North End Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Boston | 2.8 | 100 | 2.37 | 4.57 | 41.4% | 2 | $17,345 |
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.