Lasell House: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lasell House is a 44-bed nonprofit nursing home in Newton, Massachusetts. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.88 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 28% above the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 34.5% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Lasell House
120 Seminary AvenueNewton, MA 02466
Middlesex 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 Lasell House, nurse aides logged 2.88 hours per resident per day, 28% above the Massachusetts average. With about 23 residents a day, that works out to roughly 67 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 20% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.88 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.39 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.66 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.94 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.97 | 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
34.5% of nursing staff at Lasell House left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 20.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 11, 2025. 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. Lasell House holds 5 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Lasell House
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Lasell Village Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 21, 2000
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Lasell House
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Care One at Newton Newton | 0.7 | 202 | 2.22 | 3.76 | 29.3% | 2 | $20,186 |
| West Newton Healthcare West Newton | 1.6 | 123 | 2.03 | 3.49 | 53.5% | 1 | $184,166 |
| Elizabeth Seton Wellesley · staffing data not validated | 2.2 | 84 | — | — | 23.1% | 4 | None |
| Stone Rehabilitation And Senior Living Newton Upper Falls | 2.4 | 82 | 2.29 | 3.89 | 29.0% | 3 | $16,195 |
| Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Waltham | 2.6 | 123 | 2.17 | 3.90 | 15.3% | 3 | $9,496 |
| Skilled Nursing Facility at North Hill (The) Needham · staffing data not validated | 3.4 | 72 | — | — | 24.3% | 2 | $16,153 |
| Adviniacare Newton Wellesley Wellesley | 3.4 | 110 | 2.41 | 3.59 | 20.7% | 4 | $132,408 |
| Presentation Rehab and Skilled Care Center Boston | 4.2 | 122 | 2.55 | 4.41 | 24.6% | 4 | $56,940 |
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.