Leonard Florence Center for Living: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Leonard Florence Center for Living is a 100-bed nonprofit nursing home in Chelsea, Massachusetts, part of Chelsea Jewish Lifecare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.97 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 120% above the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 31.2% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Leonard Florence Center for Living
165 Captain's RowChelsea, 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 Leonard Florence Center for Living, nurse aides logged 4.97 hours per resident per day, 120% above the Massachusetts average. With about 96 residents a day, that works out to roughly 475 aide hours a day, or about 59 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 4.97 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.90 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.47 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 7.34 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 6.91 | 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
31.2% of nursing staff at Leonard Florence 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 28.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 20, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. Leonard Florence Center for Living holds 5 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Leonard Florence Center for Living
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, 5 homes
- Legal name: Chelsea Jewish Green House, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 26, 2010
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Leonard Florence Center for Living
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Katzman Family Center for Living Chelsea | 1.0 | 123 | 2.61 | 4.01 | 23.8% | 5 | None |
| Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Chelsea | 1.0 | 195 | 1.84 | 3.02 | 48.6% | 1 | None |
| The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea Chelsea | 1.0 | 154 | 4.35 | 6.97 | — | 4 | None |
| Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett (The) Everett | 1.8 | 183 | 2.07 | 3.45 | 22.1% | 3 | None |
| The Center at Advocate East Boston | 2.0 | 190 | 1.90 | 3.28 | 41.5% | 1 | $69,000 |
| North End Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Boston | 2.0 | 100 | 2.37 | 4.57 | 41.4% | 2 | $17,345 |
| Lighthouse Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Revere | 2.1 | 123 | 2.09 | 3.70 | 26.5% | 2 | $48,790 |
| Dexter House Healthcare Malden | 2.2 | 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.