The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea is a 154-bed government-run nursing home in Chelsea, Massachusetts. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.35 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 93% above the Massachusetts average of 2.26.
The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea
100 Summit StreetChelsea, 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 The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea, nurse aides logged 4.35 hours per resident per day, 93% above the Massachusetts average. With about 120 residents a day, that works out to roughly 523 aide hours a day, or about 65 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 4.35 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.63 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.97 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 6.33 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea in this release. 3 administrators left over the same period.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 19, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea holds 4 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 9, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Katzman Family Center for Living Chelsea | 0.2 | 123 | 2.61 | 4.01 | 23.8% | 5 | None |
| Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett (The) Everett | 0.9 | 183 | 2.07 | 3.45 | 22.1% | 3 | None |
| Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Chelsea | 1.0 | 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 |
| Lighthouse Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Revere | 1.1 | 123 | 2.09 | 3.70 | 26.5% | 2 | $48,790 |
| The Center at Advocate East Boston | 1.5 | 190 | 1.90 | 3.28 | 41.5% | 1 | $69,000 |
| Dexter House Healthcare Malden | 2.1 | 130 | 1.88 | 3.37 | 21.1% | 3 | None |
| North End Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Boston | 3.0 | 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.