West Newton Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
West Newton Healthcare is a 123-bed for-profit nursing home in West Newton, Massachusetts, part of Next Step Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.03 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 53.5% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
West Newton Healthcare
25 Armory StreetWest Newton, MA 02465
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 West Newton Healthcare, nurse aides logged 2.03 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Massachusetts average. With about 98 residents a day, that works out to roughly 199 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.03 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.80 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.49 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.22 | 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
53.5% of nursing staff at West Newton Healthcare left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 74.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $184,166 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2024 | Fine | $184,166 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. West Newton Healthcare holds 1 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About West Newton Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Next Step Healthcare, 14 homes
- Legal name: 25 Armory Street Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 13, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near West Newton Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lasell House Newton | 1.6 | 44 | 2.88 | 4.94 | 34.5% | 5 | None |
| Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Waltham | 1.8 | 123 | 2.17 | 3.90 | 15.3% | 3 | $9,496 |
| Care One at Newton Newton | 2.0 | 202 | 2.22 | 3.76 | 29.3% | 2 | $20,186 |
| Stone Rehabilitation And Senior Living Newton Upper Falls | 2.6 | 82 | 2.29 | 3.89 | 29.0% | 3 | $16,195 |
| Presentation Rehab and Skilled Care Center Boston | 2.6 | 122 | 2.55 | 4.41 | 24.6% | 4 | $56,940 |
| Belmont Manor Nursing Home, in Belmont | 3.0 | 156 | 2.94 | 4.37 | — | 2 | None |
| Elizabeth Seton Wellesley · staffing data not validated | 3.5 | 84 | — | — | 23.1% | 4 | None |
| Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Watertown | 3.6 | 163 | 1.88 | 3.30 | 30.2% | 1 | $56,440 |
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.