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Katzman Family Center for Living is a non profit - other nursing home in CHELSEA, MA with 123 certified beds.
Capacity
123 residents
Location
Chelsea, MA
Status
Listed in a public registry
17 LAFAYETTE AVENUE, Chelsea, Massachusetts 02150
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on March 11, 2026, state inspectors found no health deficiencies.
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 1 minute with each resident a day, about the same as the Massachusetts average.
Medicare has not fined Katzman Family Center for Living in the last three years.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 1 minute |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 38 minutes |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 24%Below the Massachusetts average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
3 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
May 9, 2024 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
17 LAFAYETTE AVENUEChelsea, MA 02150
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State inspectors visited on March 11, 2026 and found no health deficiencies. The Massachusetts average is 6.8.
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 1 minute with each resident per day, including 38 minutes from registered nurses. 24% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Medicare's records show no fines against Katzman Family Center for Living in the last three years.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.