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The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to veterans and their families in Chelsea, Massachusetts. This facility combines compassionate care with professional medical expertise, honoring those who served while supporting recovery and wellness.
Capacity
154 residents
Location
Chelsea, MA
Status
Listed in a public registry
100 SUMMIT STREET, 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 September 19, 2025, state inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the Massachusetts average is 6.8).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 6 hours 58 minutes with each resident a day, above the Massachusetts average of 3 hours 52 minutes.
Medicare has not fined The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea in the last three years.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 6 hours 58 minutesAbove the Massachusetts average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 1 hour 38 minutesAbove the Massachusetts average |
3 administrators have left the home in the past year.
15 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
September 19, 2025 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
July 29, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
100 SUMMIT STREETChelsea, MA 02150
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State inspectors visited on September 19, 2025 and cited 3 health deficiencies. The Massachusetts average is 6.8.
Nurses and aides spend 6 hours 58 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour 38 minutes from registered nurses.
Medicare's records show no fines against The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea 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.