Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
Nursing home in Stoneham, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225272
11 North Street, Stoneham, MA 02180 · Middlesex County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 169
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 15, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 7
- Fines in 3 years
- $16,146 (1)
Does Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.96
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.62
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.89
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.45
- Weekend total hours
- 3.61
- Nursing staff turnover
- 33.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 47.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 15, 2026 and cited 7 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 19, 2024, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $16,146 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 156.4 residents live here, about 93% of its 169 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 169
- Average residents per day
- 156.4
- Certified since
- June 14, 1983
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Legal business name
- Bear Hill Healthcare LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 7 homes nationally under Colev Gestetner, 4.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
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- Woburn Rehabilitation and Nursing Center18 Frances Street, #3095, Woburn 01801
- Melrose Healthcare40 Martin Street, Melrose 02176
- Willow Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center90 West Street, Wilmington 01887
Who inspects nursing homes in Massachusetts
Massachusetts's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center?
7 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center?
Bear Hill Healthcare LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.