Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Chelsea, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225557
255 Central Avenue, Chelsea, MA 02150 · Suffolk County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 195
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 5, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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
- 3.14
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.77
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.43
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.94
- Weekend total hours
- 2.86
- Nursing staff turnover
- 44.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 66.7%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 5, 2026 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 2, 2025, found 18.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 184.1 residents live here, about 94% of its 195 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 195
- Average residents per day
- 184.1
- Certified since
- September 4, 1992
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- Highland Park Operator LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 90 homes nationally under Marquis Health Services, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Katzman Family Center for Living17 Lafayette Avenue, Chelsea 02150
- The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea100 Summit Ave, Chelsea 02150
- Leonard Florence Center for Living165 Captain's Row, Chelsea 02150
- The Center at Advocate111 Orient Avenue, East Boston 02128
- Lighthouse Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center204 Proctor Avenue, Revere 02151
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.
Compare all nursing homes in Massachusetts, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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 Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?
Highland Park Operator LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.