The Benjamin Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Boston, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225654
120 Fisher Avenue, Boston, MA 02120 · Suffolk County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 164
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 16, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- $96,705 (1)
Does The Benjamin Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Benjamin 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Benjamin 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
- 3.56
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.70
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.59
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.26
- Weekend total hours
- 3.40
- Nursing staff turnover
- 15.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 7.1%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 16, 2026 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 30, 2025, found 20.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined The Benjamin Healthcare Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $96,705 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 79.2 residents live here, about 48% of its 164 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 164
- Average residents per day
- 79.2
- Certified since
- January 1, 1995
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Benjamin Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- Edgar P Benjamin Healthcare Center, Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
Other nursing homes near The Benjamin Healthcare Center
- Sherrill House135 South Huntington Avenue, Boston 02130
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- Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center174 Forest Hills Street, Boston 02130
- Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center431 Pond Street, Boston 02130
- Brighton Post Acute Care170 Corey Road, Brighton 02135
See also all nursing homes in Boston.
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, the 11 in Boston, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run The Benjamin 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 The Benjamin Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of The Benjamin Healthcare Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Benjamin Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Benjamin Healthcare Center?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Benjamin Healthcare Center?
Edgar P Benjamin Healthcare Center, Inc, for profit - individual.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.