The Elmhurst Healthcare
Nursing home in Melrose, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225659
743 Main Street, Melrose, MA 02176 · Middlesex County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 45
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- May 20, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does The Elmhurst Healthcare take Medicare and Medicaid?
The Elmhurst Healthcare is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
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 | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Elmhurst Healthcare 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
- 4.81
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.41
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.10
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.30
- Weekend total hours
- 4.62
- Nursing staff turnover
- 20.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 14.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 20, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 11, 2025, found 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for The Elmhurst Healthcare in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 27.1 residents live here, about 60% of its 45 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 45
- Average residents per day
- 27.1
- Certified since
- December 30, 1994
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Elmhurst Healthcare
- Legal business name
- 743 Main Street Operator LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 14 homes nationally under Next Step Healthcare, 1.7-star chain average
Other nursing homes near The Elmhurst Healthcare
- Melrose Healthcare40 Martin Street, Melrose 02176
- Greenwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center90 Greenwood Street, Wakefield 01880
- Life Care Center Of Stoneham25 Woodland Road, Stoneham 02180
- Regalcare at Glen Ridge120 Murray Street, Medford 02155
- Dexter House Healthcare120 Main Street, Malden 02148
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 The Elmhurst Healthcare, 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 Elmhurst Healthcare
What is the CMS star rating of The Elmhurst Healthcare?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Elmhurst Healthcare accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Elmhurst Healthcare?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Elmhurst Healthcare?
743 Main Street Operator LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.