The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea
Nursing home in Chelsea, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225110
100 Summit Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150 · Suffolk County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 154
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- September 19, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea take Medicare and Medicaid?
The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea 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
- 8.31
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.67
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.47
- Nurse aide hours
- 5.17
- Weekend total hours
- 7.27
- Nursing staff turnover
- 31.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 72%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 19, 2025 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 9, 2024, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 122.8 residents live here, about 80% of its 154 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 154
- Average residents per day
- 122.8
- Certified since
- February 9, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea
- Legal business name
- The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Ownership type
- Government - State
Other nursing homes near The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea
- Katzman Family Center for Living17 Lafayette Avenue, Chelsea 02150
- The Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett289 Elm Street, Everett 02149
- Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center255 Central Avenue, Chelsea 02150
- Leonard Florence Center for Living165 Captain's Row, Chelsea 02150
- 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 The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea, 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 Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea
What is the CMS star rating of The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea?
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, government - state.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.