Assisted Living and Memory Care
Cornerstone at Canton
175 Revere St., Canton, MA 02021 · Map
Licensed for 87 residents
Cornerstone at Canton is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Canton, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 87 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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License
Active, 87 residents
Certified Assisted Living Residence with Special Care Residence.
Nearest emergency room
3.5 miles
Norwood Hospital.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone at Canton this community | 87 | Not published | Active | 6 findings in latest review | |
| Brightview Canton | 2.6 mi | 65 | Not published | Active | 6 findings in latest review |
| Brookmeadow at Cobb Corner Assisted Living Residence | 3.1 mi | 91 | Not published | Active | 7 findings in latest review |
| Bridges by EPOCH at Westwood | 3.3 mi | 64 | Not published | Active | 4 findings in latest review |
| Sunrise of Norwood | 3.7 mi | 72 | $7,000/mo | Active | No record |
State inspection record6 findings in latest review
- Last compliance review
- June 5, 2025
- Reports on AGE’s page
- 1
- Latest action (as printed)
- Plan of Correction required
- Certified since 2015
Compliance review, June 5, 2025 (AGE’s report)
- Review on site
- June 5, 2025
- Report dated
- June 13, 2025
- Action taken (as printed)
- Plan of Correction required
- Previous action (as printed)
- No
- Certification (as printed)
- Deemed Certified since 6/1/2025
- Review before this one
- May 4, 2023
- Corrections due by (as printed)
- July 13, 2025
- Findings cited
- 6 3 marked repeat
Summary: AGE cited 6 findings in this report, 3 of them marked as repeat findings from an earlier review. Plan of Correction required (AGE’s action).
Summary of actions, as written: “AGE conducted an on-site Compliance Review on June 5, 2025. Cornerstone at Canton (Residence) will continue to be certified until AGE issues a notice regarding final approval or denial of the application for recertification. Final approval will be granted when the issues discussed below have been clarified or corrected in writing.”
- Finding A: General Requirements for an ALR: Emergency Response marked by AGE as a repeat finding
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Late e-call response times. Missing documentation of hourly safety checks.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(2)(b)(3.)(b.)(c.)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(2)(b): Service and Service Coordination Requirements (rule text: “The Sponsor of the Assisted Living Residence shall provide or arrange for the provision of the following services by personnel meeting standards for professional qualifications and training set forth in 651 CMR 12.05, 12.07, and 12.08: 1. [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
- Finding B: General Requirements for an ALR: Service Plan Development and Requirements
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Inconsistent with documenting all requirements of Assessments and Service Plans.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(6)(a) 651 CMR 12.04(7)(b) 651 CMR 12.04(8)(a)(2.)(a.)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(6)(a): Screening and Assessment (rule text: “Prior to a Resident moving in, a nurse shall conduct an initial screening to assess and determine: 1. The prospective Resident's service needs and preferences and the ability of the Residence to meet those needs; 2. [...]”); 651 CMR 12.04(7)(b): Service Plan Development (rule text: “The Service Coordinator or nurse shall review the Resident's initial service plan within 30 days of the commencement of residency and document the review to ensure the Resident's needs and preferences are accurately incorporated therein [...]”); 651 CMR 12.04(8)(a): Service Plan Requirements (rule text: “Each service plan shall be based on a current assessment of the Resident, and indicate the following: 1. The services needed, including the minimum service package provided for a monthly fee and any additional services the Resident needs; [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
- Finding C: General Requirements for an ALR: Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement marked by AGE as a repeat finding
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Missing or incomplete components of the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement requirements. Unsafe SAMM. Missing Falls Prevention Program data.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(10)(a)(b)(c)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(10)(a): Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement › Service Planning (rule text: “The Residence shall review a random sample of Resident assessments, service plans and progress notes at least once each year to ensure that the Residents' service plans have been implemented and meet the Resident's general needs and any [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A&B (sections of the report)
- Finding D: Emergency Preparedness Plan and Reporting Requirements: Reporting Resident Specific Emergencies marked by AGE as a repeat finding
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Late submissions of Resident-specific incidents reports.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(11)(a)(4)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(11)(a): Emergency Preparedness Plan and Reporting Requirements › Plan Requirements (rule text: “1. The plan and any changes to the plan, which shall be developed in conjunction with local and state emergency planners, must include the following elements: a. [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
- Finding E: Record Requirements: Correspondence Log
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Inconsistent documentation of information necessary for the continuity of care.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.05(4)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.05(4): Record Requirements (rule text: “The Residence must maintain a staff correspondence log for each 24 hour period that communicates information necessary to maintain the continuity of care for all Residents. The correspondence log must be maintained for no less than 90 days.”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
- Finding F: Training Requirements: -Introductory Visits and Review -Supervision
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Inconsistent documentation of Introductory Visits. Biannual SAMM and skills evaluations were not consistently documented for all PC staff.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.07(7) 651 CMR 12.07(8)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.07(7): Introductory Visit and Review (rule text: “Prior to or within 48 hours after the provision of Personal Care Services to a Resident, a nurse shall review the Resident's service plan with all relevant personal care workers. [...]”); 651 CMR 12.07(8): Supervision (rule text: “A qualified nurse shall, at least once every six months, evaluate the Personal Care Services provided by personal care staff of the Residence or by contracted providers. [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A&B (sections of the report)
What AGE reviewed and found (AGE’s words)
Service and Service Coordination Requirements - Emergency Response
- AGE reviewed the Personalized Emergency Response procedures developed to provide timely assistance to a Resident in the event of an emergency.
- During the months of December 2023, July 2024, and April 2025, there were 103 e-call response times over the eight-minute limit in accordance with the Resident's policy.
- The Residence has chosen to manually document hourly safety checks of Residents living in the Special Care Residence (SCR) to comply with the regulation to provide timely assistance to a Resident in the event of an emergency needs situation.
- Documentation of hourly safety checks for May 2025 had multiple instances where staff failed to document the hourly safety checks of the SCR Residents during the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
B. General Requirements for an Assisted Living Residence (ALR)
- AGE reviewed seven Resident Records reviewing documentation from May 2023 through the date of the Compliance Review to determine compliance with the requirements for Screenings, Assessments and Service Plan Development and Requirements.
Screening and Assessment
- Two records were missing documentation of an initial assessment being completed by a nurse.
Service Plan Development and Requirements
- Two records were missing documentation of a service plan review required within 30 days after the commencement of residency.
- Three records were missing documentation of the disclosure of 24/7 awake staffing in the Special Care Residence.
C. Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
- AGE reviewed documentation to ensure the Residence has established an effective, ongoing quality improvement and assurance program for Service Planning, Safety Assurances, and Medication Quality from May 2023, through the date of the Compliance Review.
Service Planning
- Documentation of the person responsible for the follow-up action was missing for the 2023 calendar year.
Resident Safety Assurances
- Documentation of Evidence Informed Falls Prevention Program monitoring was missing for the calendar years 2023 and 2024.
Medication Quality Plan
- AGE reviewed the Residence's quarterly medication documentation audits from May 2023, through the date of the Compliance Review to ensure compliance with SAMM, LMA and Residence policies.
- Documentation of the person responsible for the follow-up action was missing for all four quarters of the 2023 and 2024 calendar years
Medication administration observation
- AGE observed one PC staff providing medication assistance to six Residents to ensure the Residence has developed and implemented systems that support and promote safe SAMM.
SAMM
- AGE observed one PC staff did not document on the Medication Observation Record after observing the medication pass for one Resident.
D. Reporting Resident-specific Emergencies - Incident Reports
- AGE reviewed the Residence records and incident reports from May 2023 through the date of the Compliance Review to determine whether the Residence complied with the requirement to report qualifying incidents to AGE within 24 hours after the occurrence of the incident or accident.
- The Residence filed 73 incident reports greater than 24 hours after the occurrence of the incident or accident.
E. Record Requirements - Correspondence Log
- AGE reviewed the current Correspondence Log, for both the Traditional and Special Care Residence, required to communicate information necessary to maintain the continuity of care for all Residents.
- The Residence did not use the Traditional and Special Care Correspondence Logs to communicate all significant or pertinent information necessary.
Introductory Visit and Review
- AGE reviewed the records of seven Residents to determine compliance with the requirements that a nurse reviews the Resident's service plan with all relevant personal care workers within the 48 hours after the provision of service or with any change of condition for the Resident:
- Three records were without documentation to support that Introductory Visits were consistently conducted with all applicable staff.
Supervision
- AGE reviewed the records of three Personal Care (PC) staff to determine compliance with SAMM skills and Personal Care evaluation requirements in the calendar year 2024 through the date of the Compliance Review.
- Documentation confirming the completion of SAMM and skills evaluations every six months was missing from two records for the 2024 calendar year reviewed.
A specific plan of what will be or has been done to correct each of the cited in Section II above;
- Provide a description of what will be done to prevent the recurrence of each of the issues(s) identified in Section II to ensure the problem does not recur;
Identify the designation of the individual(s) who will be responsible for monitoring the correction; and,
- The date by which each correction will be achieved.
- B. Specific Corrective Actions.
Submit to AGE the following:
- Documentation of a Falls Prevention Program monitoring review has been completed.
- Documentation to support that Introductory Visits were consistently conducted with all applicable staff.
- Documentation confirming current biannual SAMM and skills evaluations have been completed by a nurse for all PC staff.
V. NEXT STEPS:
- In accordance with 651 CMR 12.09(4)(g), you are required to respond in writing to AGE within 10 days after receiving this notice indicating your agreement or disagreement with the findings. If you agree with the findings, please submit in writing to AGE all required information/corrections by July 13, 2025.
- If you disagree with the findings, you may request an informal review pursuant to 651 CMR 12.10(1) by submitting your request using certified mail, return receipt requested, together with a detailed written rebuttal of the findings within 10 days of your receipt of this letter.
- If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at 617-222-7411 or by email at Christopher.mundy2@mass.gov
Summaries are ours and are marked “Summary”; quoted text is AGE’s own, as printed in reports scanned to text (spelling slips are AGE’s or the scan’s), shortened where marked [...]. Rule descriptions come from 651 CMR 12.00 as in force on the report date. AGE’s page for this residence links each report.
What these terms mean
651 CMR 12.09(2): AGE "shall conduct compliance reviews of Assisted Living Residences no less than once every two years. In addition, [AGE] may conduct a compliance review any time it has cause to believe that an Assisted Living Residence is in violation" of the law or its regulations.
651 CMR 12.09(4)(b): a notice of noncompliance "shall describe the noncompliance with particularity, indicate the specific portion of the law(s) or regulation(s) which have been violated, and shall include the corrective action to be taken."
651 CMR 12.09(4)(c) and (d): AGE may require corrective action, including "Ceasing the enrollment of new Residents" or "Reducing the number of Residents served", and may "deny, revoke, suspend, modify or refuse to issue or renew a Certification."
A finding marked repeat is one AGE also cited at an earlier review. AGE does not rate findings by severity in these reports; the action taken is AGE's overall response.
AGE posts these reports on each residence’s mass.gov page and keeps no public index, so older reports may not be listed. Massachusetts posts no complaint results for assisted living. This residence is certified for 87 units; larger residences have more records to review, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Massachusetts Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE), Assisted Living Residence certification, residence pages read October 16, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the residence about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Certified Assisted Living Residence with Special Care Residence
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 87
- County
- Norfolk County
Source: Massachusetts state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Massachusetts, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Massachusetts
- Group Adult Foster Care (GAFC), a MassHealth program. Most people pay privately. MassHealth (Medicaid) can help through Group Adult Foster Care (GAFC) at residences that accept it, but not all ALRs do. Ask before you sign a residency agreement. (state page)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 3.5 mi, nursing home 0.3 mi, pharmacy 1.2 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Norwood Hospital, Norwood. 3.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Hellenic Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Canton. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bayada Home Health Care, Inc, Canton. 1.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 02021 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Westwood Dialysis Center (Bma Westwood), Westwood, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Pure Life Renal Of Stoughton, LLC, Stoughton, 5.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Concerto Massachusetts LLC, Stoughton, 5.6 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 22 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 02021.
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Massachuse, office in Norwood, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Pathways Healthcare, office in Westwood, 3.5 miles away, straight line
Hebrew Seniorlife Hospice Care, Inc, office in Dedham, 7.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, Canton. 2.2 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in June 2025. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers work in memory care during the day, the evening and overnight, and for how many residents?
- What dementia training does each caregiver get before working alone, and every year after?
- How do staff respond when a resident is agitated, frightened or tries to leave?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
What we checked13 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE), Assisted Living Residence certification inspection records | Oct 16, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Cornerstone at Canton provide?
Cornerstone at Canton is licensed by the state of Massachusetts for assisted living, memory care in Canton, Massachusetts. Its licensed capacity is 87 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Cornerstone at Canton?
No. We publish state licensing details for Cornerstone at Canton but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Cornerstone at Canton cost?
Assisted Living in Massachusetts typically starts at $5,300 to $7,800 a month. Based on 31 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Cornerstone at Canton does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Cornerstone at Canton?
Use Cornerstone at Canton's website, mass.gov/locations/cornerstone-at-canton, or visit at 175 Revere St., Canton, MA 02021.
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