Susan S. Bailis Assisted Living Community

The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.

City of Boston Inspectional Services Department, Health Division: Susan Bailis Assisted Living

• May 22, 2026: Filed.
  3 violations

  • Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Wash Solution Temperature (Pf) (**). Pass. Inspector’s note: Wash temp 131 F All ware washing is to be performed in 3 bay sink until High temp dish machine is in compliance with the Massachusetts Food Code
  • Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf) (**). Pass. Inspector’s note: Final rinse is 95 F IMD is 133 F This unit cannot be used until it is in compliance with the Massachusetts Food Code All ware washing must be performed in 3 bay sink
  • Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) (*). Fail. Inspector’s note: Ceilling tiles in food storage in disrepair
• May 8, 2026: Fail (extension granted).
  5 violations

  • Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) (*). Pass. Inspector’s note: Wiping cloths not stored in a sanitizing solution
  • Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Wash Solution Temperature (Pf) (**). Fail. Inspector’s note: Wash temp 131 F All ware washing is to be performed in 3 bay sink until High temp dish machine is in compliance with the Massachusetts Food Code
  • Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf) (**). Fail. Inspector’s note: Final rinse is 95 F IMD is 133 F This unit cannot be used until it is in compliance with the Massachusetts Food Code All ware washing must be performed in 3 bay sink
  • Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) (*). Pass. Inspector’s note: Built up soils on walls ceiling and all attachments - Kitchen/ware/pantry/washing including behind and under dish washing facilities
  • Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) (*). Fail. Inspector’s note: Ceilling tiles in food storage in disrepair
• Apr 23, 2026: Fail.
  5 violations

  • Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) (*). Fail. Inspector’s note: Wiping cloths not stored in a sanitizing solution
  • Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Wash Solution Temperature (Pf) (**). Fail. Inspector’s note: Wash temp 131 F All ware washing is to be performed in 3 bay sink until High temp dish machine is in compliance with the Massachusetts Food Code
  • Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf) (**). Fail. Inspector’s note: Final rinse is 95 F IMD is 133 F This unit cannot be used until it is in compliance with the Massachusetts Food Code All ware washing must be performed in 3 bay sink
  • Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) (*). Fail. Inspector’s note: Built up soils on walls ceiling and all attachments - Kitchen/ware/pantry/washing including behind and under dish washing facilities
  • Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) (*). Fail. Inspector’s note: Walls in ware washing area has patchwork nails and is not smooth durable and easily cleanable Ceilling tiles in food storage in disrepair Stained ceiling tiles in pantry area Provide proper drain cover to drain under high temp dish machine
• Dec 17, 2025: Filed.
  6 violations

  • Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) (*). Pass. Inspector’s note: Using milk crates for shelving in walk in units
  • (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) (**). Pass. Inspector’s note: Clean interior of ice machine
  • Cooking and Baking Equipment (C) (*). Pass. Inspector’s note: Built up soils on cooking equipment through out cooking line
  • Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) (*). Fail. Inspector’s note: Built up soils on walls ceilings floors and attachments - Coffee station ware washing kitchen/prep/storage and mop room
  • Storing Maintenance Tools (C) (*). Pass. Inspector’s note: Mops brooms etc not raised 6" above the floor on hook or brackets
  • Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) (*). Fail. Inspector’s note: Walls in Coffee station kitchen ware washing storage and mop room are in disrepair - all must be smooth durable easily cleanable Rust on wire shelving in storage and walk in units
• Dec 10, 2025: Fail.
  6 violations

  • Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) (*). Fail. Inspector’s note: Using milk crates for shelving in walk in units
  • (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) (**). Fail. Inspector’s note: Clean interior of ice machine
  • Cooking and Baking Equipment (C) (*). Fail. Inspector’s note: Built up soils on cooking equipment through out cooking line
  • Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) (*). Fail. Inspector’s note: Built up soils on walls ceilings floors and attachments - Coffee station ware washing kitchen/prep/storage and mop room
  • Storing Maintenance Tools (C) (*). Fail. Inspector’s note: Mops brooms etc not raised 6" above the floor on hook or brackets
  • Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) (*). Fail. Inspector’s note: Walls in Coffee station kitchen ware washing storage and mop room are in disrepair - all must be smooth durable easily cleanable Rust on wire shelving in storage and walk in units Rust on exterior of grease trap - Ware washing

Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. *, **, ***: Boston's violation levels as published; more stars means a more serious violation. HE_Pass / HE_Fail: Passed or failed the health inspection. Other codes (for example HE_Filed, HE_Hearing) are later steps in the case.

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.

Nearest hospital with an emergency room

Boston Medical Center, Boston. 0.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.

Nearest Medicare nursing home

Benjamin Healthcare Center, Boston. 1.5 miles away, straight line.

Nearest home health agency office

Rumana Home Care Inc, Roxbury. 0.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.

Nearest pharmacy

CVS Pharmacy. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.

Area

USDA classes ZIP code 02115 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).

Dialysis within 15 miles

Davita Boston Dialysis, Boston, 0.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Children'S Hospital Boston - Dialysis, Boston, 1.1 miles away, straight line
Brigham And Women'S Hospital, Boston, 1.2 miles away, straight line

Hospice

16 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 02115.
Longwood Hospice, office in Brookline, 2.5 miles away, straight line
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company, office in Charlestown, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Legacy Lifecare Hospice And Palliative Care, office in Chelsea, 3.9 miles away, straight line

Nearest geriatric medicine practice

Jay Luthar Md PLLC, Boston. 0.6 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor 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.

Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.

Hurricane evacuation zone

Zone B on the Massachusetts hurricane evacuation zones. (Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (via MassGIS), map updated May 22, 2026)

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 moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. 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.

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.