Assisted Living and Memory Care
Windrose at Woburn
857 Main Street, Woburn, MA 01801 · Map
Licensed for 33 residents
Windrose at Woburn is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Woburn, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 33 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, 33 residents
Certified Assisted Living Residence with Special Care Residence.
Nearest emergency room
2.1 miles
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, rated 4 of 5 stars by CMS.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windrose at Woburn this community | 33 | Not published | Active | 5 findings in latest review | |
| Atria Longmeadow Place | 1.6 mi | 110 | $7,295/mo | Active | 6 findings in latest review |
| Benchmark Senior Living at Woburn | 1.9 mi | 87 | $8,975/mo | Active | 6 findings in latest review |
| New Horizons at Choate | 2.1 mi | 40 | Not published | Active | 5 findings in latest review |
| Sunrise of Burlington | 2.4 mi | 79 | $5,300/mo | Active | 6 findings in latest review |
State inspection record5 findings in latest review
- Last compliance review
- November 6, 2024
- Reports on AGE’s page
- 1
- Latest action (as printed)
- Plan of Correction required
- Certified since 2012
Compliance review, November 6, 2024 (AGE’s report)
- Review on site
- November 6, 2024
- Report dated
- November 15, 2024
- Action taken (as printed)
- Plan of Correction required
- Previous action (as printed)
- None
- Certification (as printed)
- 12/1/2022 through 12/1/2024
- Review before this one
- July 21, 2022
- Corrections due by (as printed)
- December 15, 2024
- Findings cited
- 5 3 marked repeat
Summary: AGE cited 5 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: “EOEA conducted an on-site Compliance Review on November 6, 2024. Windrose at Woburn (Residence) will continue to be certified until the Executive Office of Elder Affairs (Elder Affairs) 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: - Screening and Assessment - 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(1)(d) 651 CMR 12.04(7)(a)(5),(b) 651 CMR 12.04(8)(a)(3),(c)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(1)(d): Physical Requirements (rule text: “All Assisted Living Residences shall provide at a minimum, either a kitchenette or access to a refrigerator, sink, and heating element for all Residents, however, as part of a Resident's Service Plan, such access may be limited to [...]”); 651 CMR 12.04(7)(a): Service Plan Development (rule text: “The Residence shall, at a minimum, document its assessment findings for the Resident on the following: 1. Allergies; 2. Diagnoses; 3. Medications (including dosage, method of administration and frequency); 4. Dietary needs; 5. [...]”); 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 B: General Requirements for an ALR: Service and Service Coordination: 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. Insufficient documentation of the Evidenced Informed Falls Prevention”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(10)(b)(c)(2),(d),(e)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(10)(b): Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement › Resident Safety Assurances (rule text: “The Residence shall review policies and procedures designed to ensure a safe environment for all residents. Such policies and procedures shall include an Evidence Informed Falls Prevention Program.”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
- Finding C: 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)(e)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(11)(e): Emergency Preparedness Plan and Reporting Requirements (rule text: “Any report required under 651 CMR 12.04(11)(c) or 12.04(11)(d) shall be filed with the Assisted Living Certification Unit within 24 hours after the occurrence of the incident or accident via EOEA's online filing system. [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
- Finding D: Training Requirements: Supervision
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Biannual skills evaluations were not consistently documented for all PC staff.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.07(8)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 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)
- Finding E: Resident Rights and Disclosures: Resident Disclosures marked by AGE as a repeat finding
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Missing Full Disclosure of Rights and Services.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.08
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.08: Resident Rights and Required Disclosures
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
What AGE reviewed and found (AGE’s words)
A. General Requirements for an Assisted Living Residence (ALR)-
- EOEA reviewed five (5) Resident Records reviewing documentation from July 2022 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
- Five (5) records were missing documentation of an assessment of the Resident's need for assistance in emergency situations.
Service Plan Development and Requirements
- Five (5) SCR records were missing documentation that Residents have supervised access to a heating element.
- Two (2) records were missing documentation of a Service Plan reassessment required within 30-days after the commencement of residency.
- Four (4) SCR records were missing documentation of individualized enrichment activities provided to the resident.
- Two (2) records were missing documentation of a reassessment and service plan review being completed every six months.
B. Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
- EOEA 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 July 21, 2022, through the date of the Compliance Review.
Resident Safety Assurances
- Documentation of an Evidenced Informed Falls Prevention Program review being included in the annual safety review process was missing for the 2023 calendar year reviewed.
Medication Quality Plan
- EOEA reviewed the Residence's quarterly medication documentation audits from July 21, 2022 through the date of the Compliance Review to ensure compliance with SAMM and Residence policies.
- Documentation to support that the required quarterly medication audit was conducted for the last two quarters of the 2022 calendar year was missing.
C. Reporting Resident-specific Emergencies- Incident Reports
- EOEA reviewed the Residence records and incident reports from July 2022 through the date of the Compliance Review to determine whether the Residence complied with the requirement to qualifying incidents to EOEA within 24 hours after the occurrence of the incident or accident.
- The Residence filed 74 incident reports greater than 24 hours after the occurrence of the incident or accident.
D. Training Requirements- Supervision
- EOEA reviewed the records of three (3) Personal Care (PC) staff to determine compliance with Personal Care evaluation requirements in the calendar year 2022 through the date of the Compliance Review.
- Documentation confirming the completion of Personal Care (PC) skills evaluations every six months was missing from two (2) records.
E. Resident Rights and Disclosures- Resident Disclosures
- EOEA reviewed five (5) Resident records to determine compliance with record requirements.
- Documentation of the required notification of the right to bring a Representative prior to the first meeting was missing in two (2) records.
- Documentation of the receipt of a consumer guide developed by EOEA during the Residence's first formal meeting with a prospective Resident was missing in two (2) records.
- Documentation that a Disclosure of Rights and Services was received by the Resident or Representative at the first meeting was missing in two (2) records.
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 recurrence of each of the issue(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 EOEA the following:
- Documentation that all care staff have completed a current Personal Care (PC) skills evaluation with a nurse.
V. NEXT STEPS:
- In accordance with 651 CMR 12.09(4)(g), you are required to respond in writing to EOEA 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 EOEA all required information/corrections by December 15, 2024.
- 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 617-573-1792 or by email at thomas.j.thompson@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 33 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
- 33
- County
- Middlesex 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 2.1 mi, nursing home 1.5 mi, pharmacy 1.0 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, Burlington. 2.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Woburn Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Woburn. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Joy At Home Care Inc, Woburn. 1.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 01801 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Woburn Dialysis, Woburn, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Burlington Regional Dialysis, Burlington, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Services Of Stoneham, Stoneham, 3.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 20 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 01801.
Compassionate Care Hospice, office in Woburn, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Visiting Nurse & Community Care, office in Arlington, 6.9 miles away, straight line
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company, office in Charlestown, 9.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- 360 Healthcare LLC, Burlington. 1.6 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.
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 moderate, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively 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 November 2024. 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 Windrose at Woburn provide?
Windrose at Woburn is licensed by the state of Massachusetts for assisted living, memory care in Woburn, Massachusetts. Its licensed capacity is 33 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Windrose at Woburn?
No. We publish state licensing details for Windrose at Woburn 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 Windrose at Woburn 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. Windrose at Woburn does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Windrose at Woburn?
Use Windrose at Woburn's website, mass.gov/locations/windrose-at-woburn, or visit at 857 Main Street, Woburn, MA 01801.
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