Nursing home
The Ellis Nursing Home
135 Ellis Avenue, Norwood, MA 02062 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 191 certified beds
The Ellis Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Norwood, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.56 hours per resident per day, below the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Apr 29, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $57,158In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Ellis Nursing Home compares
This facility vs. the Massachusetts and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Massachusetts avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.56 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.12 | 2.26 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.5% | 39.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $57,158, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at The Ellis Nursing Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service.
Administration Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 135 Ellis Avenue
Norwood, MA 02062 - CMS certification #
- 225211
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 191
- Avg residents/day
- 134.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1975-07-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, diabetes care
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Ellis Nursing Home says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Norwood Hospital, Norwood. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Norwood Healthcare, Norwood. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Pathways Healthcare, Westwood. 1.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 02062 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Westwood Dialysis Center (Bma Westwood), Westwood, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Dci Brigham/Faulkner, Jamaica Plain, 7.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Wellesley Dialysis, Wellesley, 8.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 25 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 02062.
Pathways Healthcare, office in Westwood, 1.5 miles away, straight line
Caring Hospice Services Of Massachusetts LLC, office in Norwood, 2.4 miles away, straight line
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Massachuse, office in Norwood, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, Dedham. 2.7 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 risk
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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, 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.
What we checked
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Ellis Nursing Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Ellis Nursing Home an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Ellis Nursing Home staffed?
The Ellis Nursing Home reports 3.56 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has The Ellis Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Ellis Nursing Home have?
The Ellis Nursing Home is certified for 191 beds.