Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Lasell House
120 Seminary Avenue, Newton, MA 02466 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 44 certified beds
Lasell House is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Newton, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.88 hours per resident per day, above the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Sep 11, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lasell House 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) | 5.88 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.32 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.71 | 2.26 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.3% | 39.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 8.9 | 9.5 | below 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.
- No health deficiencies cited at the last 2 standard inspections (September 2024 to September 2025)
What inspectors found at Lasell House
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
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 7, 2023 - Potential for harm
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 7, 2023
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
- 120 Seminary Avenue
Newton, MA 02466 - CMS certification #
- 225755
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 44
- Avg residents/day
- 20.6
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 2000-11-21
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Pets allowed
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Lasell House says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Pets allowed.
pet-friendly community (we allow cats and dogs)
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: one-bedroom, two-bedroom.
Lasell Village offers a wide variety of gracious apartment styles and floor plans, ranging from a one-bedroom, one-bath to a two-bedroom, two-bath, with a den.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Application fee: charged.
The $2,500 application fee is non-refundable.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton. 0.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Care One at Newton, Newton. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Caretenders, Needham Heights. 2.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Keyes Drug. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 02466 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Wellesley Dialysis, Wellesley, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
The Dialysis Center At Waltham, Waltham, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Wellesley, Wellesley, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 02466.
Gentiva, office in Auburndale, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Brighton Hospice Massachusetts, LLC, office in Newton, 2.6 miles away, straight line
Good Shepherd Community Care, office in Newton, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Atrius Health Inc, Needham. 2.9 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 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: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, 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.
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: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 Lasell House a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lasell House an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lasell House staffed?
Lasell House reports 5.88 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has Lasell House had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lasell House have?
Lasell House is certified for 44 beds.