Nursing home
Sherrill House
135 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 196 certified beds
Sherrill House is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Boston, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.65 hours per resident per day, below the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Jan 16, 2025 cited 16 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sherrill 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) | 3.65 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.81 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.25 | 2.26 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 17.7% | 39.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 16.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Sherrill 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
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Mar 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 23, 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 · Jan 23, 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 · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · 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 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130 - CMS certification #
- 225201
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 196
- Avg residents/day
- 170.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1971-03-12
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone C
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Sherrill 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.
- Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Sherrill House offers comfortable accommodations including private and semi-private rooms for both rehabilitation patients and long-term care residents.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Brigham And Women'S Hospital, Boston. 0.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Benjamin Healthcare Center, Boston. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Kind Home Healthcare, Roxbury. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 02130 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Brigham And Women'S Hospital, Boston, 0.6 miles away, straight line
Davita Brookline Dialysis, Brookline, 0.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Children'S Hospital Boston - Dialysis, Boston, 0.7 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 19 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 02130.
Longwood Hospice, office in Brookline, 1.3 miles away, straight line
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company, office in Charlestown, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
First Choice Healthcare Inc, office in Newton, 4.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization Inc, Boston. 0.6 miles away, straight line. 6 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.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone C 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very 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 |
| City of Boston Inspectional Services Department, Health Division kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | See above | |
| 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 Sherrill House a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sherrill House an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sherrill House staffed?
Sherrill House reports 3.65 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has Sherrill House had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 16 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sherrill House have?
Sherrill House is certified for 196 beds.