Nursing home
Stone Rehabilitation and Senior Living
277 Elliot Street, Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 82 certified beds
Stone Rehabilitation and Senior Living is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.78 hours per resident per day, below the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Apr 9, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $16,195In 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 Stone Rehabilitation and Senior Living 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) | 3.78 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.23 | 2.26 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 34.8% | 39.5% | 46.4% | below 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 $16,195, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Stone Rehabilitation and Senior Living
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
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 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 9, 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 · Apr 9, 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 · Apr 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 9, 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 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 2, 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
- 277 Elliot Street
Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464 - CMS certification #
- 225683
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 82
- Avg residents/day
- 77.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-12-15
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
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Care and services
From the community’s website
What Stone Rehabilitation and Senior Living 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.
Residents enjoy a private or semi-private room that we encourage families to decorate and personalize, regardless of the projected length of stay.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton. 1.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Care One at Newton, Newton. 1.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Caretenders, Needham Heights. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Union Pharmacy. 1.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 02464 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Wellesley Dialysis, Wellesley, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Saint Elizabeth'S Medical Center Of Boston, Brighton, 4.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm)
Dci Brigham/Faulkner, Jamaica Plain, 4.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 02464.
Brighton Hospice Massachusetts, LLC, office in Newton, 0.2 miles away, straight line
Good Shepherd Community Care, office in Newton, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hebrew Seniorlife Hospice Care, Inc, office in Dedham, 3.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Atrius Health Inc, Needham. 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.
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 high, 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.
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 Stone Rehabilitation and Senior Living a good nursing home?
CMS gives Stone Rehabilitation and Senior Living an overall rating of 3 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 Stone Rehabilitation and Senior Living staffed?
Stone Rehabilitation and Senior Living reports 3.78 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has Stone Rehabilitation and Senior Living had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Stone Rehabilitation and Senior Living have?
Stone Rehabilitation and Senior Living is certified for 82 beds.