Nursing home
Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
59 Coolidge Hill Road, Watertown, MA 02472 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Ephram Lahasky (28 facilities) · 163 certified beds
Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Watertown, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.32 hours per resident per day, below the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on May 6, 2025 cited 19 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $69,440In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 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) | 3.32 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.50 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.86 | 2.26 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 28.4% | 39.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 19.0 | 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: 2 fines totaling $69,440, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
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
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 12, 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 · May 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 6, 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 · May 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have policies on smoking.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · May 6, 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 · May 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 6, 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
- 59 Coolidge Hill Road
Watertown, MA 02472 - CMS certification #
- 225425
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 163
- Avg residents/day
- 128.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1990-07-01
- Chain
- Ephram Lahasky (28 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Ephram Lahasky
Ephram Lahasky operates 28 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Ephram Lahasky facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice, diabetes care
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice and Palliative Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetes Management
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and semi-private rooms, spacious dining and meeting areas, beautiful outdoor patios have been created to enhance your recovery process.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. 1.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton, Boston. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- International Health Solutions, Brighton. 1.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 02472 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Saint Elizabeth'S Medical Center Of Boston, Brighton, 1.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm)
Davita - Mystic River Home Training, Cambridge, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Northeast Cambridge Dialysis, Cambridge, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 16 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 02472.
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company, office in Charlestown, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Gentiva, office in Auburndale, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Alliance Hospice Care LLC, office in Newton, 4.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mount Auburn Professional Services Inc, Cambridge. 1.1 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding very low, tornado very low, heat wave very 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 Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center staffed?
Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center reports 3.32 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 19 deficiencies.
How many beds does Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center have?
Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is certified for 163 beds.