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100 N Beacon Street Boston, MA 02134 · Suffolk County
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CMS certification number 225014 · See this home on Medicare Care Compare
Is Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton a good nursing home? Reviews, ratings and inspection record
There are no official resident reviews of nursing homes: Medicare's Care Compare publishes inspections, staffing and quality data instead. Here is what that record shows for Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton as of October 2026.
CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall, above the Massachusetts average of 3.1.
Online reviews from families and residents are on Google Maps and other sites; they reflect individual experiences and aren't checked by CMS. The full inspection reports, including what inspectors observed, are on Medicare Care Compare.
Staffing
Nursing staff spend about 7.26 hours per resident per day at Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton, above the Massachusetts median of 3.72 (US median: 3.72). About 2.91 of those hours are from registered nurses. On weekends it falls to 6.59 hours, 9% below its all-week average. 30.9% of nursing staff left within a year (Massachusetts median 36.1%).
About this nursing home
Paying for care at Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton: Medicare and Medicaid
Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Part A can cover a short skilled-nursing or rehab stay here after a qualifying hospital stay of at least three inpatient days (observation days don't count), for up to 100 days per benefit period. Medicaid can pay for long-term care for residents who meet Massachusetts's income and asset rules. Being certified doesn't guarantee a Medicaid bed is open, so ask whether the home accepts residents whose Medicaid application is still pending.
In 2026 Medicare covers days 1–20 in full after the Part A deductible ($1,736 per benefit period); for days 21–100 you pay $217 a day; after day 100 you pay all costs. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care. Medicare's coverage rules.
Health inspections
The most recent standard inspection was on March 5, 2026 and found 0 deficiencies. In total, inspectors issued 6 citations in the last three years.
Each citation has a scope and severity letter from A to L. A–C: potential for minimal harm. D–F: potential for more than minimal harm. G–I: actual harm. J–L: immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
What the inspections found
Over the last three years, inspectors issued 6 citations at Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton across 2 inspection dates, 1 of them from complaint investigations. None were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy levels; 6 were "potential for more than minimal harm" (D–F) and 0 were minimal (A–C). The most common areas cited were pharmacy service (2) and freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation (1). The most serious was cited under the CMS rule to "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" (tag F0761, level E, March 12, 2025). 1 citation was under CMS's abuse, neglect and exploitation rules.
March 12, 2025 · 5 citations
EEnsure 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.
DAllow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
DProvide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
DImplement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
DProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
March 19, 2024 · 1 citation · includes complaint inspection
DDevelop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Questions to ask on a tour of Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton
- CMS cited the home under its abuse and neglect rules on March 19, 2024. How are staff trained, and how are concerns reported?
- Do you have a Medicaid bed open now, and will you admit someone whose Medicaid application is still pending?
- When is the first care-plan meeting, and can family attend?
Questions come from this home's CMS data: its inspections, staffing and ownership record.
Fines and payment denials
CMS reports no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
Rating history
| CMS month | Overall | Inspection | Staffing | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| August 2026 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 |
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Hospitals near Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton
The Medicare-certified hospitals closest to this nursing home, with their CMS data. Ask the home which hospital it usually sends residents to.
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0.5 mi
Boston Medical Center-Brighton BrightonEmergency room ★★★☆☆ Medicare overall 3 of 5Median ER visit 2h 26m for patients treated and sent home
- 1.1 mi
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