Care One At Newton is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1981-04-13. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (781) 604-5079 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Care One At Newton holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 81.3/100, placing it #3093 of 14703 facilities nationally and #74 of 341 in Massachusetts. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Care One At Newton receives a reported average of 3 hours 51 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 40 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 3 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 8 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 40 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 20.2%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $35,808. 6 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $35,808, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 3. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 108.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Care One At Newton ranks 3093rd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 81.3/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within MA, it ranks 74th out of 341 nursing homes. In Newton, it ranks 2nd out of 2 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #5,948 nationally and RN hours rank #5,538 nationally (#119 in MA). Our composite quality score of 81.3/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Newton, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/massachusetts/newton/