Park Avenue Health Center
146 Park Avenue, Arlington, MA 02174
Park Avenue Health Center is a Medicare- and/or Medicaid-certified nursing home in Arlington, Massachusetts, offering 24-hour skilled nursing care and, typically, short-term rehabilitation after a hospital stay.
Details
- Type
- Nursing home (skilled nursing)
- Address
- 146 Park Avenue, Arlington, MA 02174
- County
- Middlesex County
- Certified beds
- 89
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Part of
- Best Care Services
- Certified since
- 1993
- Average residents per day
- 74
- Resident and family council
- Resident council
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Location
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Novita Way Data Score
A 0 to 100 summary built only from public Medicare data: star ratings, staffing, staff turnover, complaints and penalties. Communities can't pay to change it. How we score
Medicare star ratings
- Overall
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Health inspections
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Staffing
- ★★★★☆
- Quality measures
- ★★★☆☆
Ratings from CMS Care Compare. View the official Care Compare profile for inspections, staffing and penalties.
Deep dive: staffing, inspections and penalties
How this nursing home compares with the Massachusetts and national middle (median). Staffing is reported by the facility to Medicare; more hours per resident usually means more hands-on care.
| Measure | This home | Massachusetts | U.S. | vs. state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staff hours per resident per day | 3.58 | 3.72 | 3.71 | Worse |
| RN hours per resident per day | 1.06 | 0.58 | 0.59 | Better |
| Weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day | 3.28 | 3.35 | 3.27 | Worse |
| Nursing staff turnover | 39% | 36% | 45% | Worse |
| Registered nurse turnover | 53% | 42% | 41% | Worse |
| Health deficiencies, most recent standard inspection | 8 | 5 | 7 | Worse |
| Complaint deficiencies, most recent cycle | 2 | 0 | 1 | Worse |
| Penalties, last 3 years | 3 | 0 | 0 | Worse |
Medicare fined this nursing home 3 times in the last 3 years, totaling $46,099.
Most recent standard health inspection: 2025-12-03.
Questions to ask on a tour
- Do you have an opening for the care level we need, and when?
- What is included in the monthly rate, and what costs extra?
- What are staffing levels on days, nights and weekends?
- How do you handle a change in health or a hospital stay?
- Which insurance plans and Medicaid programs do you accept?
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