Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Elmhurst Healthcare (The)
743 Main Street, Melrose, MA · (781) 662-7500
- CMS high-performer trophy
- Certified beds
- 45
- Residents per day
- 27
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Next Step Healthcare
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare
- Certified since
- December 30, 1994
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How this home got 5 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Massachusetts.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change (already 5)
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Massachusetts homes
Elmhurst Healthcare (The) carries 0 inspection points, the cleanest record possible.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Massachusetts: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–6 pts
- 4★ 6–24 pts
- 3★ 24–41 pts
- 2★ 41–76 pts
- 1★ over 76 pts
Bars show every rated home in Massachusetts by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
4 health citations on record since 2024. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights1D
- D
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Quality of Life and Care1D
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning1D
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2026-05-20
0 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2025-06-11
0 health deficiencies · 7 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2024-07-10
4 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 48 min of nursing staff time a day, 1 h 24 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 48 min
Massachusetts average
3 h 56 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 21% of nursing staff and 14% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine16.6 pts better | 95.5% | 78.9% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit4.6 pts better | 7.2% | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.6 pts worse | 2.0% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine19.7 pts better | 97.8% | 78.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission7.5 pts worse | 33.2% | 25.7% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
8 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
Show ownership list
| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dell'anno, Damian | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 14 facilities |
| Likhi, Rishi | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Likhi, Rishi | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Next Step Healthcare LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 14 facilities |
| Next Step Healthcare LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 14 facilities |
| Stephan, William | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 14 facilities |
| Weiss, Alexis | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Weiss, Alexis | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
10 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke3F
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Miscellaneous3F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Egress2F
- F
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- F
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems2E
- E
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
- E
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
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