Overview
Life Care Center of Stoneham has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Massachusetts average of 3.1. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Stoneham. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 75% of nursing homes in Massachusetts (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 17, 2025, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Massachusetts average of 6.4. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $9,620 in the past three years.
Life Care Center of Stoneham is a for-profit facility with 94 certified beds, caring for about 78 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1997.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 100%
Top 23%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 17, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $9,620
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.07 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.86 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.82 hrs
- Nurse aides2.40 hrs
- Physical therapists0.12 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 94
- Average residents per day
- 78
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 12, 1997
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes