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Melrose Healthcare

40 MARTIN STREET, MELROSE, MA, 02176

(781) 665-7050

106 licensed beds

★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections3/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

40 Martin Street

Melrose, MA 02176

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

106

CMS facility ID

225329

Care type

Nursing home

County

Middlesex

Facility name

Melrose Healthcare

Street address

40 MARTIN STREET

City / state / ZIP

Melrose, MA 02176

Phone

(781) 665-7050

About this facility — Melrose Healthcare

Melrose Healthcare is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Melrose, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 106 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts (123 beds).

It is one of 6 senior care facilities in Melrose and 341 skilled nursing facilities across Massachusetts. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Melrose Healthcare 87 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 6 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $49,324 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Next Step Healthcare

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Dell'anno, Damian

Officer — since 2017

Likhi, Rishi

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Mubiru, Henry

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Next Step Healthcare Llc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017

Stephan, William

Officer — since 2017

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

5 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1989-02-13

CMS overall rating

1 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

27 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$49,324 total

Last standard inspection

2025-04-09

Nurse staffing

3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$513 per day (≈ $15,600/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

58% Medicaid · 3% Medicare · 39% private/other

Occupancy

64% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

5% above the MA median of $489/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

106

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Visiting hours

Daily Open 24 hours

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 6 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-04-09Health inspection27 citations

F-0550

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0552

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0578

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0584

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0585

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0656

E · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0658

E · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-05-11

F-0677

E · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2025-05-11

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0686

G · Actual harm

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0699

D · No harm found

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0725

E · No harm found

Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0726

E · No harm found

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0730

E · No harm found

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0761

E · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-05-11

F-0791

D · No harm found

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0803

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0804

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2025-05-11

F-0808

D · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-05-11

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2025-05-05

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-05-05

2024-04-03Health inspection17 citations

F-0552

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2024-05-03

F-0576

E · No harm found

Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.

Corrected 2024-05-03

F-0578

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2024-05-03

F-0600

D · No harm found

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2024-05-03

F-0604

D · No harm found

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2024-05-03

F-0656

E · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-05-03

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2024-05-03

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2024-05-03

F-0679

D · No harm found

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Corrected 2024-05-03

F-0685

D · No harm found

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Corrected 2024-05-03

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2024-05-03

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2024-05-03

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2024-05-03

F-0758

D · No harm found

Implement 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.

Corrected 2024-05-03

F-0761

E · No harm found

Corrected 2024-05-03

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-05-03

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2024-05-03

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (43 citations)

2023-02-07Health inspection22 citations

F-0550

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2023-03-10

F-0552

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2023-03-31

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2023-03-10

F-0584

F · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2023-03-10

F-0604

E · No harm found

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2023-03-10

F-0637

D · No harm found

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

Corrected 2023-03-10

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2023-03-10

F-0656

E · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2023-03-10

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2023-03-10

F-0676

D · No harm found

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

Corrected 2023-03-10

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2023-03-10

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2023-03-10

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2023-03-10

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2023-03-10

F-0700

E · No harm found

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

Corrected 2023-03-10

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2023-03-10

F-0758

D · No harm found

Corrected 2023-03-10

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2023-03-10

F-0761

E · No harm found

Corrected 2023-03-31

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-03-10

F-0842

E · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2023-03-31

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-03-31

2025-04-09Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0161

F · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2025-05-29

K-0211

F · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2025-05-29

K-0271

F · No harm found

Have exits that are accessible at all times.

Corrected 2025-05-29

K-0311

F · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2025-05-29

K-0711

F · No harm found

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2025-05-06

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-05-06

2024-04-03Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0161

F · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2024-04-15

K-0211

F · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2024-04-15

K-0271

F · No harm found

Have exits that are accessible at all times.

Corrected 2024-04-15

K-0311

F · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2024-04-15

2023-02-07Fire-safety inspection11 citations

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2023-03-21

E-0041

E · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2023-03-21

K-0161

F · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2023-03-23

K-0211

F · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2023-03-22

K-0271

F · No harm found

Have exits that are accessible at all times.

Corrected 2023-03-22

K-0281

F · No harm found

Install proper backup exit lighting.

Corrected 2023-03-21

K-0311

F · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2023-03-22

K-0321

F · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2023-03-21

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-03-21

K-0363

F · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-03-21

K-0918

E · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2023-03-21

Federal penalties

2025-04-09Fine$49,324

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 225329.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

3.026 ratings on Google

★★★★★Denise Carroll · 2026-08-05 · via Google
“As a monthly prayer volunteer along with a few others from my Church, I find Melrose HealthCare to be a very friendly environment. Each month, we look forward to greeting the residents in the common room, which is a bright, sunny area with a rotation of pictures posted of events and activities with the patients. Rebecca, the Receptionist and Martine, the Activities Director both display warmth …”

★★★★★A Megri · 2025-09-26 · via Google
“The Director and administrator are responsive to the needs of the facility, families and staff. The nurses are attentive to residents needs, and appropriately identify concerns requiring attention. Therapies are available and are growing. Overall the individual needs of each resident are met. Melrose is a caring place, that helps residents build a small community, and find comfort in their home. P…”

★★★★★Joanne EbertMcCreary · 2025-06-02 · via Google
“My brother has been in 4 other facilities over the past few years. They were chaotic. He was injured in 2 of the facilities. Care was minimal at best and concerns were ignored. He has been at Melrose HealthCare for about a year. Yes, it is an older building. The caring Staff and the quiet peaceful atmosphere is what is the most important in my opinion. The residents care about each other. …”

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