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The Elmhurst Healthcare

743 MAIN STREET, MELROSE, MA, 02176

(781) 662-7500

45 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

743 Main Street

Melrose, MA 02176

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

225659

Care type

Nursing home

County

Middlesex

Facility name

The Elmhurst Healthcare

Street address

743 MAIN STREET

City / state / ZIP

Melrose, MA 02176

Phone

(781) 662-7500

About this facility — The Elmhurst Healthcare

The Elmhurst Healthcare is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Melrose, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 45 beds — well below 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 The Elmhurst Healthcare 31 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. 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 - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Dell'anno, Damian

Officer — since 2017

Likhi, Rishi

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Next Step Healthcare Llc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017

Stephan, William

Officer — since 2017

Weiss, Alexis

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020

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

1994-12-30

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

0 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-06-11

Nurse staffing

4.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$677 per day (≈ $20,580/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

0% Medicaid · 60% Medicare · 40% private/other

Occupancy

54% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

38% above the MA median of $489/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · 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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2024-07-10Health inspection4 citations

F-0561

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Corrected 2024-07-26

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2024-07-26

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 2024-07-26

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-07-26

2023-05-10Health inspection16 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-05-30

F-0552

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-05-30

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2023-05-30

F-0641

B · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2023-05-30

F-0655

D · No harm found

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Corrected 2023-05-30

F-0656

D · 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 2023-05-30

F-0658

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-05-30

F-0677

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-05-30

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-05-30

F-0686

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-05-30

F-0692

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-05-30

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-05-30

F-0761

D · 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 2023-05-30

F-0812

D · 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 2023-05-30

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-05-30

F-0883

D · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2023-05-30

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (11 citations)

2025-06-11Fire-safety inspection7 citations

K-0222

F · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-07-10

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-07-10

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2025-07-10

K-0355

F · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2025-07-10

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-07-10

K-0911

E · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2025-07-10

K-0918

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-07-10

2024-07-10Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0225

F · No harm found

Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.

Corrected 2024-08-02

K-0711

F · No harm found

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2024-08-02

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-08-02

2023-05-10Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0291

D · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2023-05-19

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 225659.

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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