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Ellis Nursing Home (The)

135 Ellis Avenue, Norwood, MA 020627819492310Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability companyCertified beds: 191Avg. daily residents: 140County: Norfolk

The complete public record on Ellis Nursing Home (The), a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Norwood, Massachusetts, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★★★★
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Massachusetts average: 3.0 stars.
Health inspection
★★★★☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★★
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Ellis Nursing Home (The) holds a 5-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. Federal regulators have fined this facility $57,158 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.
Rating trajectory: overall rating improved from 4 stars (July 2026) to 5 stars (August 2026) across 2 monthly CMS releases tracked by ClearPath.

Staffing

3.85 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
about the state average (3.86)
0.60 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.65)
3.52 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
42.0% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (38.2)
73.3% RN turnover

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

May 14, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
4 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (7.2)
9 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$57,158 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
above the state average ($34,584)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

27 citations on record across recent inspections, 1 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
May 14, 20260604Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 14, 20260842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 15, 20260919Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 2, 20250658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 20, 20250604Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 20, 20250609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 29, 20250880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 29, 20250656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 29, 20250812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 29, 20250840Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified…D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.