West Newton Healthcare
25 Armory Street, West Newton, MA, 02465
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Next Step Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 123 · avg 100 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 60.2% — higher than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 39.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 75.9% — higher than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 43.7% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Massachusetts averageMassachusetts avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $184,166 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 225324
- Certified beds
- 123 beds · avg 100 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- 25 Armory Street Operator Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Next Step Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Next Step Healthcare chain — 14 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.0 / 5.
Parent entity
Next Step Healthcare Llc
Disclosed owners (5 on record)
- Next Step Healthcare Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Robert Waddell
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Rishi Likhi
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Damian Dell'anno
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2017
- William Stephan
Corporate Officer · 50% · since 2017
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 82)
- D0689·Apr 23, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E0883·Dec 18, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- D0880·Dec 18, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0790·Dec 18, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
- B0732·Dec 18, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- D0695·Dec 18, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- E0686·Dec 18, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D0685·Dec 18, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $184K
Most recent events
- Feb 2, 2024Fine · $184K
Fire-safety citations
11 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 18, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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