Stone Rehabilitation and Senior Living

    277 Elliot St, Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464
    • Assisted Living
    • Skilled Nursing

    Clean, welcoming facility near hospital

    I placed my loved one here and have been very pleased: the facility is clean, smaller and welcoming, with private rooms, strong COVID screening (tests before entry), and convenient proximity to a hospital with doctors who visit. Staff provide attentive, often exceptional care, and residents can transition to higher nursing care when needed.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.20·(5)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.7
    • Staff

      3.7
    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      4.2

    Pros

    • Private rooms
    • Proximity to hospital and medical services
    • On-site physician visits
    • Ability to transition to higher-level nursing care
    • Clean common areas and rooms
    • COVID-19 infection-control procedures and entry testing
    • Smaller, community-style setting
    • Welcoming admissions and front-desk staff
    • Adequate meal quality

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff performance and responsiveness
    • Understaffing and staffing variability
    • Gaps in communication and clinical oversight
    • Inconsistent meal temperature and service timing
    • Institutional interior design and lighting
    • Environmental comfort control issues (ventilation and overheating)
    • Restricted window access limiting natural ventilation
    • Odor concerns in some areas
    • Maintenance and upkeep shortfalls in lower-level/auxiliary spaces
    • Limited needs-based financial assistance for escalating care

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression is mixed, with clear strengths alongside recurring operational concerns. Families and prospective residents frequently cite the facility’s convenience — private rooms, a smaller community-style environment, and proximity to a hospital and visiting physicians are commonly noted strengths. The provider also maintains explicit infection-control protocols, including entry testing for COVID-19, which several observers found reassuring. Some accounts describe clinicians and aides delivering high-quality, attentive nursing care.

    Care quality and staffing show variability. While there are descriptions of exceptional caregiving and positive, welcoming staff interactions, other accounts describe inconsistent performance among aides and nurses, and periods of understaffing. These patterns translate into concerns about responsiveness and continuity of care, and several reviewers referenced gaps in communication and clinical oversight. The facility advertises the ability to transition residents to higher-level nursing care, which can be an important continuity advantage for families who anticipate escalating needs.

    Dining and daily services are generally adequate but inconsistent. Meals are described as acceptable in content, though there are repeated observations about service issues such as meals served cold or not consistently delivered at appropriate temperatures. Prospective residents should confirm current meal-service routines and monitoring for temperature and timing.

    The physical environment is a mixed picture. Some areas are described as clean and well-maintained, but there are recurring comments about an institutional interior (fluorescent lighting and bland décor), ventilation and temperature-control problems that can lead to overheating, restricted window access that limits fresh-air options, and odor concerns in certain spaces. Maintenance shortfalls in lower-level or auxiliary areas were also noted. These are operational issues that impact comfort and atmosphere rather than clinical care directly, but they affect resident quality of life.

    Management and policies warrant specific questions during a tour. Observers highlighted strengths in infection control and admissions welcome procedures, but they also pointed to inconsistent oversight and communication between staff and families. Policy-level items include the facility’s limited needs-based financial assistance for residents whose care requirements increase; families should clarify cost implications for escalating services. Information about activities was not prominent in the summaries provided; prospective families should ask about daily programming, social opportunities, and how those are maintained during staffing shortages.

    In summary, Stone Rehabilitation and Senior Living presents several practical advantages — private rooms, medical access, and established infection-control protocols — alongside operational challenges in staffing consistency, facility comfort, and some maintenance areas. A focused tour that asks about staffing ratios, communication processes, meal-service controls, environmental systems (HVAC and window access), and financial policies for higher-level care will help determine whether the facility’s strengths align with an individual resident’s needs.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Stone Rehabilitation and Senior Living is located at 277 Elliot St, Newton Upper Falls, MA, 02464.

    About Stone Rehabilitation and Senior Living

    Stone Rehabilitation And Senior Living sits on a quiet hilltop in the Newton Upper Falls neighborhood of Massachusetts, near hospitals and other important medical facilities, so that can be handy if someone ever needs more care quickly, and the place itself is set up to provide both a classic rest home called The Pettee House with 22 private rooms and a modern skilled nursing center all in one campus, so you see folks living there can have different care levels under the same roof. The Skilled Nursing Center offers round-the-clock supervision, a 24-hour call system, and has nurses there between 12 and 16 hours a day, and while the nurse turnover rate at about 27.6% is lower than most places in the state, the nurse staffing hours come in just under the average, but staff do assist with medications and all the daily routines people might need help with. The dining hall is spacious and serves three meals a day, and there are living rooms where residents can read, join in on activities, or have a chat, so community life feels pretty active if someone wants to join in, and each room in The Pettee House is furnished just for its resident for a bit of homey comfort, while residents can often move between the two care levels if their care needs change, which gives a sense of continuity and stability.

    Stone Rehabilitation And Senior Living is run by Chelsea Jewish Lifecare Inc since March 2023 and Jean Thurston since June 2019, and it's a private nonprofit, which means it isn't run like a business, plus it's connected with other places like Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and Cohen Florence Levine Estates. They provide skilled nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, respite care, and specialized care in units like the Florence & Chafetz Home for Specialized Care, and are known for including families in care decisions and providing residential living options, including the old house and the newer center, so there's something for folks who want a classic atmosphere as well as people who need more medical attention.

    Now, every place has its challenges, and Stone has a few important ones to keep in mind, like in April 2025 a standard inspection turned up nine deficiencies, and overall they've had 24 total deficiencies on record, some related to medication management, pharmacy errors over 5%, and nutrition and food handling standards like not always sourcing food from approved facilities. There are two deficiencies related to infection control, and there have been problems providing care according to doctor's orders or resident preferences for a few people, so families should maybe look at those reports. Still, the place holds 82 certified beds, with an average of 71 residents a day, and many people seem to like the hilltop setting and the fact staff are on site 24 hours for help, plus residents have access to amenities, medical care, and opportunities for social connection. Stone Rehabilitation And Senior Living has a Medicare profile and an award-winning record, but it's always wise to check the most recent reports and consider whether it matches a loved one's needs.

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