Sherrill House sits in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston and has been around a long time, working as a not-for-profit nursing and rehabilitation center ever since, and if you walk the halls you'll see it's gone through some real expansion and renovation, finishing up a big project back in 2007 that brought everything up to a more modern level but kept things comfortable and familiar for the folks living there. The facility holds up to 182 beds and offers a mix of private and semi-private rooms, with sunlit dining areas and rooms overlooking Olmsted Park and Boston's Emerald Necklace, plus things like a garden and a tented patio for events or family visits, so residents can enjoy time outdoors when the weather is nice and friends or family come by and want a quiet spot to visit.
Sherrill House provides both short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing care, with additional programs for people facing memory challenges like Alzheimer's or dementia-there's even a one-floor Memory Care unit with its own team, and two more floors for traditional long-term care, each with 45 beds. Short-term rehab folks have access to physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and the gym is sunlit with views of the Jamaicaway, which helps. The staff runs daily expressive and music therapy, led by certified therapists, and racks up well over 6,000 hours a year doing this, so art and music are a regular part of life here, plus the monthly recreation calendar fills up with activities. For added spiritual support, there's chaplaincy, worship programs, and family council meetings where everyone can stay informed or speak up with concerns, and there's always a volunteer program humming along in the background.
They've got a real structured care model that puts the resident at the center, which means there's regular help with activities of daily living, an on-site DaVita Kidney Care Dialysis Center, social work services, support groups, counseling, food and dietary support for healthy eating, and a strong clinical nursing team ready to tackle everything from regular medical needs to hospice. For those needing hospice or end-of-life care, there are both medical and comfort-focused services and established support for families during the transition. They keep up with many wellness initiatives too, like the Fight the Flu campaign and Sepsis Smart, and take part in falls prevention programs and efforts to reduce off-label use of antipsychotics.
Rooms, whether private or semi-private, have flat screen TVs, phones, internet, and big windows for natural light, and residents can have their laundry and housekeeping taken care of, newspaper delivered, and hair done at the in-house salon. Meals are served in bright dining rooms, and care for special dietary needs is always on the menu. The facility has onsite parking and several big common rooms for socializing or sharing meals with family. Nursing stations sit in the center of each floor so help's never far away.
Sherrill House is a Medicare and Medicaid certified facility and has received recognition with "Best Of" awards from U.S. News and World Report, along with a CMS 5-Star rating. The staff, numbering over 220, keeps up with continuing education, safety and advocacy programs, and participates in Massachusetts initiatives like the Career Ladder Program and MassCAP, plus offers training courses for newer team members. The facility's culture values diversity and input from the community, and works closely through outreach and education seminars to help families make decisions about senior care. They require vaccinations for all staff and put focus on safety and comfort, especially for older adults coming in for rehabilitation, those with dementia, and those who can't live at home anymore. Services range from support with daily living to post-surgical recovery to advanced memory care and hospice, all supported by a full team covering medical, nutritional, social, and spiritual needs, and by a layout meant to make both recovery and daily life as simple and welcoming as possible.
