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Katzman Family Center for Living

17 Lafayette Avenue, Chelsea, MA 02150 · 123 beds · Non profit - Other

Nothing in the records stands out as a warning sign. The detail below is still worth reading before you decide.

Everything here comes from Medicare's own inspection and payroll records. We don't rank facilities or take payment from them.

Medicare overall rating
★★★★★
Much above average · 5 of 5
All nursing staff, hours / resident
3.98
RNs, LPNs and aides · state average 3.90
Weekend RN coverage
−24%
vs weekdays
Staff turnover
24%
state average 38%
No citations involving resident harm
Findings over the past three years were all at levels where inspectors recorded no actual harm.

These are drawn straight from Medicare's records. We report what the record says — we don't rate facilities or judge the care given in them.

Who's actually on the floor

Staffing is the thing most closely tied to day-to-day quality of care, and it's the number families most often never see. This is registered nurses only — a smaller figure than the all-staff total above, because it counts the most highly qualified staff on their own — per resident, per day, comparing an average weekday against an average weekend.

Weekdays
0.62 hrs
Weekends
0.48 hrs
MA average
0.66 hrs

Registered nurses only — hours per resident per day. Longer is better.

Registered nurse coverage is about 24% lower at weekends.

Staff turnover: 24%

High turnover matters because continuity does — a nurse who knows your mother notices when something is different about her. Someone on their second shift doesn't have that baseline.

What inspectors found

State inspectors visit at least once a year and after complaints. Over the last three years this facility received 3 citations. Raw counts mislead, though — a paperwork slip and a resident being harmed both count as one. Here they are by how serious inspectors judged them.

SeverityCitations
Potential for harm
No one harmed yet, but conditions could allow it
2
No harm
Rule and paperwork findings
1

0 of these came from someone filing a complaint rather than a routine visit — worth weighing differently, because it means a person picked up the phone. All findings are recorded as corrected.

Disclosed affiliations

Medicare requires every facility to disclose the people and companies connected to it. Most names below are not owners — they are officers, directors, managers, trustees, and what Medicare calls “additional disclosable parties.” The role beside each name is the one Medicare recorded. This is worth reading because operators tend to run their facilities alike: where the same group stands behind a dozen homes, the record across all twelve tells you more than any single inspection does.

NameRole recorded by MedicareSince
Chelsea Jewish Lifecare INC
100% ownership interest
Direct owner (5% or more) 03/23/2017
Legacy Lifecare INC
100% ownership interest
Indirect owner (5% or more) 01/01/2021
Anfang, Stuart Corporate director, Operational or managerial control 01/01/2020
Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 02/19/2025
Baker Tilly US, LLP Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 02/05/2025
Bennett, Tameka Operational or managerial control 01/06/2020
Berman, Adam Corporate director, Corporate officer, Operational or managerial control 10/27/2009
Berman, Barry Corporate director, Corporate officer, Operational or managerial control 01/01/1980
Birle, Hans Operational or managerial control 11/01/2021
Brudnick, Jeffrey Corporate director, Operational or managerial control 01/01/2002
Crescenzo, Donna Operational or managerial control 12/13/2010
Elien-Val, Noldcie Operational or managerial control 08/12/2015
Exantus, Viola Operational or managerial control 05/30/2023
Fiebelkorn, Douglas Corporate director, Operational or managerial control 01/01/2017
Forman, Sharon Corporate director, Operational or managerial control 10/20/2015
Goldsmith, Susan Corporate director, Operational or managerial control 05/01/2013
Greenspan, Howard Corporate director, Operational or managerial control 01/01/2017
Hemmerling, Megin Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 11/01/2021
Jelonjic, Dragan Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 10/12/2022
Maclellan, Genevieve Operational or managerial control 11/01/2021
Mango, Ciriaco Operational or managerial control 04/30/2006
Mullen, Elizabeth Corporate director, Corporate officer, Operational or managerial control 10/20/2015
Mutyaba, Juliet Operational or managerial control 11/08/2012
Mwaisaka, Jocktan Operational or managerial control 11/06/2018
Person, Ginny Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 11/24/2024
Richman, Gilda Corporate director, Operational or managerial control 01/01/2002
Santerre, Jennifer Corporate officer, Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 01/01/2017
Shresta, Sunita Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 01/04/2010
Silien, Monique Operational or managerial control 02/02/2015
Tran, Vickie Operational or managerial control 11/02/2021
Weiss, Judy Corporate director, Operational or managerial control 01/01/2017
Wong, Mariko Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 04/01/2017

Of the 32 parties disclosed here, 2 hold an ownership interest; the rest are recorded in a management, officer, financial, or other disclosable capacity. A percentage is shown only where Medicare published one — for most disclosed parties it publishes none.

Other options nearby

Most families are choosing between whatever is close enough to visit often — and visiting often is itself one of the better protections a resident has. These are the closest 8 facilities.

FacilityMilesRating Nurse hrsWeekend
The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea
Chelsea
0.2 4 2.27 −44%
Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Chelsea
0.8 1 0.67 −14%
Leonard Florence Center for Living
Chelsea
1.0 5 0.90 +26%
Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett (the)
Everett
1.1 3 0.75 −50%
Lighthouse Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Revere
1.2 2 1.03 −25%
The Center at Advocate
East Boston
1.4 1 0.38 −26%
Dexter House Healthcare
Malden
2.3 3 0.99 −21%
North End Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Boston
2.8 2 1.07 −14%

Weekend column shows the change in registered-nurse coverage at weekends compared with weekdays.

Worth asking on a visit

Records only tell you so much. These are the questions this facility's particular numbers suggest you ask — go on a weekend if you possibly can.

  1. Can I visit on a Sunday rather than a weekday? How many registered nurses are on duty then, and for how many residents?
  2. Who will actually be caring for my relative at 3am on a Saturday — an agency nurse or someone on staff?

Where these numbers come from

All figures are published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Different measures cover different periods — some are considerably older than others, so each is dated separately below rather than under one "last updated" stamp.

Staffing hours
Jan–Mar 2026
Staff turnover
calendar year 2025
Inspections & citations
Jul 2023 – Jun 2026
Fines & penalties
last 3 years
Ownership
as reported to Medicare
Star rating & file release
CMS file dated 1 July 2026

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