Allerton House at Central Park

Is Allerton House at Central Park a certified assisted living residence in Massachusetts?

Yes. Allerton House at Central Park at 43 Schoolhouse Rd., Weymouth, MA 02188 is listed as Certified on the Massachusetts Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE) list of certified Assisted Living Residences dated June 25, 2026, and has held certification since March 22, 1999. Massachusetts certifies assisted living residences rather than licensing them, so there is no license number to look up — the state identifies each residence by name and address.

Allerton House at Central Park is one of the longer-running residences in Norfolk County: its certification dates to 1999, the first years of the Massachusetts ALR program after the 1994 law that created it.

Check the record yourself on the mass.gov page for Allerton House at Central Park, which also lists the unit counts, ownership flags and any posted Compliance Review Report.

What did the latest Massachusetts compliance review of Allerton House at Central Park find?

AGE's most recent posted Compliance Review of Allerton House at Central Park, conducted March 20, 2025, resulted in a Plan of Correction required across 8 lettered finding areas, 6 of them marked as repeat findings from the prior review.

The report's findings covered emergency-call (e-call) response times, Special Care Residence requirements, resident assessments and service plans, the quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) program, on-time reporting of resident incidents to the state, evacuation and elopement drills, controlled-substance counts, the correspondence log used for continuity of care and staff training and supervision records.

A Plan of Correction is the standard outcome of a Massachusetts compliance review: the residence answers each finding in writing and AGE grants recertification once the fixes are accepted. It is not a suspension or fine. Nearly every residence with a posted report in Greater Boston received one, so the useful comparison is which areas were cited and whether they repeat.

For context, the median posted report for a Norfolk County residence lists 6 finding areas; Allerton House at Central Park's latest lists more than that.

Read the full Compliance Review Report on mass.gov →

Does Allerton House at Central Park offer memory care in Weymouth?

Yes. Allerton House at Central Park has a certified Special Care Residence with 16 units — about 17% of its 96 certified units. In Massachusetts, memory care is delivered in a Special Care Residence (SCR) inside a certified ALR; it is not a separate license.

Statewide, the median ALR with an SCR has about 20 SCR units, so Allerton House at Central Park's Special Care Residence is close to the statewide norm.

Its latest compliance review included a finding under the Special Care requirements — ask the staff what was cited and how it was corrected.

Where is Allerton House at Central Park located in Weymouth, MA?

Allerton House at Central Park is at 43 Schoolhouse Rd., Weymouth, MA 02188, in Norfolk County. Hospitals families in Weymouth commonly use include South Shore Hospital and Boston Medical Center.

Weymouth is a South Shore town in Norfolk County, home to South Shore Hospital.

There are 2 other certified residences in Weymouth: The Current South Shore, Windrose at Weymouth.

Veterans and surviving spouses can be served by the VA Boston Healthcare System (Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury and Brockton campuses) and may qualify for VA Aid & Attendance toward assisted living costs.

How does Allerton House at Central Park compare with other assisted living in Norfolk County?

With 96 certified units, Allerton House at Central Park is larger than most among the 37 certified residences in Norfolk County (number 8 by unit count); the county median is 77 units.

30 of those 37 residences have Special Care Residence units, 4 report nonprofit ownership on their state profile, and 5 list low-income options.

Closest in size among Norfolk County residences, from the same state records:

How much does Allerton House at Central Park cost per month?

Massachusetts does not publish prices for individual residences, so ask Allerton House at Central Park for its written fee schedule. Statewide, AGE's 2025 census report puts the median monthly fee range at $4,228–$9,225 for traditional units and $7,218–$10,886 for Special Care units.

Greater Boston generally runs above those statewide medians: this site's cost research puts typical assisted living at $5,800–$8,200/mo in 2026, with Brookline, Newton, Cambridge and the Back Bay at the high end.

Its state profile lists no low-income options, so expect private pay for rent.

MassHealth does not pay assisted living rent. Some residences accept MassHealth Group Adult Foster Care (GAFC) or a Senior Care Options (SCO) plan for personal-care services; ask the residence directly, and see our Frail Elder Waiver guide for at-home alternatives.

What should you ask when touring Allerton House at Central Park?

Start with the areas the state already flagged at Allerton House at Central Park — emergency-call (e-call) response times, Special Care Residence requirements, resident assessments and service plans — and ask what changed after the review; then cover staffing, fees and move-out triggers.

• What is your average pendant/e-call response time overnight, and can I see last month's response log?
• How is the Special Care Residence secured, and what dementia training do its staff complete?
• How often is a resident's service plan reassessed, and who attends that meeting?
• What has your quality-improvement committee changed in the past year?
• Which care needs would require a move to a nursing home?
• How long have the executive director and resident care director been in their roles?
• Is a nurse on site every day, and who covers nights and weekends?
• What happens if a resident runs out of private funds?

Visit twice — once at a meal — and read the residency agreement before paying a deposit. Massachusetts gives ALR residents specific resident rights, and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program can help if problems come up later.

How does moving into Allerton House at Central Park work?

Before anyone moves into Allerton House at Central Park, Massachusetts rules require the residence to screen and assess the prospective resident and agree a written service plan with the family.

• Residency agreement and disclosures. The residence must give you its residency agreement and a disclosure of fees, services and discharge terms; take them home and compare them before paying a deposit.
• Special Care Residence admission. Admission to Allerton House at Central Park's 16-unit Special Care Residence is based on a dementia diagnosis and an assessment that the secured setting is appropriate; ask what criteria would move a resident between its traditional and Special Care units.
• Medication plan. Decide whether your parent will self-administer, receive Self-Administered Medication Management (SAMM) help from aides, or need Limited Medication Administration (LMA) by a nurse — it affects both care and fees.
• Payment. Rent and care are almost always private pay in an ALR; long-term care insurance and VA Aid & Attendance can offset them.

Most moves take two to four weeks once a unit is available; a hospital discharge can compress that to days, which is when a second set of eyes on the agreement helps most.

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