Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle

Is Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle a certified assisted living residence in Massachusetts?

Yes. Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle at 50 Sutherland Road, Boston, MA 02135 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 8, 1996. 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.

Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle is one of the longer-running residences in Suffolk County: its certification dates to 1996, 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 Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle, which also lists the unit counts, ownership flags and any posted Compliance Review Report.

What did the latest Massachusetts compliance review of Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle find?

AGE's most recent posted Compliance Review of Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle, conducted March 24, 2026, resulted in a Plan of Correction required across 6 lettered finding areas, 7 of them marked as repeat findings from the prior review.

The report's findings covered emergency-call (e-call) response times, 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, staffing levels 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 Suffolk County residence lists 6 finding areas; Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle's latest lists about the same number of.

Read the full Compliance Review Report on mass.gov →

Does Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle offer memory care in Brighton, Boston?

Yes. Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle has a certified Special Care Residence with 28 units — about 33% of its 84 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 Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle's 28-unit Special Care Residence is larger than typical.

Where is Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle located in Brighton, Boston, MA?

Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle is at 50 Sutherland Road, Boston, MA 02135, in Suffolk County. Hospitals families in Brighton, Boston commonly use include St. Elizabeth's Medical Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Brighton borders Brookline and Newton; Cleveland Circle and the Chestnut Hill Reservoir are served by the MBTA Green Line.

There are 8 other certified residences in Boston: Compass on the Bay, Edelweiss Village, Providence House Senior Living Community, Rogerson House, Ruggles Assisted Living, Springhouse, and more on the directory.

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 Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle compare with other assisted living in Suffolk County?

With 84 certified units, Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle is larger than most among the 13 certified residences in Suffolk County (number 5 by unit count); the county median is 69 units.

10 of those 13 residences have Special Care Residence units, 8 report nonprofit ownership on their state profile, and 4 list low-income options.

Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle is one of the nonprofit-owned residences — a minority in Massachusetts, where about four in five ALRs are for-profit.

It is co-located with a nursing home, which can make a later move to skilled care less disruptive.

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

How much does Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle cost per month?

Massachusetts does not publish prices for individual residences, so ask Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle 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 Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle?

Start with the areas the state already flagged at Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle — emergency-call (e-call) response times, resident assessments and service plans, the quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) program — 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 often is a resident's service plan reassessed, and who attends that meeting?
• What has your quality-improvement committee changed in the past year?
• How do you notify families and the state after a fall or other incident, and how fast?
• Do you accept MassHealth Group Adult Foster Care (GAFC) or Senior Care Options (SCO) for care services?
• How do you handle a hospital discharge back to the residence?
• What is the full monthly fee for my parent's care level, and what triggers an increase?
• Which care needs would require a move to a nursing home?

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 Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle work?

Before anyone moves into Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle, 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 Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle's 28-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.

If Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle has no opening, ask to join its waitlist and keep touring — availability at large Greater Boston residences changes month to month.

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