Rogerson House

Is Rogerson House a certified assisted living residence in Massachusetts?

Yes. Rogerson House at 434 Jamaicaway, Boston, MA 02130 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 December 19, 1997. 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.

Rogerson House is one of the longer-running residences in Suffolk County: its certification dates to 1997, 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 Rogerson House, which also lists the unit counts, ownership flags and any posted Compliance Review Report.

What did the latest Massachusetts compliance review of Rogerson House find?

No Compliance Review Report is currently posted on Rogerson House's mass.gov record page, so there is no public finding or enforcement action on file there as of October 2026.

AGE reviews each residence as part of its recertification cycle and posts reports to the record page over time. About 9 of the 13 certified residences in Suffolk County currently have a posted report. Ask Rogerson House for the date and outcome of its most recent compliance review and for a copy of any Plan of Correction — residences receive the report directly and can share it.

Does Rogerson House offer memory care in Jamaica Plain, Boston?

Yes. Rogerson House has a certified Special Care Residence with 40 units — every certified unit is Special Care. 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 Rogerson House's 40-unit Special Care Residence is larger than typical.

Where is Rogerson House located in Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA?

Rogerson House is at 434 Jamaicaway, Boston, MA 02130, in Suffolk County. Hospitals families in Jamaica Plain, Boston commonly use include Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital and VA Boston Jamaica Plain campus.

Jamaica Plain wraps around Jamaica Pond and the Arnold Arboretum, part of the Emerald Necklace park system.

There are 8 other certified residences in Boston: Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle, Compass on the Bay, Edelweiss Village, Providence House Senior Living Community, 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 Rogerson House compare with other assisted living in Suffolk County?

With 40 certified units, Rogerson House is smaller than most among the 13 certified residences in Suffolk County (number 11 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.

Rogerson House is one of the nonprofit-owned residences — a minority in Massachusetts, where about four in five ALRs are for-profit.

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

How much does Rogerson House cost per month?

Massachusetts does not publish prices for individual residences, so ask Rogerson House 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 memory care at $7,200–$10,000/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 Rogerson House?

Ask Rogerson House for its latest compliance review outcome first, then cover overnight staffing, the full fee schedule, and which care needs would force a move.

• Can we visit at mealtime and in the evening without an appointment?
• 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?
• 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 Rogerson House work?

Moving into Rogerson House starts with a pre-admission screening and a written assessment of your parent's needs, which the residence uses to build an individual service plan before move-in day.

• 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 Rogerson House's 40-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 — here every unit is Special Care.
• 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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