The Falls at Cordingly Dam

Is The Falls at Cordingly Dam a certified assisted living residence in Massachusetts?

Yes. The Falls at Cordingly Dam at 2300 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02462 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 11, 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.

The Falls at Cordingly Dam is one of the longer-running residences in Middlesex 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 The Falls at Cordingly Dam, which also lists the unit counts, ownership flags and any posted Compliance Review Report.

What did the latest Massachusetts compliance review of The Falls at Cordingly Dam find?

AGE's most recent posted Compliance Review of The Falls at Cordingly Dam, conducted March 13, 2025, resulted in a Plan of Correction required across 6 lettered finding areas, 3 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 and on-time reporting of resident incidents to the state.

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 Middlesex County residence lists 6 finding areas; The Falls at Cordingly Dam's latest lists about the same number of.

Read the full Compliance Review Report on mass.gov →

Does The Falls at Cordingly Dam offer memory care in Newton?

Yes. The Falls at Cordingly Dam has a certified Special Care Residence with 27 units — about 30% of its 91 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 The Falls at Cordingly Dam's 27-unit Special Care Residence is larger than typical.

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 The Falls at Cordingly Dam located in Newton, MA?

The Falls at Cordingly Dam is at 2300 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02462, in Middlesex County. Hospitals families in Newton commonly use include Newton-Wellesley Hospital and St. Elizabeth's Medical Center.

Newton is made up of thirteen villages, including Newton Centre, Newton Corner and Newton Lower Falls, along the Green Line and the Mass Pike.

There are 4 other certified residences in Newton: Adelaide of Newton Centre, Evans Park at Newton Corner, Scandinavian Living Center, Sunrise of Newton.

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 The Falls at Cordingly Dam compare with other assisted living in Middlesex County?

With 91 certified units, The Falls at Cordingly Dam is about typical in size among the 75 certified residences in Middlesex County (number 20 by unit count); the county median is 79 units.

61 of those 75 residences have Special Care Residence units, 7 report nonprofit ownership on their state profile, and 20 list low-income options.

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

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

How much does The Falls at Cordingly Dam cost per month?

Massachusetts does not publish prices for individual residences, so ask The Falls at Cordingly Dam 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 The Falls at Cordingly Dam?

Start with the areas the state already flagged at The Falls at Cordingly Dam — 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?
• What happens if a resident runs out of private funds?
• 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?

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 The Falls at Cordingly Dam work?

Moving into The Falls at Cordingly Dam 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 The Falls at Cordingly Dam's 27-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 The Falls at Cordingly Dam 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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