The Gables at Winchester

Is The Gables at Winchester a certified assisted living residence in Massachusetts?

Yes. The Gables at Winchester at 299 Cambridge Street, Winchester, MA 01890 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 20, 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.

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

What did the latest Massachusetts compliance review of The Gables at Winchester find?

AGE's most recent posted Compliance Review of The Gables at Winchester, conducted May 12, 2026, resulted in a Plan of Correction across 7 lettered finding areas, 5 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, staff training and supervision records, controlled-substance counts and annual reports 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 Gables at Winchester's latest lists more than that.

Read the full Compliance Review Report on mass.gov →

Does The Gables at Winchester offer memory care?

No. The Gables at Winchester has no Special Care Residence units on the state record, so it is certified for traditional assisted living only. A resident whose dementia progresses to needing a secured setting would usually need to move to a residence with an SCR or to a nursing home.

0 other certified residences in Winchester have Special Care Residence units. See the full memory care list for the rest of Greater Boston.

Where is The Gables at Winchester located in Winchester, MA?

The Gables at Winchester is at 299 Cambridge Street, Winchester, MA 01890, in Middlesex County. Hospitals families in Winchester commonly use include Winchester Hospital and Lahey Hospital & Medical Center.

Winchester is a Middlesex County town with a commuter-rail center about eight miles north of Boston.

There is 1 other certified residence in Winchester: Winchester Mount Vernon House.

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 Gables at Winchester compare with other assisted living in Middlesex County?

With 123 certified units, The Gables at Winchester is one of the largest among the 75 certified residences in Middlesex County (number 3 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.

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

How much does The Gables at Winchester cost per month?

Massachusetts does not publish prices for individual residences, so ask The Gables at Winchester 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.

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 Gables at Winchester?

Start with the areas the state already flagged at The Gables at Winchester — 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 are new aides supervised in their first weeks, and how often are skills re-checked?
• 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?

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 Gables at Winchester work?

Moving into The Gables at Winchester 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.
• 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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