Waterstone at Wellesley

Is Waterstone at Wellesley a certified assisted living residence in Massachusetts?

Yes. Waterstone at Wellesley at 23 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02482 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 April 9, 2012. 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.

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

What did the latest Massachusetts compliance review of Waterstone at Wellesley find?

AGE's most recent posted Compliance Review of Waterstone at Wellesley, conducted June 2, 2026, resulted in a Plan of Correction across 3 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, 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 Norfolk County residence lists 6 finding areas; Waterstone at Wellesley's latest lists fewer than that.

Read the full Compliance Review Report on mass.gov →

Does Waterstone at Wellesley offer memory care?

No. Waterstone at Wellesley 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 Wellesley have Special Care Residence units. See the full memory care list for the rest of Greater Boston.

Where is Waterstone at Wellesley located in Wellesley, MA?

Waterstone at Wellesley is at 23 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02482, in Norfolk County. Hospitals families in Wellesley commonly use include Newton-Wellesley Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham.

Wellesley Square is a compact village center on the Worcester commuter-rail line, west of Newton.

Waterstone at Wellesley is the only certified assisted living residence in Wellesley on the current state list.

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 Waterstone at Wellesley compare with other assisted living in Norfolk County?

With 52 certified units, Waterstone at Wellesley is smaller than most among the 37 certified residences in Norfolk County (number 30 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 Waterstone at Wellesley cost per month?

Massachusetts does not publish prices for individual residences, so ask Waterstone at Wellesley 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 Waterstone at Wellesley?

Start with the areas the state already flagged at Waterstone at Wellesley — emergency-call (e-call) response times, the quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) program, on-time reporting of resident incidents to the state — 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?
• 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?
• 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?
• Can we visit at mealtime and in the evening without an appointment?

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 Waterstone at Wellesley work?

Before anyone moves into Waterstone at Wellesley, 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.
• 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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