CCN 225584 · Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Park Avenue Health Center
146 Park Avenue, Arlington, MA 02174
Park Avenue Health Center is a 89-bed for-profit nursing home in Arlington, Massachusetts, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1993. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 75.8 residents a day, about 85% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $7.8 million originally, at 4.13%, with $6.1 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in May 2046.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 89
- Average residents per day
- 75.8 (85.2% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Park Avenue SNF Operations LLC
- Certified since
- Jul 1, 1993
- Chain or affiliated group
- Best Care Services (10 facilities, chain average 2.3 stars)
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Massachusetts median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 of 5 | State spread: 65 at 1, 68 at 2, 62 at 3, 72 at 4, 71 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 4 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.59 | 3.70 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 1.02 | 0.60 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.40 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 37.8% | 37.7% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 85.2% | 86.9% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 3 totaling $113,612 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 8 (Dec 3, 2025) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Park Avenue Health Center does not meet it today: overall rating 1, health inspection rating 1. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapler, YaakovIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/01/2021 |
| Labelle, GeraldIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/29/2025 |
| Noe, CherieIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2014 |
| Steinberg, MosheIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/01/2021 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2021 | Park Avenue SNF Operations LLC | Park Avenue Health Center, LLC |
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2016 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Park Avenue Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 89 beds. Lender at endorsement: Housing & Healthcare Finc | $7,817,000 | Active: 4.13%, $6,118,646 balanceMatures May 1, 2046. Servicer: Newpoint Real Estate Capital | 02322168 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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