Chelsea Jewish Lifecare

What Chelsea Jewish Lifecare does

Chelsea Jewish Lifecare is a non-profit senior care organization founded in 1919 and headquartered in Chelsea, Massachusetts, with a second campus in Peabody. It operates approximately eight communities spanning the full continuum of older-adult services: assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, specialized ALS/multiple sclerosis and ventilator-dependent care, adult day health, and visiting nurse and hospice services. The workforce numbers 501-1000 employees, including 180+ nurses, with executive leadership comprising CEO Barry Berman, COO Betsy Mullen, and President Adam Berman.

The organization differentiates via two non-trivial product choices: it operates the first urban Green House®-model skilled nursing residence in the United States, and it runs the Leonard Florence Center for Living, a specialty skilled nursing unit for ALS, MS, and ventilator-dependent residents. Operationally, it holds CMS Five-Star quality ratings across its skilled nursing portfolio, multiple deficiency-free state surveys, Great Place to Work certification, and recognitions including the McKnight's Pinnacle Award and the 2025 Gupta Family Innovation Prize. The organization is a member of Legacy Lifecare, a non-profit management collaborative that supplies centralized administrative and clinical support to affiliated senior care providers.

The revenue model blends resident fees for housing and personal care in assisted living and skilled nursing, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements for clinical and post-acute services, fee-for-service billing for adult day health and VNA/hospice, and philanthropic donations. The payer mix creates a concentrated dependence on government reimbursement (Medicare/Medicaid), while end-customer demand is highly distributed across individual older adults and their families, supporting full-occupancy referral economics when quality ratings are strong.

Name

Chelsea Jewish Lifecare

Legal name

Chelsea Jewish Lifecare

Website

https://chelseajewish.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Chelsea Jewish Lifecare is a non-profit senior care organization founded in 1919, operating assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, ALS/MS specialty care, adult day health, and hospice services across its Chelsea and Peabody, Massachusetts campuses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior Living and Skilled Nursing Care

NAICS

Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (623110), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Assisted Living with Memory Care (Mixed Campus) (HLADABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Hospice Agencies (HLAFAEAC), Hospice Care in Assisted Living / Residential Care Facilities (HLADAHAE), Chronic Care & Complex Care Management (HSABAIAD)

Keywords

• Senior living services
• Skilled nursing facilities
• Assisted living communities
• Memory care services
• Hospice and home health

Headquarters

HQ city

Chelsea

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Residential Care Fees: Revenue generated from resident fees for assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and specialized care services. These fees cover room, board, care services, and amenities.
2. Government Reimbursement: Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for eligible skilled nursing and rehabilitative care services.
3. Adult Day Health Services: Fees for adult day health programs providing supervised care, activities, and respite for caregivers.
4. VNA and Hospice Services: Home-based care services including visiting nurse care and end-of-life hospice services.
5. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Chelsea Jewish Lifecare is a Massachusetts-based charitable organization that accepts donations to support programs and services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Chelsea Jewish Lifecare operates a multi-campus senior care organization delivering assisted living, memory support, short-term rehabilitation, long-term skilled nursing, ALS/MS/ventilator specialty care, adult day health, visiting nurse, and hospice/palliative services in Chelsea and Peabody, Massachusetts. The portfolio spans the full continuum of senior care from independent-support through skilled nursing and end-of-life care, anchored by the country's first urban Green House residence.

Product overview

Chelsea Jewish Lifecare operates a multi-facility senior living and healthcare organization providing a continuum of care across multiple residential communities and service lines. The organization offers assisted living through The Estates on Admiral's Hill and Harriett & Ralph Kaplan Estates; skilled nursing and memory care at Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living, Katzman Family Center for Living, and Leonard Florence Center for Living; adult day health at Shapiro-Rudolph Adult Day Health Center; and specialty ALS/MS/ventilator care at Leonard Florence Center for Living. Additional services include Legacy Lifecare VNA (visiting nurse) and hospice/palliative care. The portfolio provides a complete continuum from independent and assisted living through skilled nursing, memory care, and end-of-life services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Assisted Living Assisted living services providing support with daily activities, socialization, restaurant-style dining, and wellness programming for seniors who need help maintaining independence but do not require intensive medical care, delivered across multiple Chelsea Jewish Lifecare communities.
• Memory Support and Alzheimer's Care Specialized memory care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or other memory loss, offering individualized attention and updated techniques across long-term memory care units, assisted living memory neighborhoods, and the adult day health program.
• Short-Term Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care Around-the-clock skilled nursing, rehabilitation therapy, and medication management for post-hospitalization recovery and permanent extended care, delivered across multiple Chelsea Jewish Lifecare skilled nursing residences.
• ALS, MS and Ventilator Care Specialty residential care for individuals living with ALS, MS, or ventilator dependency, with 50 rooms dedicated to this population at the Leonard Florence Center for Living and assistive technology to support independence.
• Adult Day Health Supervised daytime program at the Shapiro-Rudolph Adult Day Health Center providing socialization, activities, classes, and health-appropriate exercise for seniors while giving caregivers respite.
• Legacy Lifecare VNA and Hospice In-home medical care, therapy, and visiting nurse services through the VNA program and compassionate end-of-life hospice and palliative care for patients in their own homes.
• The Estates on Admiral's Hill Chelsea, MA-based assisted living community offering assisted living, memory support assisted living, and respite care services.
• Leonard Florence Center for Living Chelsea, MA skilled nursing community delivering short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, and the country's first urban Green House residence with 50 rooms dedicated to ALS, MS, and ventilator care.
• Harriett and Ralph Kaplan Estates Peabody, MA-based assisted living community offering assisted living, memory support assisted living, and respite care services.
• Shapiro-Rudolph Adult Day Health Center Peabody, MA adult day health center providing supervised daytime care, activities, social engagement, and health-appropriate exercise for seniors.
• Jeffrey and Susan Brudnick Center for Living Peabody, MA skilled nursing community offering memory support and Alzheimer's care, short-term rehabilitation, and long-term care.
• Katzman Family Center for Living Chelsea, MA skilled nursing community offering memory support and Alzheimer's care, short-term rehabilitation, and long-term care, and recipient of a consecutive deficiency-free Massachusetts state survey.
• Cohen Florence Levine Estates and Florence and Chafetz Home for Specialized Care Chelsea, MA community offering assisted living at Cohen Florence Levine Estates alongside the Florence and Chafetz Home for Specialized Care.

Quantifiable outcome

• Deficiency-free state survey for Katzman Family Center for Living - second consecutive year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Legacy LifecarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegacy Lifecare Inc. is a non-profit management resources collaborative that provides small-to-mid-sized organizations access to the infrastructure needed to succeed in today's complex world. Chelsea Jewish Lifecare is affiliated with Legacy Lifecare, which provides shared resources, infrastructure, and administrative support services to affiliated organizations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hebrew SeniorLife: New England-based, Jewish-affiliated nonprofit operating a continuum of senior living, memory care, and skilled nursing. Closest mission and operating analog to Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, sharing community-rooted values, multi-service continuum, and Boston-area geography.
• Benchmark Senior Living: New England-headquartered assisted living and memory care operator running 60+ communities across the Northeast. Directly comparable in assisted living service mix, private-pay positioning, and geographic overlap with Chelsea Jewish's Massachusetts footprint.
• Genesis Healthcare: One of the largest U.S. skilled nursing facility operators with strong Northeast presence and CMS-rated SNFs. Directly comparable to Chelsea Jewish's three skilled nursing facilities on skilled nursing services, regulatory posture, and post-acute rehabilitation.
• Atria Senior Living: National assisted living and memory care operator with communities in Massachusetts. Comparable on assisted living, memory support, and Lifestyle Enrichment programming offered through Chelsea Jewish's Estates on Admiral's Hill and Kaplan Estates.
• Amedisys: Major home health and hospice provider with broad Medicare-reimbursed service delivery. Directly comparable to Chelsea Jewish's Legacy Lifecare VNA & Hospice home health and end-of-life service lines.
• Life Care Centers of America: Family-owned skilled nursing and rehabilitation operator with facilities nationwide. Comparable to Chelsea Jewish on skilled nursing, short-term rehabilitation, and long-term care service delivery across its three SNFs.
• Five Star Senior Living: Senior living provider managing assisted living, memory care, and rehabilitation communities across the U.S. Closely comparable on assisted living and memory care service offerings relative to Chelsea Jewish's residential communities.
• Kindred at Home (Gentiva): National home health, hospice, and community-based care provider. Directly comparable to Chelsea Jewish's Legacy Lifecare VNA and Hospice service line on home-based skilled nursing and palliative care delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Brookdale Senior Living: Largest U.S. senior living operator with 650+ communities across assisted living, memory care, and independent living. Overlaps with Chelsea Jewish on assisted living and memory care services but operates at vastly greater scale as a public, for-profit incumbent.
• Sunrise Senior Living: Established national assisted living and memory care provider offering comparable services to seniors. Comparable on care philosophy and memory care specialization but operates across a much broader geography than Chelsea Jewish.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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