Affinity Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Affinity Healthcare is a 177-bed for-profit nursing home in Braintree, Massachusetts. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.37 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 49% above the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 26.9% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Affinity Healthcare
1102 Washington StreetBraintree, MA 02184
Norfolk County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Affinity Healthcare, nurse aides logged 3.37 hours per resident per day, 49% above the Massachusetts average. With about 115 residents a day, that works out to roughly 388 aide hours a day, or about 49 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.37 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.35 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.21 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.83 | 3.48 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
26.9% of nursing staff at Affinity Healthcare left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $27,648 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2025 | Fine | $11,196 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Fine | $16,452 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Affinity Healthcare holds 2 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Affinity Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Affinity Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Affinity Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Alliance Health at Braintree Braintree | 0.9 | 101 | 2.38 | 4.25 | 33.7% | 5 | None |
| John Scott House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Braintree | 1.5 | 138 | 2.05 | 3.65 | 31.4% | 5 | None |
| Royal Braintree Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Braintree | 2.4 | 204 | 2.14 | 3.59 | 29.9% | 2 | None |
| Regalcare at Quincy Quincy | 2.7 | 71 | 2.02 | 3.73 | 38.3% | 1 | $10,773 |
| Pope Nursing Home Weymouth | 2.8 | 49 | 2.60 | 4.14 | 32.5% | 2 | None |
| Care One at Weymouth Weymouth | 3.2 | 154 | 1.88 | 3.44 | 33.6% | 2 | None |
| Hancock Park Rehabiliation and Nursing Center Quincy | 3.2 | 142 | 2.13 | 3.75 | 35.3% | 3 | None |
| South Cove Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Quincy | 3.6 | 141 | 2.37 | 3.63 | 13.8% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.