Andover Forest Post Acute Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Andover Forest Post Acute Care Center is a 142-bed for-profit nursing home in North Andover, Massachusetts, part of Stern Consultants. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.11 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 38.9% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Andover Forest Post Acute Care Center
1801 Turnpike StreetNorth Andover, MA 01845
Essex 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 Andover Forest Post Acute Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.11 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Massachusetts average. With about 115 residents a day, that works out to roughly 243 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.11 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.44 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.59 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.08 | 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
38.9% of nursing staff at Andover Forest Post Acute Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 60.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 16, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $44,265 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2024 | Fine | $25,847 |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Fine | $10,517 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Fine | $7,901 |
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. Andover Forest Post Acute Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Andover Forest Post Acute Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Stern Consultants, 22 homes
- Legal name: Andover Forest Post Acute Care Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 5, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Andover Forest Post Acute Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Andover Manor Rehab and Nursing Andover | 3.0 | 174 | 2.35 | 3.80 | 47.0% | 2 | None |
| Royal Meadow View Center North Reading | 3.5 | 113 | 1.98 | 3.45 | 57.7% | 4 | None |
| Vantage at Andover LLC Andover | 4.2 | 135 | 2.20 | 3.90 | 23.7% | 3 | None |
| The Meadows North Andover | 5.0 | 60 | 2.96 | 5.42 | — | 5 | None |
| Prescott House North Andover | 5.2 | 126 | 2.05 | 3.59 | 28.3% | 2 | $15,935 |
| OC Reading Center LLC Reading | 5.8 | 123 | 2.12 | 3.60 | 57.1% | 1 | $54,360 |
| Hathorne Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Danvers | 6.5 | 120 | 1.95 | 3.67 | 54.0% | 4 | $242,785 |
| Royal Wood Mill Center Lawrence | 6.8 | 94 | 2.02 | 3.76 | 50.0% | 3 | 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.