Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a 169-bed for-profit nursing home in Stoneham, Massachusetts, part of Colev Gestetner. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.43 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% above the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 37.1% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
11 North StreetStoneham, MA 02180
Middlesex 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 Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.43 hours per resident per day, 7% above the Massachusetts average. With about 149 residents a day, that works out to roughly 362 aide hours a day, or about 45 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.43 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.08 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.00 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.68 | 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
37.1% of nursing staff at Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation 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 55.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 15, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $16,146 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2023 | Fine | $16,146 |
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. Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Colev Gestetner, 7 homes
- Legal name: Bear Hill Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 14, 1983
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| RegalCare at Wakefield Wakefield | 1.5 | 149 | 2.19 | 3.60 | 30.2% | 1 | $111,093 |
| Greenwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Wakefield | 2.2 | 36 | 2.58 | 3.99 | 26.5% | 5 | None |
| Woburn Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Woburn | 3.2 | 140 | 2.09 | 3.95 | 36.1% | 2 | $8,512 |
| Melrose Healthcare Melrose · SFF candidate | 3.3 | 106 | 2.16 | 3.49 | 32.9% | 1 | $49,324 |
| Willow Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Wilmington · abuse citation | 3.4 | 142 | 2.17 | 3.68 | 43.2% | 2 | $10,358 |
| Elmhurst Healthcare (The) Melrose | 3.5 | 45 | 2.11 | 4.32 | 38.1% | 5 | None |
| Care One at Wilmington Wilmington | 3.5 | 132 | 2.01 | 3.95 | 18.4% | 5 | None |
| Life Care Center of Stoneham Stoneham | 3.5 | 94 | 2.36 | 4.00 | 32.0% | 4 | $39,559 |
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.