Benjamin Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Benjamin Healthcare Center is a 205-bed nonprofit nursing home in Boston, Massachusetts. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.28 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 11.5% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Benjamin Healthcare Center
120 Fisher AvenueBoston, MA 02120
Suffolk 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 Benjamin Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.28 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Massachusetts average. With about 80 residents a day, that works out to roughly 183 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.28 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.55 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.80 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.63 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.41 | 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
11.5% of nursing staff at Benjamin Healthcare 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 7.1%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 30, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 21 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $96,705 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2025 | Fine | $96,705 |
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. Benjamin Healthcare Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Benjamin Healthcare Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Legal name: Edgar P Benjamin Healthcare Center, Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1995
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Benjamin Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Sherrill House Boston | 0.3 | 196 | 2.28 | 3.66 | 39.5% | 2 | $35,860 |
| Care One at Brookline Brookline | 1.3 | 120 | 1.94 | 3.58 | 34.2% | 2 | None |
| Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center Boston | 1.5 | 120 | 2.45 | 4.21 | 25.6% | 5 | None |
| Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Boston · many days without an RN | 1.9 | 83 | 2.46 | 3.88 | 15.0% | 3 | None |
| Brighton Post Acute Care Brighton | 2.1 | 78 | 1.96 | 3.74 | 52.9% | 3 | $200,070 |
| Recuperative Services Unit-Hebrew Rehab Center Boston | 2.5 | 50 | 2.79 | 5.02 | — | 5 | None |
| Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton Boston | 2.7 | 123 | 3.77 | 7.35 | 30.5% | 5 | None |
| Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Cambridge | 2.9 | 83 | 2.01 | 3.54 | 33.8% | 4 | 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.