Birch Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Birch Healthcare Center is a 79-bed for-profit nursing home in Rochester, New Hampshire. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.38 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the New Hampshire average of 2.34, and 47.6% nursing staff turnover (New Hampshire average 44.1%).
Birch Healthcare Center
62 Rochester Hill RoadRochester, NH 03867
Strafford 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 Birch Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.38 hours per resident per day, about the same as the New Hampshire average. With about 69 residents a day, that works out to roughly 165 aide hours a day, or about 21 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 | New Hampshire avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.38 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.56 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.57 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.52 | 3.90 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.28 | 3.47 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
47.6% of nursing staff at Birch Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a New Hampshire average of 44.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 55.6%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (New Hampshire average 3.9). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $10,655 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2024 | Fine | $10,655 |
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. Birch Healthcare Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the New Hampshire average is 3.1.
About Birch Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Peak Healthcare at Rochester LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 12, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Birch Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Rochester Manor Rochester | 0.4 | 108 | 1.72 | 3.20 | 32.8% | 2 | None |
| Riverside Rest Home Dover | 5.2 | 215 | 2.55 | 4.30 | 16.2% | 5 | None |
| Dover Center for Health & Rehabilitation Dover | 6.4 | 112 | 1.82 | 3.31 | 44.9% | 4 | None |
| Langdon Place of Dover Dover | 9.1 | 30 | 2.70 | 5.62 | 55.6% | 5 | None |
| Pinnacle Health & Rehab at N Berwick North Berwick | 10.8 | 64 | 2.51 | 3.85 | 38.1% | 5 | None |
| Saint Ann Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Dover | 11.3 | 54 | 2.63 | 4.25 | 60.5% | 4 | None |
| Pinnacle Health & Rehab at Sanford Sanford | 13.3 | 86 | 2.62 | 3.98 | 41.9% | 5 | None |
| Summer Commons Sanford | 14.2 | 64 | 2.84 | 4.89 | 53.7% | 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.