Blaire House of Tewksbury: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Blaire House of Tewksbury is a 131-bed for-profit nursing home in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, part of Elder Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.98 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 50.8% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Blaire House of Tewksbury
10 Erlin TerraceTewksbury, MA 01876
Middlesex County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Blaire House of Tewksbury, nurse aides logged 1.98 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Massachusetts average. With about 139 residents a day, that works out to roughly 275 aide hours a day, or about 34 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 3% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.98 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.24 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.15 | 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
50.8% of nursing staff at Blaire House of Tewksbury left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 52.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 17, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 26 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $71,902 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2025 | Fine | $68,515 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine | $3,387 |
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. Blaire House of Tewksbury holds 1 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Blaire House of Tewksbury
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Elder Services, 6 homes
- Legal name: Erlin Manor Nursing Home Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Blaire House of Tewksbury
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Vantage at Lowell LLC Lowell | 2.5 | 115 | 2.13 | 3.59 | 29.6% | 2 | $13,497 |
| New England Pediatric Care North Billerica | 3.1 | 80 | 4.54 | 8.11 | 30.7% | 5 | None |
| Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley Billerica | 3.1 | 124 | 2.39 | 4.09 | 38.8% | 2 | $161,920 |
| Care One at Lowell Lowell | 4.0 | 160 | 2.25 | 3.68 | 20.7% | 3 | None |
| Sunny Acres Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr Chelmsford | 4.4 | 93 | 1.87 | 3.33 | 41.7% | 4 | None |
| Vantage at Andover LLC Andover | 4.6 | 135 | 2.20 | 3.90 | 23.7% | 3 | None |
| Regalcare at Lowell Lowell | 4.8 | 90 | 1.84 | 3.60 | 30.0% | 1 | $91,558 |
| Fairhaven Healthcare Center Lowell | 5.8 | 169 | 1.98 | 3.23 | 49.5% | 2 | $15,030 |
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.