Brighton Post Acute Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Brighton Post Acute Care is a 78-bed for-profit nursing home in Brighton, Massachusetts, part of Marquis Health Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.96 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 52.9% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Brighton Post Acute Care
170 Corey RoadBrighton, MA 02135
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 Brighton Post Acute Care, nurse aides logged 1.96 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Massachusetts average. With about 73 residents a day, that works out to roughly 144 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 20% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.96 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.81 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.97 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.74 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.00 | 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
52.9% of nursing staff at Brighton Post Acute Care left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 86.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 14, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $200,070 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2023 | Fine | $200,070 |
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. Brighton Post Acute Care holds 3 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Brighton Post Acute Care
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Marquis Health Services, 87 homes
- Legal name: Brighton Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 13, 2006
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Brighton Post Acute Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton Boston | 0.8 | 123 | 3.77 | 7.35 | 30.5% | 5 | None |
| Care One at Brookline Brookline | 0.8 | 120 | 1.94 | 3.58 | 34.2% | 2 | None |
| Presentation Rehab and Skilled Care Center Boston | 1.7 | 122 | 2.55 | 4.41 | 24.6% | 4 | $56,940 |
| Sherrill House Boston | 1.8 | 196 | 2.28 | 3.66 | 39.5% | 2 | $35,860 |
| Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Watertown | 1.8 | 163 | 1.88 | 3.30 | 30.2% | 1 | $56,440 |
| Benjamin Healthcare Center Boston | 2.1 | 205 | 2.28 | 3.63 | 11.5% | 1 | $96,705 |
| Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Boston · many days without an RN | 2.4 | 83 | 2.46 | 3.88 | 15.0% | 3 | None |
| Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Cambridge | 2.4 | 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.