Care One at Northampton: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Care One at Northampton is a 125-bed for-profit nursing home in Northampton, Massachusetts, part of Careone. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.99 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Care One at Northampton
548 Elm StreetNorthampton, MA 01060
Hampshire 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 Care One at Northampton, nurse aides logged 1.99 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Massachusetts average. With about 104 residents a day, that works out to roughly 207 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.99 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.08 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.58 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.12 | 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
50.0% of nursing staff at Care One at Northampton left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 19, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $39,819 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2025 | Fine | $31,031 |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Fine | $8,788 |
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. Care One at Northampton holds 4 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Care One at Northampton
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Careone, 37 homes
- Legal name: 548 Elm Street Operating Company, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Care One at Northampton
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Linda Manor Extended Care Facility Leeds | 2.9 | 123 | 2.28 | 3.94 | 52.4% | 3 | $8,788 |
| Hadley Pointe Nursing Rehab & Care Hadley · SFF candidate | 6.0 | 154 | 1.98 | 3.12 | 70.0% | 1 | $85,596 |
| Center For Extended Care at Amherst Amherst | 6.9 | 134 | 2.18 | 3.34 | 39.3% | 1 | $28,915 |
| Care One at Holyoke Holyoke | 7.0 | 164 | 2.30 | 3.62 | 25.4% | 5 | None |
| South Hadley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center South Hadley | 8.2 | 132 | 1.87 | 3.34 | 51.9% | 2 | None |
| Day Brook Village Senior Living Holyoke | 8.2 | 92 | 2.41 | 3.96 | 37.2% | 2 | None |
| Regalcare at Holyoke Holyoke | 8.5 | 102 | 1.96 | 3.60 | 48.6% | 1 | $13,153 |
| Renaissance Manor on Cabot Holyoke | 8.6 | 61 | 1.92 | 3.76 | 34.5% | 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.