Center For Extended Care at Amherst: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Center For Extended Care at Amherst is a 134-bed for-profit nursing home in Amherst, Massachusetts, part of Shimon Lefkowitz. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 39.3% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Center For Extended Care at Amherst
150 University DriveAmherst, MA 01002
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 Center For Extended Care at Amherst, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Massachusetts average. With about 126 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) | 2.18 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.90 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.25 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.34 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.24 | 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
39.3% of nursing staff at Center For Extended Care at Amherst left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 66.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $28,915 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2025 | Fine | $28,915 |
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. Center For Extended Care at Amherst holds 1 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Center For Extended Care at Amherst
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Chain: Shimon Lefkowitz, 5 homes
- Legal name: Amherst Nursing Home, Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1990
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Center For Extended Care at Amherst
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hadley Pointe Nursing Rehab & Care Hadley · SFF candidate | 1.0 | 154 | 1.98 | 3.12 | 70.0% | 1 | $85,596 |
| Care One at Northampton Northampton | 6.9 | 125 | 1.99 | 3.58 | 50.0% | 4 | $39,819 |
| Linda Manor Extended Care Facility Leeds | 8.2 | 123 | 2.28 | 3.94 | 52.4% | 3 | $8,788 |
| South Hadley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center South Hadley | 10.4 | 132 | 1.87 | 3.34 | 51.9% | 2 | None |
| Care One at Holyoke Holyoke | 11.5 | 164 | 2.30 | 3.62 | 25.4% | 5 | None |
| Regalcare at Holyoke Holyoke | 12.1 | 102 | 1.96 | 3.60 | 48.6% | 1 | $13,153 |
| Renaissance Manor on Cabot Holyoke | 12.1 | 61 | 1.92 | 3.76 | 34.5% | 5 | None |
| Day Brook Village Senior Living Holyoke | 12.4 | 92 | 2.41 | 3.96 | 37.2% | 2 | 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.
Explore next
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.