Elmhurst Healthcare (The): Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Elmhurst Healthcare (The) is a 45-bed for-profit nursing home in Melrose, Massachusetts, part of Next Step Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.11 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 38.1% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Elmhurst Healthcare (The)
743 Main StreetMelrose, MA 02176
Middlesex 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 Elmhurst Healthcare (The), nurse aides logged 2.11 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Massachusetts average. With about 31 residents a day, that works out to roughly 65 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.11 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.06 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.14 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.32 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.12 | 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
38.1% of nursing staff at Elmhurst Healthcare (The) left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 22.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Elmhurst Healthcare (The) holds 5 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Elmhurst Healthcare (The)
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Next Step Healthcare, 14 homes
- Legal name: 743 Main Street Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 30, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Elmhurst Healthcare (The)
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Melrose Healthcare Melrose · SFF candidate | 0.6 | 106 | 2.16 | 3.49 | 32.9% | 1 | $49,324 |
| Greenwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Wakefield | 1.4 | 36 | 2.58 | 3.99 | 26.5% | 5 | None |
| Life Care Center of Stoneham Stoneham | 1.5 | 94 | 2.36 | 4.00 | 32.0% | 4 | $39,559 |
| Regalcare at Glen Ridge Medford | 2.3 | 164 | 2.00 | 3.62 | 27.9% | 1 | $286,020 |
| Dexter House Healthcare Malden | 2.7 | 130 | 1.88 | 3.37 | 21.1% | 3 | None |
| RegalCare at Wakefield Wakefield | 3.0 | 149 | 2.19 | 3.60 | 30.2% | 1 | $111,093 |
| Regalcare at Courtyard-Medford Medford · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 3.2 | 224 | 2.25 | 3.76 | 27.4% | 1 | $165,163 |
| Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett (The) Everett | 3.3 | 183 | 2.07 | 3.45 | 22.1% | 3 | 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.