Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a 87-bed for-profit nursing home in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, part of Ephram Lahasky. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.84 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 30.8% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
94 Summer StreetFitchburg, MA 01420
Worcester 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 Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 1.84 hours per resident per day, 19% below the Massachusetts average. With about 66 residents a day, that works out to roughly 121 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.84 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.80 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.13 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.88 | 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
30.8% of nursing staff at Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 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%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 7, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $43,719 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2025 | Fine | $13,806 |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Fine | $29,913 |
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. Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Ephram Lahasky, 22 homes
- Legal name: Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1975
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Fitchburg Healthcare Fitchburg | 1.4 | 160 | 1.88 | 3.51 | 42.0% | 1 | $33,180 |
| The Highlands Fitchburg | 1.8 | 168 | 2.31 | 3.86 | 24.8% | 3 | None |
| Leominster Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Leominster | 2.8 | 106 | 2.13 | 3.41 | 33.8% | 1 | $26,033 |
| Life Care Center of Leominster Leominster | 3.0 | 133 | 2.28 | 4.02 | 42.9% | 4 | None |
| River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr Lancaster | 7.1 | 82 | 1.94 | 3.37 | 33.3% | 5 | $8,964 |
| Wachusett Manor Gardner | 9.7 | 96 | 1.95 | 3.29 | 43.5% | 3 | None |
| Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Gardner | 9.8 | 124 | 2.30 | 4.06 | 51.2% | 2 | None |
| Seven Hills Pediatric Center Groton | 10.8 | 83 | 2.04 | 4.15 | — | 3 | $8,278 |
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.