Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a 124-bed for-profit nursing home in Gardner, Massachusetts. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.30 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 51.2% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
59 Eastwood CircleGardner, MA 01440
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 Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.30 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Massachusetts average. With about 109 residents a day, that works out to roughly 250 aide hours a day, or about 31 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.30 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.16 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.06 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.37 | 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
51.2% of nursing staff at Gardner 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 72.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 2, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 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. Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Gardner Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 29, 1970
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Wachusett Manor Gardner | 0.3 | 96 | 1.95 | 3.29 | 43.5% | 3 | None |
| Alliance Health at Baldwinville Baldwinville | 5.1 | 94 | 2.23 | 3.75 | 42.7% | 4 | None |
| The Highlands Fitchburg | 8.9 | 168 | 2.31 | 3.86 | 24.8% | 3 | None |
| Fitchburg Healthcare Fitchburg | 9.7 | 160 | 1.88 | 3.51 | 42.0% | 1 | $33,180 |
| Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Fitchburg | 9.8 | 87 | 1.84 | 3.13 | 30.8% | 1 | $43,719 |
| Life Care Center of Leominster Leominster | 10.6 | 133 | 2.28 | 4.02 | 42.9% | 4 | None |
| Leominster Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Leominster | 12.0 | 106 | 2.13 | 3.41 | 33.8% | 1 | $26,033 |
| River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr Lancaster | 14.4 | 82 | 1.94 | 3.37 | 33.3% | 5 | $8,964 |
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.