German Center for Extended Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
German Center for Extended Care is a 133-bed nonprofit nursing home in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Chelsea Jewish Lifecare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.42 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% above the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 24.8% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
German Center for Extended Care
2222 Centre StreetBoston, MA 02132
Suffolk 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 German Center for Extended Care, nurse aides logged 2.42 hours per resident per day, 7% above the Massachusetts average. With about 131 residents a day, that works out to roughly 317 aide hours a day, or about 40 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.42 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.73 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.77 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.56 | 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
24.8% of nursing staff at German Center for Extended Care left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 26.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 4, 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. German Center for Extended Care holds 5 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About German Center for Extended Care
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, 5 homes
- Legal name: Deutsches Altenheim Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 2, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near German Center for Extended Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Care Village at Parkway Boston | 0.7 | 141 | 1.89 | 3.14 | 23.9% | 2 | $29,489 |
| Care Village at West Roxbury West Roxbury | 0.7 | 76 | 1.80 | 3.26 | 14.9% | 3 | $3,418 |
| NewBridge on the Charles Skilled Nursing Facility Dedham | 2.0 | 48 | 2.35 | 4.56 | — | 5 | None |
| Recuperative Services Unit-Hebrew Rehab Center Boston | 2.1 | 50 | 2.79 | 5.02 | — | 5 | None |
| Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Boston · many days without an RN | 2.8 | 83 | 2.46 | 3.88 | 15.0% | 3 | None |
| Brush Hill Care Center Milton | 3.4 | 160 | 2.28 | 3.72 | 54.5% | 2 | $3,418 |
| Care Village at Mattapan Mattapan | 3.6 | 85 | 1.79 | 2.85 | 20.8% | 2 | None |
| Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center Boston | 3.7 | 120 | 2.45 | 4.21 | 25.6% | 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.