Knollwood Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Knollwood Nursing Center is a 82-bed nonprofit nursing home in Worcester, Massachusetts. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.53 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% above the Massachusetts average of 2.26.
Knollwood Nursing Center
87 Briarwood CircleWorcester, MA 01606
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 Knollwood Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.53 hours per resident per day, 12% above the Massachusetts average. With about 77 residents a day, that works out to roughly 194 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.53 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.05 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.27 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.87 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Knollwood Nursing Center in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 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. Knollwood Nursing Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Knollwood Nursing Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Salem Community Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 7, 1970
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Knollwood Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Regalcare at Worcester Worcester | 1.5 | 160 | 1.93 | 3.41 | 34.0% | 2 | None |
| Odd Fellows Home of Massachusetts Worcester | 1.8 | 100 | 2.19 | 3.74 | 38.0% | 2 | $106,301 |
| Holy Trinity Eastern Orthodox N & R Center Worcester | 1.9 | 113 | 2.21 | 3.89 | 36.5% | 5 | None |
| Notre Dame Long Term Care Center Worcester | 2.1 | 123 | 2.18 | 3.44 | 36.3% | 4 | None |
| Christopher House of Worcester Worcester | 3.0 | 156 | 2.50 | 4.10 | 30.1% | 3 | $8,512 |
| Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center Worcester | 3.5 | 150 | 2.37 | 4.45 | 41.3% | 5 | None |
| Jewish Healthcare Center Worcester · many days without an RN | 3.6 | 141 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 71.0% | 4 | None |
| West Side House LTC Facility Worcester | 4.0 | 91 | 2.84 | 4.26 | 50.0% | 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.