Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center is a 120-bed nonprofit nursing home in Boston, Massachusetts. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.45 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% above the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 25.6% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center
174 Forest Hills StreetBoston, MA 02130
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 Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.45 hours per resident per day, 8% above the Massachusetts average. With about 110 residents a day, that works out to roughly 269 aide hours a day, or about 34 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.45 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.38 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.38 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.21 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.68 | 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
25.6% of nursing staff at Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care 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%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Lutheran Home of Jamaica Plain Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Benjamin Healthcare Center Boston | 1.5 | 205 | 2.28 | 3.63 | 11.5% | 1 | $96,705 |
| Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Boston · many days without an RN | 1.5 | 83 | 2.46 | 3.88 | 15.0% | 3 | None |
| Sherrill House Boston | 1.5 | 196 | 2.28 | 3.66 | 39.5% | 2 | $35,860 |
| Recuperative Services Unit-Hebrew Rehab Center Boston | 1.6 | 50 | 2.79 | 5.02 | — | 5 | None |
| St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center Dorchester | 2.4 | 123 | 2.19 | 3.72 | 37.7% | 3 | $82,612 |
| Care One at Brookline Brookline | 2.6 | 120 | 1.94 | 3.58 | 34.2% | 2 | None |
| Care Village at Mattapan Mattapan | 2.6 | 85 | 1.79 | 2.85 | 20.8% | 2 | None |
| Boston Home, Inc (The) Boston | 2.6 | 96 | 4.28 | 6.10 | 7.4% | 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.