Life Care Center of Auburn: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Auburn is a 154-bed for-profit nursing home in Auburn, Massachusetts, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.09 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 30.1% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Life Care Center of Auburn
14 Masonic CircleAuburn, MA 01501
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 Life Care Center of Auburn, nurse aides logged 2.09 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Massachusetts average. With about 135 residents a day, that works out to roughly 283 aide hours a day, or about 35 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.09 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.15 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.83 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.22 | 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
30.1% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Auburn left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 31.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 18, 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 1 fine totaling $29,738 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2024 | Fine | $29,738 |
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. Life Care Center of Auburn holds 3 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Life Care Center of Auburn
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Auburn Medical Investors, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Auburn
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Meadows of Central Massachusetts (The) Rochdale | 2.0 | 135 | 2.36 | 4.62 | 32.7% | 4 | $85,733 |
| Parsons Hill Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Worcester | 4.2 | 162 | 1.88 | 3.18 | 30.0% | 2 | None |
| Hermitage Healthcare (The) Worcester | 5.6 | 101 | 2.20 | 3.74 | 21.0% | 2 | None |
| St Mary Health Care Center Worcester | 5.9 | 172 | 2.21 | 3.54 | 30.6% | 2 | $8,788 |
| Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Worcester | 6.0 | 160 | 1.99 | 3.28 | 23.5% | 1 | $71,392 |
| Care One at Millbury Millbury | 6.2 | 154 | 2.10 | 3.64 | 45.7% | 1 | $95,138 |
| Overlook Masonic Health Center Charlton | 6.3 | 181 | 2.56 | 4.40 | 40.1% | 4 | None |
| Blaire House of Worcester Worcester | 6.3 | 75 | 2.67 | 3.94 | 38.6% | 3 | $13,095 |
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.