Life Care Center of Stoneham: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Stoneham is a 94-bed for-profit nursing home in Stoneham, Massachusetts, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.36 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 32.0% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Life Care Center of Stoneham
25 Woodland RoadStoneham, MA 02180
Middlesex 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 Stoneham, nurse aides logged 2.36 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Massachusetts average. With about 79 residents a day, that works out to roughly 186 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.36 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.82 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.83 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.00 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.59 | 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
32.0% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Stoneham 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 Sep 17, 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 2 fines totaling $39,559 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2025 | Fine | $9,620 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Fine | $29,939 |
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 Stoneham holds 4 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Life Care Center of Stoneham
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Stoneham Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 12, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Stoneham
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Melrose Healthcare Melrose · SFF candidate | 0.9 | 106 | 2.16 | 3.49 | 32.9% | 1 | $49,324 |
| Regalcare at Glen Ridge Medford | 1.4 | 164 | 2.00 | 3.62 | 27.9% | 1 | $286,020 |
| Elmhurst Healthcare (The) Melrose | 1.5 | 45 | 2.11 | 4.32 | 38.1% | 5 | None |
| Regalcare at Courtyard-Medford Medford · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 1.9 | 224 | 2.25 | 3.76 | 27.4% | 1 | $165,163 |
| Greenwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Wakefield | 2.1 | 36 | 2.58 | 3.99 | 26.5% | 5 | None |
| Medford Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Medford | 2.4 | 142 | 1.85 | 3.42 | 43.0% | 3 | None |
| Dexter House Healthcare Malden | 2.5 | 130 | 1.88 | 3.37 | 21.1% | 3 | None |
| Aberjona Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Winchester | 2.8 | 123 | 2.27 | 4.10 | 20.0% | 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.