M I Nursing & Restorative Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
M I Nursing & Restorative Center is a 250-bed nonprofit nursing home in Lawrence, Massachusetts, part of Covenant Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.29 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 28.1% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
M I Nursing & Restorative Center
172 Lawrence StreetLawrence, MA 01841
Essex 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 M I Nursing & Restorative Center, nurse aides logged 2.29 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Massachusetts average. With about 190 residents a day, that works out to roughly 435 aide hours a day, or about 54 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) | 2.29 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.76 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.77 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.83 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.47 | 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
28.1% of nursing staff at M I Nursing & Restorative 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 37.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $17,011 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2025 | Fine | $9,110 |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Fine | $7,901 |
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. M I Nursing & Restorative Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About M I Nursing & Restorative Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Covenant Health, 8 homes
- Legal name: Mi Nursing-Restorative Center, Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 13, 1968
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near M I Nursing & Restorative Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Royal Wood Mill Center Lawrence | 1.0 | 94 | 2.02 | 3.76 | 50.0% | 3 | None |
| Nevins Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Methuen | 1.3 | 153 | 2.12 | 3.62 | 31.1% | 2 | $9,318 |
| Cedar View Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Methuen | 1.5 | 106 | 2.23 | 3.66 | 30.1% | 5 | None |
| Prescott House North Andover | 2.4 | 126 | 2.05 | 3.59 | 28.3% | 2 | $15,935 |
| The Meadows North Andover | 2.7 | 60 | 2.96 | 5.42 | — | 5 | None |
| Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit Bradford | 4.1 | 20 | 2.89 | 7.18 | 64.1% | 5 | None |
| Andover Manor Rehab and Nursing Andover | 4.4 | 174 | 2.35 | 3.80 | 47.0% | 2 | None |
| Vantage at Andover LLC Andover | 5.2 | 135 | 2.20 | 3.90 | 23.7% | 3 | 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.
Explore next
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.