Merrimack County Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Merrimack County Nursing Home is a 290-bed government-run nursing home in Boscawen, New Hampshire. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.35 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 43% above the New Hampshire average of 2.34, and 34.4% nursing staff turnover (New Hampshire average 44.1%).
Merrimack County Nursing Home
325 Daniel Webster HighwayBoscawen, NH 03303
Merrimack 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 Merrimack County Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 3.35 hours per resident per day, 43% above the New Hampshire average. With about 276 residents a day, that works out to roughly 924 aide hours a day, or about 116 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Hampshire avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.35 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.66 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.74 | 3.90 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.20 | 3.47 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
34.4% of nursing staff at Merrimack County Nursing Home left over the year CMS measured, against a New Hampshire average of 44.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 27.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 25, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (New Hampshire average 3.9). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $15,646 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2024 | Fine | $15,646 |
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. Merrimack County Nursing Home holds 3 of 5 overall; the New Hampshire average is 3.1.
About Merrimack County Nursing Home
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: County of Merrimack
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Merrimack County Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mountain Ridge Center, Genesis HealthCare Franklin · SFF candidate | 5.6 | 86 | 1.96 | 3.40 | 67.5% | 1 | $38,842 |
| Havenwood-Heritage Heights Concord | 11.9 | 70 | 3.30 | 5.23 | — | 2 | None |
| Presidential Oaks Concord | 12.0 | 85 | 2.65 | 4.43 | 68.3% | 3 | None |
| Pleasant View Center Concord · Special Focus Facility | 12.1 | 176 | 2.46 | 3.78 | 68.0% | — | $12,982 |
| Harris Hill Center, Genesis HealthCare Concord | 13.0 | 85 | 1.88 | 3.41 | 50.7% | 2 | $15,646 |
| Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Laconia | 13.8 | 51 | 2.18 | 3.75 | 40.4% | 5 | None |
| Laconia Rehabilitation Center Laconia | 14.8 | 120 | 2.06 | 3.65 | 28.4% | 3 | $7,901 |
| Belknap County Nursing Home Laconia | 15.1 | 94 | 3.20 | 4.96 | 31.9% | 4 | 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.