OC Reading Center LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
OC Reading Center LLC is a 123-bed for-profit nursing home in Reading, Massachusetts, part of Azure Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.12 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 57.1% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
OC Reading Center LLC
1364 Main StreetReading, MA 01867
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 OC Reading Center LLC, nurse aides logged 2.12 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Massachusetts average. With about 75 residents a day, that works out to roughly 159 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.12 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.55 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.60 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.42 | 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
57.1% of nursing staff at OC Reading Center LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 88.9%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 31, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $54,360 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2024 | Fine | $54,360 |
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. OC Reading Center LLC holds 1 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About OC Reading Center LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Azure Healthcare, 6 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1990
- Changed ownership in the last 12 months
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near OC Reading Center LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Willow Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Wilmington · abuse citation | 2.1 | 142 | 2.17 | 3.68 | 43.2% | 2 | $10,358 |
| Royal Meadow View Center North Reading | 2.4 | 113 | 1.98 | 3.45 | 57.7% | 4 | None |
| Care One at Wilmington Wilmington | 2.7 | 132 | 2.01 | 3.95 | 18.4% | 5 | None |
| Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Stoneham | 3.7 | 169 | 2.43 | 4.00 | 37.1% | 5 | $16,146 |
| RegalCare at Wakefield Wakefield | 4.1 | 149 | 2.19 | 3.60 | 30.2% | 1 | $111,093 |
| Woburn Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Woburn | 5.6 | 140 | 2.09 | 3.95 | 36.1% | 2 | $8,512 |
| Greenwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Wakefield | 5.7 | 36 | 2.58 | 3.99 | 26.5% | 5 | None |
| Alliance Health at Rosewood Peabody | 5.7 | 135 | 1.99 | 3.36 | 40.7% | 3 | $8,824 |
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.