Overlook Masonic Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Overlook Masonic Health Center is a 181-bed nonprofit nursing home in Charlton, Massachusetts. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.56 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% above the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 40.1% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Overlook Masonic Health Center
88 Masonic Home RoadCharlton, MA 01507
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 Overlook Masonic Health Center, nurse aides logged 2.56 hours per resident per day, 13% above the Massachusetts average. With about 109 residents a day, that works out to roughly 279 aide hours a day, or about 35 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.56 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.07 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.78 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.40 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.08 | 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
40.1% of nursing staff at Overlook Masonic Health 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 38.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Overlook Masonic Health Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Overlook Masonic Health Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Overlook Masonic Health Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1994
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Overlook Masonic Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Southbridge Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Southbridge | 5.5 | 144 | 1.93 | 3.22 | 36.3% | 2 | None |
| Meadows of Central Massachusetts (The) Rochdale | 5.7 | 135 | 2.36 | 4.62 | 32.7% | 4 | $85,733 |
| Life Care Center of Auburn Auburn | 6.3 | 154 | 2.09 | 3.83 | 30.1% | 3 | $29,738 |
| Brookside Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Webster | 7.7 | 81 | 2.42 | 3.88 | 41.8% | 2 | None |
| Webster Manor Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Webster | 8.7 | 135 | 1.89 | 3.27 | 41.4% | 2 | None |
| Lanessa Extended Care Webster | 8.7 | 96 | 1.87 | 3.06 | 25.0% | 1 | $119,962 |
| Parsons Hill Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Worcester | 9.5 | 162 | 1.88 | 3.18 | 30.0% | 2 | None |
| Quaboag Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Facility West Brookfield | 10.5 | 166 | 2.29 | 3.94 | 44.6% | 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.