Palm Springs Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Palm Springs Post Acute is a 124-bed for-profit nursing home in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, part of Marquis Health Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.09 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 43.3% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Palm Springs Post Acute
40 Parkhurst RoadChelmsford, MA 01824
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 Palm Springs Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.09 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Massachusetts average. With about 112 residents a day, that works out to roughly 234 aide hours a day, or about 29 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.09 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.50 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.62 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.13 | 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
43.3% of nursing staff at Palm Springs Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 56.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 20, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 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. Palm Springs Post Acute holds 2 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Palm Springs Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Marquis Health Services, 87 homes
- Legal name: Palm Springs Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Palm Springs Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| D'Youville Senior Care Lowell | 1.9 | 208 | 2.16 | 3.79 | 36.4% | 1 | None |
| Northwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Lowell | 1.9 | 123 | 1.86 | 2.83 | 23.8% | 1 | $85,178 |
| D'Youville Care for Advanced Therapy Lowell | 2.0 | 33 | 2.30 | 5.51 | 54.5% | 5 | None |
| Regalcare at Lowell Lowell | 2.0 | 90 | 1.84 | 3.60 | 30.0% | 1 | $91,558 |
| Fairhaven Healthcare Center Lowell | 2.1 | 169 | 1.98 | 3.23 | 49.5% | 2 | $15,030 |
| Sunny Acres Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr Chelmsford | 2.4 | 93 | 1.87 | 3.33 | 41.7% | 4 | None |
| New England Pediatric Care North Billerica | 3.7 | 80 | 4.54 | 8.11 | 30.7% | 5 | None |
| Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley Billerica | 3.7 | 124 | 2.39 | 4.09 | 38.8% | 2 | $161,920 |
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.