Park Avenue Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Park Avenue Health Center is a 89-bed for-profit nursing home in Arlington, Massachusetts, part of Best Care Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.07 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 37.8% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Park Avenue Health Center
146 Park AvenueArlington, MA 02174
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 Park Avenue Health Center, nurse aides logged 2.07 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Massachusetts average. With about 76 residents a day, that works out to roughly 157 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) | 2.07 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.50 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.02 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.59 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.40 | 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
37.8% of nursing staff at Park Avenue 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 37.5%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $113,612 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2025 | Fine | $12,948 |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Fine | $83,863 |
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. Park Avenue Health Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Park Avenue Health Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Best Care Services, 10 homes
- Legal name: Park Avenue SNF Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Park Avenue Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Care One at Lexington Lexington | 1.0 | 211 | 2.09 | 3.55 | 13.0% | 3 | $51,765 |
| Pine Knoll Nursing Center Lexington · Special Focus Facility · abuse citation | 1.8 | 81 | 2.17 | 3.39 | — | — | $454,052 |
| Aberjona Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Winchester | 2.2 | 123 | 2.27 | 4.10 | 20.0% | 5 | None |
| Winchester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Winchester | 2.2 | 121 | 2.45 | 4.38 | 28.0% | 5 | None |
| Meadow Green Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Waltham | 2.4 | 123 | 2.33 | 3.92 | 64.7% | 1 | $195,559 |
| Sancta Maria Nursing Facility Cambridge | 2.9 | 141 | 2.56 | 4.22 | — | 2 | $13,065 |
| Brookhaven at Lexington Lexington | 3.0 | 49 | — | — | — | 5 | None |
| Belmont Manor Nursing Home, in Belmont | 3.0 | 156 | 2.94 | 4.37 | — | 2 | 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.