Royal Wood Mill Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Royal Wood Mill Center is a 94-bed for-profit nursing home in Lawrence, Massachusetts, part of Royal Health Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.02 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Royal Wood Mill Center
800 Essex StreetLawrence, MA 01841
Essex 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 Royal Wood Mill Center, nurse aides logged 2.02 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Massachusetts average. With about 60 residents a day, that works out to roughly 122 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.02 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.16 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.76 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.23 | 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
50.0% of nursing staff at Royal Wood Mill 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 28.6%. 1 administrator 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 2 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. Royal Wood Mill Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Royal Wood Mill Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Royal Health Group, 12 homes
- Legal name: Lown Acquisition LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Royal Wood Mill Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| M I Nursing & Restorative Center Lawrence | 1.0 | 250 | 2.29 | 3.83 | 28.1% | 3 | $17,011 |
| Nevins Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Methuen | 1.9 | 153 | 2.12 | 3.62 | 31.1% | 2 | $9,318 |
| Cedar View Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Methuen | 2.3 | 106 | 2.23 | 3.66 | 30.1% | 5 | None |
| Prescott House North Andover | 3.0 | 126 | 2.05 | 3.59 | 28.3% | 2 | $15,935 |
| The Meadows North Andover | 3.2 | 60 | 2.96 | 5.42 | — | 5 | None |
| Andover Manor Rehab and Nursing Andover | 4.0 | 174 | 2.35 | 3.80 | 47.0% | 2 | None |
| Vantage at Andover LLC Andover | 4.5 | 135 | 2.20 | 3.90 | 23.7% | 3 | None |
| Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit Bradford | 5.2 | 20 | 2.89 | 7.18 | 64.1% | 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.