Southwood at Norwell Nursing Ctr: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Southwood at Norwell Nursing Ctr is a 142-bed for-profit nursing home in Norwell, Massachusetts. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.64 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% above the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 28.7% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Southwood at Norwell Nursing Ctr
501 Cordwainer DriveNorwell, MA 02061
Plymouth 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 Southwood at Norwell Nursing Ctr, nurse aides logged 2.64 hours per resident per day, 17% above the Massachusetts average. With about 121 residents a day, that works out to roughly 321 aide hours a day, or about 40 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.64 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.64 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.99 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.57 | 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
28.7% of nursing staff at Southwood at Norwell Nursing Ctr left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 47.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 2, 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. Southwood at Norwell Nursing Ctr holds 5 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Southwood at Norwell Nursing Ctr
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Legal name: Southwood at Norwell Nursing Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 28, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Southwood at Norwell Nursing Ctr
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Royal Norwell Nursing & Rehabilitation Center LLC Norwell | 0.9 | 86 | 1.84 | 3.68 | 53.8% | 3 | $114,868 |
| Queen Anne Nursing Home, Inc Hingham | 1.5 | 106 | 2.31 | 3.99 | 25.3% | 5 | None |
| Linden Ponds Hingham | 2.5 | 132 | 3.07 | 5.15 | 41.0% | 4 | $12,735 |
| Webster Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Rockland | 2.8 | 110 | 2.49 | 5.12 | 76.2% | 5 | None |
| Southshore Health Care Center Rockland | 3.0 | 96 | 1.88 | 3.29 | 22.2% | 1 | $26,395 |
| Dwyer Home Weymouth | 3.3 | 50 | 2.79 | 4.59 | 30.6% | 5 | None |
| Care One at Weymouth Weymouth | 3.8 | 154 | 1.88 | 3.44 | 33.6% | 2 | None |
| Colony Center for Health and Rehabilitation Abington | 5.6 | 92 | 1.89 | 3.52 | 50.0% | 1 | $25,593 |
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.