The Gardens at Cedarwood: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Gardens at Cedarwood is a 82-bed for-profit nursing home in Franklin, Massachusetts. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.95 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26.
The Gardens at Cedarwood
130 Chestnut StreetFranklin, MA 02038
Norfolk 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 The Gardens at Cedarwood, nurse aides logged 1.95 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Massachusetts average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 106 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.95 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.36 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.74 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.46 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for The Gardens at Cedarwood in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 17, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $7,596 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2024 | Fine | $2,279 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Fine | $1,899 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine | $3,418 |
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. The Gardens at Cedarwood holds 2 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About The Gardens at Cedarwood
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Gardens at Cedarwood
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Alliance Health at Maples Wrentham | 3.3 | 144 | 2.54 | 4.45 | 28.5% | 3 | $47,886 |
| Serenity Hill Nursing Center Wrentham | 4.0 | 44 | 2.60 | 4.04 | — | 1 | None |
| Mount St Rita Health Centre Cumberland | 4.8 | 98 | 2.68 | 3.99 | 39.0% | 2 | $71,871 |
| Medway Country Manor Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitat Medway · Special Focus Facility | 5.4 | 123 | 1.99 | 3.24 | 40.8% | — | $230,018 |
| Woonsocket Health Center Woonsocket | 7.3 | 150 | 2.49 | 3.52 | — | 4 | None |
| Madonna Manor Nursing Home North Attleboro | 7.4 | 129 | 2.12 | 4.03 | 14.7% | 4 | $43,011 |
| OC Milford Gardens LLC Milford | 7.5 | 135 | 1.89 | 3.37 | 81.4% | 1 | $148,051 |
| Blaire House of Milford Milford | 7.7 | 73 | 2.74 | 4.09 | 39.0% | 1 | $38,610 |
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.