The Meadows: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Meadows is a 60-bed nonprofit nursing home in North Andover, Massachusetts. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.96 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 31% above the Massachusetts average of 2.26.
The Meadows
575 Osgood StreetNorth Andover, MA 01845
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 The Meadows, nurse aides logged 2.96 hours per resident per day, 31% above the Massachusetts average. With about 37 residents a day, that works out to roughly 108 aide hours a day, or about 14 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) | 2.96 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.69 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.76 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.42 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.98 | 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 Meadows in this release. 1 administrator left over the same period.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 20, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. The Meadows holds 5 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About The Meadows
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Edgewood Retirement Community, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 4, 1997
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Meadows
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Prescott House North Andover | 0.3 | 126 | 2.05 | 3.59 | 28.3% | 2 | $15,935 |
| M I Nursing & Restorative Center Lawrence | 2.7 | 250 | 2.29 | 3.83 | 28.1% | 3 | $17,011 |
| Royal Wood Mill Center Lawrence | 3.2 | 94 | 2.02 | 3.76 | 50.0% | 3 | None |
| Andover Manor Rehab and Nursing Andover | 3.4 | 174 | 2.35 | 3.80 | 47.0% | 2 | None |
| Cedar View Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Methuen | 3.5 | 106 | 2.23 | 3.66 | 30.1% | 5 | None |
| Nevins Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Methuen | 3.8 | 153 | 2.12 | 3.62 | 31.1% | 2 | $9,318 |
| Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit Bradford | 4.2 | 20 | 2.89 | 7.18 | 64.1% | 5 | None |
| Andover Forest Post Acute Care Center North Andover | 5.0 | 142 | 2.11 | 3.59 | 38.9% | 2 | $44,265 |
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.