The Oaks: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Oaks is a 122-bed for-profit nursing home in New Bedford, Massachusetts, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.15 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 28.7% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
The Oaks
4525 Acushnet AvenueNew Bedford, MA 02745
Bristol 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 Oaks, nurse aides logged 2.15 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Massachusetts average. With about 114 residents a day, that works out to roughly 245 aide hours a day, or about 31 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.15 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.66 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.31 | 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 The Oaks left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 10, 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. The Oaks holds 4 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About The Oaks
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: New Bedford Medical Investors, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 10, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Oaks
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Care One at New Bedford New Bedford | 2.8 | 154 | 2.28 | 3.60 | 29.9% | 3 | None |
| Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center Fairhaven | 5.7 | 142 | 2.68 | 4.24 | 57.2% | 4 | None |
| Hathaway Manor Extended Care New Bedford | 6.3 | 142 | 2.18 | 3.67 | 45.7% | 2 | $34,887 |
| Sacred Heart Nursing Home New Bedford | 6.4 | 217 | 2.40 | 3.86 | 27.3% | 5 | None |
| Royal of Fairhaven Nursing Center Fairhaven · staffing data not validated | 6.7 | 107 | — | — | — | 2 | $8,648 |
| Nemasket Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Middleborough | 7.0 | 102 | 2.07 | 3.52 | 48.5% | 3 | None |
| Our Ladys Haven of Fairhaven Inc Fairhaven | 7.5 | 117 | 2.26 | 3.76 | 35.9% | 5 | None |
| Brandon Woods of New Bedford New Bedford · SFF candidate | 7.6 | 135 | 2.96 | 4.35 | 49.6% | 1 | $528,970 |
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.