Wachusett Manor: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wachusett Manor is a 96-bed for-profit nursing home in Gardner, Massachusetts, part of Ephram Lahasky. 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, and 43.5% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Wachusett Manor
32 Hospital Hill RoadGardner, MA 01440
Worcester 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 Wachusett Manor, nurse aides logged 1.95 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Massachusetts average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 176 aide hours a day, or about 22 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) | 1.95 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.90 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.29 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.96 | 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
43.5% of nursing staff at Wachusett Manor left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 11.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 26, 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 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. Wachusett Manor holds 3 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Wachusett Manor
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Ephram Lahasky, 22 homes
- Legal name: Wachusett Rehabilitation and Nursing Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 8, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Wachusett Manor
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Gardner | 0.3 | 124 | 2.30 | 4.06 | 51.2% | 2 | None |
| Alliance Health at Baldwinville Baldwinville | 5.1 | 94 | 2.23 | 3.75 | 42.7% | 4 | None |
| The Highlands Fitchburg | 8.7 | 168 | 2.31 | 3.86 | 24.8% | 3 | None |
| Fitchburg Healthcare Fitchburg | 9.5 | 160 | 1.88 | 3.51 | 42.0% | 1 | $33,180 |
| Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Fitchburg | 9.7 | 87 | 1.84 | 3.13 | 30.8% | 1 | $43,719 |
| Life Care Center of Leominster Leominster | 10.5 | 133 | 2.28 | 4.02 | 42.9% | 4 | None |
| Leominster Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Leominster | 11.9 | 106 | 2.13 | 3.41 | 33.8% | 1 | $26,033 |
| River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr Lancaster | 14.4 | 82 | 1.94 | 3.37 | 33.3% | 5 | $8,964 |
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.