Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 123-bed for-profit nursing home in Westford, Massachusetts, part of Best Care Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.10 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 52.5% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
3 Park DriveWestford, MA 01886
Middlesex 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 Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.10 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Massachusetts average. With about 106 residents a day, that works out to roughly 223 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.10 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.24 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.26 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.59 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.15 | 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
52.5% of nursing staff at Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 66.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 16, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Best Care Services, 10 homes
- Legal name: Westford Nursing and Rehab BHC Operations
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 27, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley Littleton | 3.8 | 120 | 2.24 | 4.22 | 38.5% | 4 | None |
| Palm Springs Post Acute Chelmsford | 5.5 | 124 | 2.09 | 3.62 | 43.3% | 2 | None |
| Life Care Center of Acton Acton | 5.6 | 155 | 2.30 | 4.04 | 42.9% | 4 | None |
| Sunny Acres Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr Chelmsford | 6.2 | 93 | 1.87 | 3.33 | 41.7% | 4 | None |
| Northwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Lowell | 6.9 | 123 | 1.86 | 2.83 | 23.8% | 1 | $85,178 |
| D'Youville Care for Advanced Therapy Lowell | 6.9 | 33 | 2.30 | 5.51 | 54.5% | 5 | None |
| D'Youville Senior Care Lowell | 6.9 | 208 | 2.16 | 3.79 | 36.4% | 1 | None |
| Ayer Valley Rehab and Nursing Ayer | 7.0 | 123 | 2.17 | 3.65 | 58.1% | 1 | $63,034 |
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.