Nursing Homes in Boston, MA: Staffing and Turnover Compared
Boston has 11 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 1,369 beds. The median home logs 2.44 nurse aide hours per resident per day (Massachusetts average 2.26). 5 of 11 have at least one CMS fine in the last three years.
Every nursing home in Boston
Aide hours per resident per day is the nurse aide time a home logged for each resident across a whole day, from the payroll records every home submits to CMS. More hours per resident means more hands on the floor for the same number of residents. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. Fines and payment denials are CMS penalties from the last three years.
| Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center many days without an RN | 83 | 2.46 | 3.88 | 15.0% | 3 | None |
| Benjamin Healthcare Center | 205 | 2.28 | 3.63 | 11.5% | 1 | $96,705 |
| Boston Home, Inc (The) | 96 | 4.28 | 6.10 | 7.4% | 5 | None |
| Care Village at Parkway | 141 | 1.89 | 3.14 | 23.9% | 2 | $29,489 |
| German Center for Extended Care | 133 | 2.42 | 3.77 | 24.8% | 5 | None |
| Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center | 120 | 2.45 | 4.21 | 25.6% | 5 | None |
| North End Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | 100 | 2.37 | 4.57 | 41.4% | 2 | $17,345 |
| Presentation Rehab and Skilled Care Center | 122 | 2.55 | 4.41 | 24.6% | 4 | $56,940 |
| Recuperative Services Unit-Hebrew Rehab Center | 50 | 2.79 | 5.02 | — | 5 | None |
| Sherrill House | 196 | 2.28 | 3.66 | 39.5% | 2 | $35,860 |
| Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton | 123 | 3.77 | 7.35 | 30.5% | 5 | None |
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.
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release · Massachusetts averages: aide hrs 2.26, turnover 38.2%
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