Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Ayer, MA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Ayer
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Updated on November 3, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Ayer has a total of 142 active skilled nursing facilities and 16,844 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Ayer of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Ayer. There were 13,368 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 79.36 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Ayer has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Ayer and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.69	0.65 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.24	2.21 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	1.00	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.93	3.82 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Massachusetts.

COVID-19 Infections in Ayer Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Ayer there were a total of 46 new cases and 46 new deaths among residents for the week ending November 3, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Ayer

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Ayer Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Ayer, MA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Ayer

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Ayer based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Aberjona Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 184 SWANTON STREET, #1998 WINCHESTER, MA	25.33
Elizabeth Seton 125 OAKLAND STREET WELLESLEY, MA	20.00
Care One at Wilmington 750 WOBURN STREET WILMINGTON, MA	4.00
Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton 100 N BEACON STREET BOSTON, MA	9.33
Shrewsbury Rehabilitation and Nursing at Southgate 40 JULIO DRIVE SHREWSBURY, MA	36.00
Sherrill House 135 SOUTH HUNTINGTON AVENUE BOSTON, MA	18.67
Carleton-Willard Village Retirement and Nursing Ctr 100 OLD BILLERICA ROAD BEDFORD, MA	31.33
Rivercrest Long Term Care DEACONESS ROAD W CONCORD, MA	13.33
River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr 1675 NORTH MAIN STREET LANCASTER, MA	8.67
D'youville Care For Advanced Therapy 1071 VARNUM AVENUE LOWELL, MA	10.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Ayer based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Worcester Rehabilitation and Health Care Center 119 PROVIDENCE STREET WORCESTER, MA	128.00
Keystone Center 44 KEYSTONE DRIVE LEOMINSTER, MA	100.00 /
Park Avenue Health Center 146 PARK AVENUE ARLINGTON, MA	176.00 /
Bear Mountain at Worcester 59 ACTON STREET WORCESTER, MA	125.33
Mattapan Health and Rehabilitation Center 405 RIVER STREET MATTAPAN, MA	130.00
Ayer Valley Rehab and Nursing 400 GROTON ROAD AYER, MA	269.00
Westborough Healthcare 8 COLONIAL DRIVE WESTBOROUGH, MA	74.33
Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 3 PARK DRIVE WESTFORD, MA	104.67
Wilmington Rehab Center 90 WEST STREET WILMINGTON, MA	106.67
Adviniacare Newton Wellesley 694 WORCESTER ROAD WELLESLEY, MA	246.83

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