Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Bedford, NH

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Bedford
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Updated on December 1, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Bedford has a total of 60 active skilled nursing facilities and 6,631 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Bedford of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Bedford. There were 5,279 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 79.61 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, Bedford 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 Bedford and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.64	0.73 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.23	2.27 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.97	0.77 / 0.88
All Staff	3.85	3.77 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Bedford 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 Bedford there were a total of 27 new cases and 27 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Bedford

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 Bedford Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Bedford, NH. 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 Bedford

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Bedford 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
Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit 145 WARD HILL AVENUE BRADFORD, MA	0.00
Rockingham County Nursing Home 117 NORTH ROAD BRENTWOOD, NH	0.00
Berkeley Retirement Home,the 150 BERKELEY STREET LAWRENCE, MA	18.00
D'youville Care For Advanced Therapy 1071 VARNUM AVENUE LOWELL, MA	9.33
Havenwood-Heritage Heights 33 CHRISTIAN AVENUE CONCORD, NH	10.67
Hillsboro House Nursing Home PO BOX 400 67 SCHOOL STREET HILLSBORO, NH	6.67
Holy Cross Health Center 357 ISLAND POND ROAD MANCHESTER, NH	7.33
Lakeview House Skld Nrsg and Residential Care Fac 87 SHATTUCK STREET HAVERHILL, MA	18.67
Hillsborough County Nursing Home 400 MAST ROAD GOFFSTOWN, NH	12.67
The Meadows 575 OSGOOD STREET NORTH ANDOVER, MA	2.00

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

Facility	Rating
Andover Forest Post Acute Care Center 1801 TURNPIKE STREET NORTH ANDOVER, MA	109.00
Belvidere Healthcare Center 500 WENTWORTH AVENUE LOWELL, MA	181.00
Andover Manor Rehab and Nursing 89 MORTON STREET ANDOVER, MA	133.00
The Oxford Rehabilitation and Health Care Center 689 MAIN STREET HAVERHILL, MA	138.50
Harris Hill Center, Genesis Healthcare 20 MAITLAND STREET CONCORD, NH	40.67
Goffstown Nursing and Rehab Center 29 CENTER STREET GOFFSTOWN, NH	47.33
Regalcare at Lowell 30 PRINCETON BOULEVARD LOWELL, MA	118.67
Derry Center For Rehabilitation and Healthcare 20 CHESTER ROAD DERRY, NH	86.00
Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 1010 VARNUM AVENUE LOWELL, MA	185.00
Premier Rehab and Healthcare 55 HARRIS ROAD NASHUA, NH	40.00

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