Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Portsmouth, NH

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Portsmouth
The 10,000 foot view

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, Portsmouth has a total of 39 active skilled nursing facilities and 3,964 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Portsmouth of 93,069, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 23.48 persons in Portsmouth. There were 3,044 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 76.79 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, Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.69	0.73 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.22	2.27 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	1.00	0.77 / 0.88
All Staff	3.91	3.77 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth there were a total of 0 new cases and 0 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 Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Portsmouth, 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 Portsmouth

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Portsmouth 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
Saint Ann Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 195 DOVER POINT ROAD DOVER, NH	6.00
Riverside Rest Home 276 COUNTY FARM ROAD DOVER, NH	4.00
Durgin Pines 9 LEWIS RD KITTERY, ME	16.67
Berkeley Retirement Home,the 150 BERKELEY STREET LAWRENCE, MA	18.00
Rockingham County Nursing Home 117 NORTH ROAD BRENTWOOD, NH	0.00
Langdon Place of Dover 60 MIDDLE ROAD DOVER, NH	6.67
The Meadows 575 OSGOOD STREET NORTH ANDOVER, MA	2.00
Lakeview House Skld Nrsg and Residential Care Fac 87 SHATTUCK STREET HAVERHILL, MA	18.67
Colonial Poplin Nursing Home 442 MAIN STREET FREMONT, NH	12.00

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

Facility	Rating
Adviniacare Newburyport 180 LOW STREET NEWBURYPORT, MA	637.50 /
The Oxford Rehabilitation and Health Care Center 689 MAIN STREET HAVERHILL, MA	138.50
Birch Healthcare Center 62 ROCHESTER HILL ROAD ROCHESTER, NH	37.17
Oceanside Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 22 TUCK ROAD HAMPTON, NH	41.33
Mill Town Health and Rehabilitation 22 MAPLE STREET AMESBURY, MA	256.50
Maplewood Center 6 MORRILL PLACE AMESBURY, MA	221.00 /
Hannah Duston Healthcare Center 126 MONUMENT STREET HAVERHILL, MA	108.67
Exeter Center 8 HAMPTON ROAD EXETER, NH	24.67
Brigham Health and Rehabilitation Center 77 HIGH STREET NEWBURYPORT, MA	120.50 /
Nevins Nursing and Rehabilitation Center TEN INGALLS COURT METHUEN, MA	69.33

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