The Elms Center
71 Elm Street, Milford, NH 03055
The Elms Center, a 52-bed for profit - limited liability company nursing facility in Milford, NH, holds a 2-star CMS overall rating - below the 3.0-star national average, ranking #58 of 72 rated homes in NH on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks), with nurse staffing below the national norm. 1 inspection finding reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
CMS combines health inspections, nurse-staffing levels, and clinical quality measures into the overall star rating, read the components below; they often tell a sharper story than the headline.
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- 2 / 5
- Below average · CMS overall · nat'l 3.0
- #58 of 72
- In-state rank among rated NH homes
- 3.02
- Well below average · nurse hrs/day · nat'l 3.86
- 19
- Inspection findings · 1 serious
The verdict
The Elms Center, a 52-bed for profit - limited liability company nursing facility in Milford, NH, holds a 2-star CMS overall rating - below the 3.0-star national average, ranking #58 of 72 rated homes in NH on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks), with nurse staffing below the national norm. 1 inspection finding reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
- 2 / 5
- CMS overall · national 3.0
- #58 of 72
- In-state rank among rated NH homes
- 3.02
- Nurse hrs/resident-day · national 3.86
- 19
- Inspection findings · 1 serious
CMS force-curves overall stars within each state; read health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings alongside the headline.
In-state ownership mix · peer inventory
How 73 NH nursing homes split by ownership sector
This facility is recorded as For profit - Limited Liability company. Sector buckets collapse CMS ownership_type into For-profit, Nonprofit, and Government, orthogonal to the RN/LPN/CNA hour bar below.
Health Inspection
Staffing
Quality Measures
Long-Stay Quality
Facility Information
- Provider Number
- 305068
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Provider Type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Beds
- 52
- Residents
- 44
- In Hospital
- No
- County
- Hillsborough
- Last Inspection
- Feb 24, 2026
Staffing Data
How the 3.02 total nursing hours per resident-day are staffed:
- RN Hours
- 0.74 (nat'l avg: 0.69)
- LPN Hours
- 0.62
- CNA Hours
- 1.66
- Total Nursing Hours
- 3.02 (nat'l avg: 3.86)
- PT Hours
- 0.03
- Nursing Turnover
- 64.0%
- RN Turnover
- 77.8%
What the CMS Record Reveals About The Elms Center
According to CMS Nursing Home Compare, The Elms Center ranks #58 of 72 rated nursing homes in NH on overall stars (tie-broken by health+staffing+quality, then fewer fines). The Elms Center operates 52 certified beds in Milford, NH with approximately 44 residents currently in care, and carries a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars (health inspection 3★ · staffing 1★ · quality 3★).
The inspection file contains 19 deficiency records from recent surveys, of which 1 reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy threshold on the CMS scope-and-severity grid. CMS enforcement records show 1 penalty totaling $10K levied against this facility. Staffing is reported at 3.02 total nursing hours per resident day (national average 3.86), with RN coverage at 0.74 per resident day.
Classified as "For profit - Limited Liability company" ownership and operating as a "Medicare and Medicaid" provider, The Elms Center falls into a category where comparative context matters. Reported nursing staff turnover at this facility is 64.0% (CMS payroll-based measure).
Why sub-scores and the CMS methodology matter
The overall score is a composite of three weighted sub-ratings published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: health inspection results, staffing levels, and quality measures. Because CMS caps the overall score at the health-inspection tier and then adjusts up or down based on staffing and quality, the sub-scores often tell a sharper story than the headline star count alone, a 3-star facility with weak inspection history reads differently from one held back by thin staffing.
National research consistently shows that ownership structure, staffing hours, and turnover are the three operational levers that correlate most strongly with resident outcomes, ratings and fines are lagging indicators of those upstream choices. The staffing metric in particular is the one most strongly tied to resident outcomes in peer-reviewed literature.
For families evaluating this facility, the CMS record should be read alongside a site visit, direct conversation with current residents and their families, and review of the state health department's most recent inspection report, the star rating is a starting point, not a verdict. All data on this page is sourced from CMS Provider Data and the Nursing Home Compare program; always verify the same record on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state survey agency before making placement decisions.
Deficiency History (19 most recent)
Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 19, 2026
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 2, 2025
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 30, 2025
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 7, 2025
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 6, 2025
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 27, 2025
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 25, 2025
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2025
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 7, 2025
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 7, 2025
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 7, 2025
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 1, 2024
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 22, 2024
Ensure that residents are assessed for appropriateness for a feeding assistant program, receive services as per their plan of care, and feeding assistants are trained and supervised.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 23, 2024
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 23, 2024
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 26, 2024
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 1, 2024
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 22, 2024
Quality Measures
| Measure | Type | Score | Used in Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 30.6% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 1.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 2.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 4.9% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 29.9% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 5.3% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 18.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 0.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | Long Stay | 5.7% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | Long Stay | 43.6% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | Long Stay | 0.6% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Long Stay | 95.7% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | Long Stay | 28.2% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Long Stay | 93.0% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | Long Stay | 27.2% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Short Stay | 69.3% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Short Stay | 57.1% | No |
Penalty History 1 penalties totaling $10K
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2024 | Fine | $10K |
Nationwide facilities with similar scale or staffing
Two data-derived peer sets for The Elms Center, both outside NH so the neighborhoods are not the same-state geography list below.
Similar bed count
Nearest CMS certified bed counts outside NH (52 beds here).
Similar staffing hours
Nearest CMS adjusted total nurse hours per resident day outside NH (2.95 here).
Nearby Nursing Homes in NH
72 other nursing homes are on record in NH; 6 are shown here.
Alpine Healthcare Center
Keene, NH
Applewood Center
Winchester, NH
Bedford Hills Center
Bedford, NH
Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Bedford, NH
Belknap County Nursing Home
Laconia, NH
Birch Healthcare Center
Rochester, NH
Understanding Nursing Home Data
What the CMS records show for The Elms Center
The health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings above often diverge from the CMS overall headline. Use those components and the inspection findings to read the full file, not the overall star alone.
- The NH registry aggregates state averages and the highest-rated homes in this cohort. View NH registry
- Peer homes near 52 beds show how CMS stars vary at a similar scale in NH. Compare a similar-size peer
- CMS publishes separate fields for inspections, nurse staffing hours, and quality measures; the guide explains how each star is computed. How CMS ratings work
CMS refreshes Nursing Home Compare quarterly (current extract: August 2026). PlainNursing describes published records; it does not establish suitability, availability, admissions, or individual outcomes.
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Data Sources
Data source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Ratings, staffing, deficiency, quality measure, and penalty data are from CMS Provider Data. For informational purposes only. Verify the same CCN on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state health department.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
