Cedar Healthcare Center
188 Jones Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Cedar Healthcare Center is a Medicare- and/or Medicaid-certified nursing home in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, offering 24-hour skilled nursing care and, typically, short-term rehabilitation after a hospital stay.
Details
- Type
- Nursing home (skilled nursing)
- Address
- 188 Jones Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801
- County
- Rockingham County
- Certified beds
- 102
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Certified since
- 1997
- Average residents per day
- 90
- Resident and family council
- Resident council
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Location
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A 0 to 100 summary built only from public Medicare data: star ratings, staffing, staff turnover, complaints and penalties. Communities can't pay to change it. How we score
Medicare star ratings
- Overall
- ★★★★★
- Health inspections
- ★★★★★
- Staffing
- ★★★☆☆
- Quality measures
- ★★★☆☆
Ratings from CMS Care Compare. View the official Care Compare profile for inspections, staffing and penalties.
Deep dive: staffing, inspections and penalties
How this nursing home compares with the New Hampshire and national middle (median). Staffing is reported by the facility to Medicare; more hours per resident usually means more hands-on care.
| Measure | This home | New Hampshire | U.S. | vs. state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staff hours per resident per day | 3.57 | 3.66 | 3.71 | Worse |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.57 | 0.73 | 0.59 | Worse |
| Weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day | 3.51 | 3.26 | 3.27 | Better |
| Nursing staff turnover | 37% | 43% | 45% | Better |
| Registered nurse turnover | 30% | 40% | 41% | Better |
| Health deficiencies, most recent standard inspection | 1 | 3 | 7 | Better |
| Complaint deficiencies, most recent cycle | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Penalties, last 3 years | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most recent standard health inspection: 2025-06-26.
Questions to ask on a tour
- Do you have an opening for the care level we need, and when?
- What is included in the monthly rate, and what costs extra?
- What are staffing levels on days, nights and weekends?
- How do you handle a change in health or a hospital stay?
- Which insurance plans and Medicaid programs do you accept?
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