Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living
240 Lynnfield Street, Peabody, MA 01960 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Chelsea Jewish Lifecare (5 facilities) · 180 certified beds
Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Peabody, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.57 hours per resident per day, above the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Jan 30, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $10,194In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living compares
This facility vs. the Massachusetts and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Massachusetts avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.57 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.40 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.99 | 2.26 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 25.9% | 39.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 8.9 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $10,194, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 240 Lynnfield Street
Peabody, MA 01960 - CMS certification #
- 225472
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 180
- Avg residents/day
- 139.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1990-07-01
- Chain
- Chelsea Jewish Lifecare (5 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Chelsea Jewish Lifecare
Chelsea Jewish Lifecare operates 5 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Chelsea Jewish Lifecare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, 2 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Apr 13, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Sep 14, 2022. 2 violations cited (2 serious). Penalties: $8,287 proposed, $5,801 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)). Penalty $8,287 proposed, $5,801 now. To be fixed by Oct 6, 2022.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- North Shore Medical Center -, Salem. 3.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pilgrim Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center, Peabody. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Able Home Care, LLC, Peadoby. 2.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 2.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 01960 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Peabody Dialysis Center, Peabody, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Salem Northeast Dialysis, Salem, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc North Suburban Dialysis Center (Bma Essex County), Saugus, 2.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 16 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 01960.
Care Dimensions, Inc, office in Danvers, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Beth Israel Lahey Health At Home, office in Danvers, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
All Care Hospice Inc, office in Lynn, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Erickson Health Medical Group Of Massachusetts PC, Peabody. 1.3 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living a good nursing home?
CMS gives Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living staffed?
Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living reports 4.57 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living have?
Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living is certified for 180 beds.