Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
The Meadows
575 Osgood Street, North Andover, MA 01845 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 60 certified beds
The Meadows is a Medicare-certified nursing home in North Andover, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.01 hours per resident per day, above the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Aug 20, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Meadows 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) | 5.01 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.57 | 2.26 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.9% | 39.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 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.
About this facility
- Address
- 575 Osgood Street
North Andover, MA 01845 - CMS certification #
- 225724
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 33.7
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1997-03-04
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Meadows says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Scheduled transportation for shopping, local banks, and library
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: one-bedroom, two-bedroom.
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(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - One-time entrance fee: charged.
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Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital, Lawrence. 1.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Prescott House, North Andover. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Ethical Homecare Services Inc, North Andover. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 2.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 01845 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita North Andover Renal At Home, North Andover, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Merrimack Valley, Methuen, 3.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Of Methuen, Methuen, 3.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 16 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 01845.
Compassus - Southern Massachusetts, office in North Andover, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Harborside Hospice Of Massachusetts, LLC, office in Haverhill, 5.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Tufts Medicine Care At Home, office in Lowell, 9.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, Tewksbury. 8.5 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 relatively 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 relatively 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Meadows a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Meadows an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Meadows staffed?
The Meadows reports 5.01 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has The Meadows had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Meadows have?
The Meadows is certified for 60 beds.