Nursing home
The Oxford Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
689 Main Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Athena Healthcare Systems (24 facilities) · 120 certified beds
The Oxford Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Haverhill, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.12 hours per resident per day, below the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Feb 27, 2025 cited 15 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 3 fines totaling $277,601In CMS records: 5 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Oxford Rehabilitation & Health Care Center 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) | 3.12 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.89 | 2.26 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 28.2% | 39.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 15.0 | 8.9 | 9.5 | above 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: 3 fines totaling $277,601, 5 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
What inspectors found at The Oxford Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · 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 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · 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 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Feb 27, 2025 · 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
- 689 Main Street
Haverhill, MA 01830 - CMS certification #
- 225218
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 114.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-08-01
- Chain
- Athena Healthcare Systems (24 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Athena Healthcare Systems
Athena Healthcare Systems operates 24 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Athena Healthcare Systems facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Oxford Rehabilitation & Health Care Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
The Oxford Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is a pillar in the greater Haverhill community providing short-term rehabilitation programs, long-term care, respite, and other specialty services including programs designed for Substance Use Disorder.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our center provides compassionate 24-hour skilled nursing care with an array of programs and services, ranging from long-term skilled care to more advanced post-hospital rehabilitative care.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
The Oxford is proud to be managed by Athena Health Care Systems, a company of skilled nursing facilities, senior housing and healthcare options including hospice and private-duty care services.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Holy Family Hospital, Methuen. 6.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Aspen Hill Rehabiliation & Healthcare Center, Haverhill. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Whittier Home Health Care Agency, Haverhill. 2.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Customer Value Store & Pharmacy. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 01830 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Of Methuen, Methuen, 3.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Merrimack Valley, Methuen, 5.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita North Andover Renal At Home, North Andover, 6.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 01830.
Harborside Hospice Of Massachusetts, LLC, office in Haverhill, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Compassus - Southern Massachusetts, office in North Andover, 9.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Elara Caring, office in Newburyport, 10.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, Tewksbury. 14.6 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, 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 | 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 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Oxford Rehabilitation & Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Oxford Rehabilitation & Health Care Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Oxford Rehabilitation & Health Care Center staffed?
The Oxford Rehabilitation & Health Care Center reports 3.12 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has The Oxford Rehabilitation & Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 15 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Oxford Rehabilitation & Health Care Center have?
The Oxford Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is certified for 120 beds.