Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit
145 Ward Hill Avenue, Bradford, MA 01835 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 20 certified beds
Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bradford, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.53 hours per resident per day, above the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Jul 24, 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 Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit 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) | 5.53 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.28 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.47 | 2.26 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 72.9% | 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.
- No health deficiencies cited at the last 3 standard inspections (May 2023 to July 2025)
About this facility
- Address
- 145 Ward Hill Avenue
Bradford, MA 01835 - CMS certification #
- 225783
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 20
- Avg residents/day
- 18.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2016-04-11
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Programs Medicare-certified home health agency at this address
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
Medicare agencies at this address
- Medicare-certified home health agency at this address. Medicare-certified home health agency WHITTIER HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY (Medicare CCN 227283) lists this same street address. Ownership type: PROPRIETARY. Medicare certified since 09/07/1993. (CMS Home Health Care Agencies, as of May 27, 2026)
A shared street address is a fact about location. CMS does not say whether the agency is run by the community.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Holy Family Hospital, Methuen. 3.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Haverhill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Haverhill. 1.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Whittier Home Health Care Agency, Haverhill. 0.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 01835 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Of Methuen, Methuen, 1.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Merrimack Valley, Methuen, 2.6 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, 4.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 01835.
Harborside Hospice Of Massachusetts, LLC, office in Haverhill, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Compassus - Southern Massachusetts, office in North Andover, 7.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Tufts Medicine Care At Home, office in Lowell, 12.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, Tewksbury. 11.8 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 low, coastal 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 | See above |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit a good nursing home?
CMS gives Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit staffed?
Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit reports 5.53 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit have?
Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit is certified for 20 beds.