Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Cedar Healthcare Center
188 Jones Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 102 certified beds
Cedar Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.36 hours per resident per day, below the New Hampshire average of 3.88. Its most recent inspection on Jun 26, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Cedar Healthcare Center compares
This facility vs. the New Hampshire and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | New Hampshire avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.36 | 3.88 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.58 | 0.74 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.20 | 2.39 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.5% | 48.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 4.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the June 26, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 28, 2025
What inspectors found at Cedar Healthcare Center
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
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have policies on smoking.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
Administration Deficiencies · May 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Administration Deficiencies · May 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 12, 2023
Show all 7 deficiencies
- 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 · May 12, 2023 - Potential for 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 · May 12, 2023
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
- 188 Jones Avenue
Portsmouth, NH 03801 - CMS certification #
- 305082
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 102
- Avg residents/day
- 91.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-02-12
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Cedar Healthcare 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.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Portsmouth. 1.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Edgewood Centre (the), Portsmouth. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amedisys Home Health, Portsmouth. 3.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 3.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 03801 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Seacoast Dialysis Center, Portsmouth, 1.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Dialysis Services Of Exeter, Exeter, 9.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Of Cocheco River, Dover, 10.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 03801.
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company, office in Portsmouth, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Beth Israel Lahey Health At Home, office in Exeter, 10.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Wentworth Home Care & Hospice, An Amedisys Partner, office in Somersworth, 13.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Beth Israel Lahey Health Primary Care, Inc, South Hamilton. 31.7 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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, coastal flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave very 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 |
| 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 Cedar Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Cedar Healthcare Center 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 Cedar Healthcare Center staffed?
Cedar Healthcare Center reports 3.36 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Hampshire average of 3.88.
Has Cedar Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Cedar Healthcare Center have?
Cedar Healthcare Center is certified for 102 beds.