Nursing home
Derry Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare
20 Chester Road, Derry, NH 03038 · Map
For profit - Individual · Part of Ephram Lahasky (28 facilities) · 62 certified beds
Derry Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Derry, New Hampshire. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.90 hours per resident per day, below the New Hampshire average of 3.88. Its most recent inspection on Dec 11, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 1 fine totaling $69,219In 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 Derry Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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) | 2.90 | 3.88 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.68 | 0.74 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.84 | 2.39 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.7% | 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 February 5, 2026 inspection was corrected by February 24, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $69,219, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Derry Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare
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 services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2026 · 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 · Dec 11, 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 · Oct 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 4, 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 · Jun 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jun 4, 2024 · 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 · Jun 4, 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 · Oct 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
- 20 Chester Road
Derry, NH 03038 - CMS certification #
- 305095
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 62
- Avg residents/day
- 52.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2003-07-18
- Chain
- Ephram Lahasky (28 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Ephram Lahasky
Ephram Lahasky operates 28 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Ephram Lahasky facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Derry Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, diabetes care
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Derry Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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.
Respite services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24hr RN Coverage
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice and Palliative Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetes Management
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and Semi-Private Rooms
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Parkland Medical Center, Derry. 1.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehab Center, Derry. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bayada Home Health Care Inc., Londonderry. 2.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Osco Pharmacy. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 03038 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Derry Dialysis, Londonderry, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Londonderry, Londonderry, 4.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Manchester Dialysis, Manchester, 8.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 03038.
Pathways Healthcare, LLC, office in Londonderry, 3.4 miles away, straight line
Vna Home Health And Hospice Services, Inc, office in Manchester, 6.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice Care, office in Bedford, 7.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Elliot Physicians Network, Manchester. 8.7 miles away, straight line. 3 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: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| 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 Derry Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare a good nursing home?
CMS gives Derry Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Derry Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare staffed?
Derry Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare reports 2.90 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Hampshire average of 3.88.
Has Derry Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Derry Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare have?
Derry Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare is certified for 62 beds.