Nursing home
The Edgewood Centre
928 South Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 156 certified beds
The Edgewood Centre is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.51 hours per resident per day, below the New Hampshire average of 3.88. Its most recent inspection on Jun 5, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Edgewood Centre 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) | 3.51 | 3.88 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.61 | 0.74 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.15 | 2.39 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 50.7% | 48.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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 5, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 23, 2025
What inspectors found at The Edgewood Centre
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
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 5, 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 · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 5, 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 · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · 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
- 928 South Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801 - CMS certification #
- 305022
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 156
- Avg residents/day
- 136.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1972-06-13
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2003
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for May 13, 2006 to Apr 12, 2008. Violations found: Overtime, Child labor. Back wages: $4,266 owed to 13 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $4,455. Employer as DOL recorded it: Edgewood Centre (Edgewood Manor, Inc. d/b/a). Case 1510385.
- Findings for Jan 25, 2003 to Jan 15, 2005. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: The Edgewood Centre (Edgewood Manor, Inc. d/b/a). Case 1390925.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Portsmouth. 1.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Cedar Healthcare Center, Portsmouth. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amedisys Home Health, Portsmouth. 2.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 3.0 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, 1.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Dialysis Services Of Exeter, Exeter, 9.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Of Cocheco River, Dover, 10.4 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, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Beth Israel Lahey Health At Home, office in Exeter, 10.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Wentworth Home Care & Hospice, An Amedisys Partner, office in Somersworth, 13.3 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. 31.8 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 | See above |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Edgewood Centre a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Edgewood Centre an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Edgewood Centre staffed?
The Edgewood Centre reports 3.51 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Hampshire average of 3.88.
Has The Edgewood Centre had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Edgewood Centre have?
The Edgewood Centre is certified for 156 beds.