Nursing home
Epsom Healthcare Center
901 Suncook Valley Highway, Epsom, NH 03234 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 108 certified beds
Epsom Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Epsom, New Hampshire. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.28 hours per resident per day, below the New Hampshire average of 3.88. Its most recent inspection on Feb 4, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Epsom 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) | 3.28 | 3.88 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.52 | 0.74 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.07 | 2.39 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 42.2% | 48.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Epsom 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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 4, 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 4, 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 · Mar 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 7, 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 1, 2023
Show all 10 deficiencies
- 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 · Feb 17, 2023 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 17, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 17, 2023 - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 17, 2023 - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 17, 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
- 901 Suncook Valley Highway
Epsom, NH 03234 - CMS certification #
- 305080
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 108
- Avg residents/day
- 100.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-02-01
- Setting
- Rural
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
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Epsom 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.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Long term living arrangements with close monitoring and 24-hour nursing care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Modern, semi-private or private room options for comfort and affordability
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Catholic Medical Center, Manchester. 16.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Havenwood-heritage Heights, Concord. 7.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Granite Vna, Inc, Concord. 9.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 5.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 03234 as micropolitan (micropolitan low commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc New Hampshire Kidney Center (Fmc), Concord, 10.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 03234.
Bayada Hospice, office in Concord, 8.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Granite Vna, Inc., office in Concord, 9.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Vna Home Health And Hospice Services, Inc, office in Manchester, 18.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Raphael Farra, MD, Manchester. 15.1 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively high, 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 |
| 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 Epsom Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Epsom Healthcare Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Epsom Healthcare Center staffed?
Epsom Healthcare Center reports 3.28 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Hampshire average of 3.88.
Has Epsom Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Epsom Healthcare Center have?
Epsom Healthcare Center is certified for 108 beds.