Nursing home
Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
406 Court Street, Laconia, NH 03246 · Map
Non profit - Church related · Part of Catholic Charities New Hampshire (6 facilities) · 51 certified beds
Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Laconia, New Hampshire. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Its most recent inspection on Dec 31, 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 Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing 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) | — | 3.88 | 3.89 | — |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 0.74 | 0.68 | — |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 2.39 | 2.34 | — |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.7% | 48.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 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.
- No health deficiencies cited at the last 2 standard inspections (October 2024 to December 2025)
- Every deficiency from the October 12, 2023 inspection was corrected by November 30, 2023
What inspectors found at Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing 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
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 · Oct 12, 2023 - 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 - Potential for harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 12, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning 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
- 406 Court Street
Laconia, NH 03246 - CMS certification #
- 305070
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 51
- Avg residents/day
- 48.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1996-04-01
- Chain
- Catholic Charities New Hampshire (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Catholic Charities New Hampshire
Catholic Charities New Hampshire operates 6 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Catholic Charities New Hampshire facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, pets allowed
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing 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.
Francis offers 24-hour nursing care and support as part of our long-term care, skilled nursing rehabilitation, respite care and palliative care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
St Francis Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is a pet-friendly community.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
We can arrange a private room.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Smoke-free.
Francis Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is a tobacco-free community.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
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.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending May 31, 2007.
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
- Concord Hospital- Laconia, Laconia. 1.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Laconia Rehabilitation Center, Laconia. 1.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Lakes Region Visiting Nurse Association, Meredith. 8.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 03246 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Central New Hampshire Kidney Center, Laconia, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fmc Lakes Region, Tilton, 5.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 03246.
Lakes Region Visiting Nurse Association, office in Meredith, 8.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Franklin Vna & Hospice, office in Franklin, 9.2 miles away, straight line
Quality Care Home Health & Hospice, office in Center Harbor, 12.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Raphael Farra, MD, Manchester. 34.2 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
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective August 15, 1980), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (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 | 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Has Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center have?
Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is certified for 51 beds.