Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Warde Health Center
21 Searles Road, Windham, NH 03087 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Catholic Charities New Hampshire (6 facilities) · 32 certified beds
Warde Health Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Windham, New Hampshire. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.21 hours per resident per day, above the New Hampshire average of 3.88. Its most recent inspection on Mar 27, 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 Warde Health 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) | 4.21 | 3.88 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.51 | 0.74 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.41 | 2.39 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.9% | 48.5% | 46.4% | above 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 4, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 23, 2026
What inspectors found at Warde Health 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 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 4, 2026 · 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 27, 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 27, 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
- 21 Searles Road
Windham, NH 03087 - CMS certification #
- 305043
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 32
- Avg residents/day
- 31.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-06-09
- Chain
- Catholic Charities New Hampshire (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
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 Warde Health Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2004
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 Apr 25, 2004 to Apr 15, 2006. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $1,563 owed to 7 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Warde Health Center (Warde Health Center, Inc.). Case 1440742.
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
- Parkland Medical Center, Derry. 5.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Salemhaven, Salem. 3.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Team Select Home Care, Salem. 2.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 03087 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Of Rockingham County, Salem, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Derry Dialysis, Londonderry, 5.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Londonderry, Londonderry, 7.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 03087.
Pathways Healthcare, LLC, office in Londonderry, 5.7 miles away, straight line
Harborside Hospice LLC, office in Plaistow, 7.6 miles away, straight line
Home Health & Hospice Care, office in Merrimack, 12.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Harbor Homes, Inc., Nashua. 11.0 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively 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 | 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 relatively 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Warde Health Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Warde Health Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Warde Health Center staffed?
Warde Health Center reports 4.21 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Hampshire average of 3.88.
Has Warde Health Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Warde Health Center have?
Warde Health Center is certified for 32 beds.