Blaire House of Tewksbury
Nursing home in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225548
10 Erlin Terrace, Tewksbury, MA 01876 · Middlesex County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 131
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 17, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 26
- Fines in 3 years
- $71,902 (2)
Does Blaire House of Tewksbury take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Blaire House of Tewksbury is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Blaire House of Tewksbury reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 2.95
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.36
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.76
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.83
- Weekend total hours
- 2.78
- Nursing staff turnover
- 54.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 78.3%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 17, 2025 and cited 26 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 23, 2024, found 16.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Blaire House of Tewksbury 2 times in the past 3 years, for $71,902 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 140.8 residents live here, about 107% of its 131 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 131
- Average residents per day
- 140.8
- Certified since
- May 1, 1992
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Blaire House of Tewksbury
- Legal business name
- Erlin Manor Nursing Home Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 6 homes nationally under Elder Services, 2-star chain average
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Who inspects nursing homes in Massachusetts
Massachusetts's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Blaire House of Tewksbury, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Blaire House of Tewksbury
What is the CMS star rating of Blaire House of Tewksbury?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Blaire House of Tewksbury accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Blaire House of Tewksbury?
26 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Blaire House of Tewksbury?
Erlin Manor Nursing Home Inc, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.