The Oaks
Nursing home in New Bedford, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225328
4525 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02745 · Bristol County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 122
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 10, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does The Oaks take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Oaks 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Oaks 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
- 3.68
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.63
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.90
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.15
- Weekend total hours
- 3.29
- Nursing staff turnover
- 29%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 21.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 10, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 12, 2024, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for The Oaks in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 114.1 residents live here, about 94% of its 122 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 122
- Average residents per day
- 114.1
- Certified since
- October 10, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Oaks
- Legal business name
- New Bedford Medical Investors, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near The Oaks
- Care One at New Bedford221 Fitzgerald Drive, New Bedford 02745
- Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center389 Alden Road, Fairhaven 02719
- Hathaway Manor Extended Care863 Hathaway Road, New Bedford 02740
- Sacred Heart Nursing Home359 Summer Street, New Bedford 02740
- Royal Fairhaven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center184 Main Street, Fairhaven 02719
See also all nursing homes in New Bedford.
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.
Compare all nursing homes in Massachusetts, the 6 in New Bedford, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run The Oaks, 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 The Oaks
What is the CMS star rating of The Oaks?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Oaks accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Oaks?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Oaks?
New Bedford Medical Investors, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.