Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit
Nursing home in Bradford, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225783
145 Ward Hill Avenue, Bradford, MA 01835 · Essex County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 20
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 24, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit 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
- 7.65
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.83
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 2.70
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.12
- Weekend total hours
- 6.52
- Nursing staff turnover
- 65.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 81.8%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 24, 2025 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 16, 2024, found 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 15.6 residents live here, about 78% of its 20 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 20
- Average residents per day
- 15.6
- Certified since
- April 11, 2016
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
Who owns Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit
- Legal business name
- BRN Corporation
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit
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- Oxford Rehabilitation & Health Care Center689 Main Street, Haverhill 01830
- Baker-Katz Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr194 Boardman Street, Haverhill 01830
- Cedar View Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center480 Jackson Street, Methuen 01844
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 Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit, 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 Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit
What is the CMS star rating of Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit?
BRN Corporation, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.