Carleton-Willard Village Retirement & Nursing Ctr

Quality ratings

On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), Carleton-Willard Village Retirement & Nursing Ctr carries an overall CMS quality rating of 4 out of 5 stars. That figure rolls up three sub-ratings tracked separately: health inspection (2/5), staffing (5/5), and quality measures (5/5).

Size and setting

Located in Bedford, Massachusetts, this facility operates 179 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 94 residents - an occupancy rate of about 53%. The facility is classified under non profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 53% occupancy, this facility has meaningful open capacity relative to its certified bed count.

Same-ownership peers

Within Massachusetts, Carleton-Willard Village Retirement & Nursing Ctr is one of 79 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 4-star overall rating sits above the non profit - corporation-segment average of 3.8 stars, ahead of roughly 35% of same-ownership peers in the state. Peer comparisons within the same ownership type are more apples-to-apples than a state-wide average, since for-profit, non-profit, and government operators tend to differ systematically in staffing and reinvestment.

Inspection record

On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility (11 total). CMS has levied 2 enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.