Nursing homes across Hampden County, Massachusetts, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Westfield Rehabilitation and Health Center runs 80 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its most recent inspection in January 2025 left a long paper trail: 60 deficiencies on the current record, one tied to abuse, plus a single fine of $49,296. No deficiency reached the harm or jeopardy level, which matters, but the volume still stands out.
Nurse staffing sits at 3.26 hours per resident day, roughly 16% under the national average, and weekends dip about 5% below the home's own weekday coverage. Annual turnover of 52.9% is well above the 45.8% national figure. The health inspection rating is 1 out of 5, so if you're weighing this one, ask specifically how they're holding staffing and care steady on weekends.
Mission Care At Holyoke runs on 3.69 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 5% under the national average, and weekends drop about 9% below its own weekday staffing. That thinner weekend coverage matters because the inspection record shows 43 deficiencies, including four at harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse, with $32,920 in fines across two penalties. Staff turnover sits at 44.8%, basically in line with the national 45.8%, so retention isn't the outlier here. A state inspection in June 2025 is recent enough that the findings reflect current conditions rather than old problems since fixed. For-profit LLC ownership, 125 beds.
Vantage At West Springfield runs 168 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing numbers are where I'd start. At 3.54 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 8% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 7% below its own weekday levels, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Annual turnover of 53% outpaces the 45.8% national figure, meaning the people caring for your relative are often new. The record shows 32 deficiencies, including two at harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, plus one fine of $13,748. That inspection is recent, December 2025, so the picture is current, not stale history.
Hampden Post Acute runs 3.63 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 6% under the national figure, and weekends drop about 10% below its own weekday levels. The bigger number is turnover: 63.9% of nursing staff left over the year, against a national average near 46%. Inspections look solid on the surface, a 4-out-of-5 star rating, with the most recent visit in January 2026, but the record carries 23 deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy. Ownership is a for-profit limited liability company. With 135 beds and a 1-star staffing rating, the question for your family is whether the coverage holds up on a Saturday, not whether the last survey went well.
Vantage At Westfield runs 98 beds under corporate ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing to look at: 3.49 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 10% under the national average, with weekends dipping about 8% below its own weekday levels. That thin coverage shows up in the inspection record too, 27 deficiencies, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, though none tied to abuse. Annual turnover sits at 50%, above the 45.8% national figure, which means unfamiliar faces are common. The last inspection was January 2025, so the record is recent. Nothing here is catastrophic, but the pattern is consistent: less staff time, more cited problems.
The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Holyoke runs 128 certified beds under state government ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 8.21 hours per resident day. That's roughly double the national average of 3.86, which is unusual even for a government-run home. Weekend staffing drops about 11% below its own weekday level, so the coverage families see on a Saturday won't match a Tuesday. Its record shows six deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection on February 28, 2025. High staffing and a clean harm record don't erase the weekend gap, but they tell you where this home puts its resources.