Overview
Penacook Place has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Massachusetts average of 3.1. It ranks 3rd of 6 nursing homes in Haverhill. It scores best on health inspections (4 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 70% of nursing homes in Massachusetts (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 6, 2026, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Massachusetts average of 6.4. All of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $10,868 in the past three years.
Penacook Place is a nonprofit facility with 160 certified beds, caring for about 110 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1990.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 6, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $10,868
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.59 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.57 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.80 hrs
- Nurse aides2.22 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 160
- Average residents per day
- 110
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1990
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes