CCN 225264 · Bristol County, Massachusetts
Brandon Woods of New Bedford
397 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
Brandon Woods of New Bedford is a 135-bed for-profit nursing home in New Bedford, Massachusetts, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1980. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 102.0 residents a day, about 76% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $7.7 million originally, at 2.90%, with $5.1 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in June 2043.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 135
- Average residents per day
- 102.0 (75.6% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- St Johns Nursing Home Inc
- Certified since
- Aug 1, 1980
- Chain or affiliated group
- Elder Services (6 facilities, chain average 2.2 stars)
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Massachusetts median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 of 5 | State spread: 65 at 1, 68 at 2, 62 at 3, 72 at 4, 71 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 3 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 4.35 | 3.70 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.36 | 0.60 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.85 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 49.6% | 37.7% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 75.6% | 86.9% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 2 totaling $528,970 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 14 (Mar 27, 2026) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Brandon Woods of New Bedford does not meet it today: overall rating 1, health inspection rating 1. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
CMS lists no 5% owners or managing organizations for this facility in its current ownership file.
Changes of ownership
No change of ownership for this facility appears in the CMS change-of-ownership file, which starts in January 2016.
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2012 | 223(a)(7) refinance of a construction loanHUD project name: Brandon Woods of New Bedford, 135 beds. Lender at endorsement: Capital Funding LLC | $7,724,700 | Active: 2.90%, $5,130,069 balanceMatures Jun 1, 2043. Servicer: Capital Funding LLC | 02343316 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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