CCN 225597 · Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Southwood at Norwell Nursing Ctr
501 Cordwainer Drive, Norwell, MA 02061
Southwood at Norwell Nursing Ctr is a 142-bed for-profit nursing home in Norwell, Massachusetts, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1993. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 121.4 residents a day, about 86% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $6.1 million originally, at 3.38%, with $2.7 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in March 2034.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 142
- Average residents per day
- 121.4 (85.5% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Southwood at Norwell Nursing Center
- Certified since
- Oct 28, 1993
- Chain or affiliated group
- None listed by CMS
- 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 | 5 of 5 | State spread: 65 at 1, 68 at 2, 62 at 3, 72 at 4, 71 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 5 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.99 | 3.70 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.71 | 0.60 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.57 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 28.7% | 37.7% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 85.5% | 86.9% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | None | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 2 (Jan 2, 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). Southwood at Norwell Nursing Ctr meets that part today: 5 stars overall, 5 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starr, RichardIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 01/02/1986 |
| Starr Healthgroup, LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/19/1992 |
| Starr, LindseyIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/04/2009 |
| Starr, RichardIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/19/1992 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2013 | 223(a)(7) refinance of a construction loanHUD project name: Southwood at Norwell Nursing Center, 142 beds. Lender at endorsement: Oppenheimer Mf Hsg & Hcare | $6,132,400 | Active: 3.38%, $2,730,944 balanceMatures Mar 1, 2034. Servicer: Walker and Dunlop LLC | 02343320 |
| Jan 28, 2004 | 223(a)(7) refinance of a construction loanHUD project name: Southwood at Norwell Nursing Center, 142 beds. Lender at endorsement: Oppenheimer Mf Hsg & Hcare | $7,004,900 | Ended Jun 28, 2013Prepayment | 02343261 |
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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