When she was admitted as a patient there in September, Plymouth Harborside had nursing staff levels in the bottom 7% of Massachusetts nursing homes, The Light’s data analysis found. Massachusetts nursing homes must provide at least 3.58 HPPD with a combination of nurses and nurse aides. Nursing homes reported that a quarter of registered nurse positions in nursing homes were vacant in 2024. Of the state’s 341 nursing homes, 313 had overall nursing staff levels below the coalition’s target. The average nursing staff turnover rate at nursing homes in Massachusetts is 39%.