Ridgewood Center
Nursing Home Facility
25 Ridgewood Road, Bedford, NH 3110
Ridgewood Center is an attractive, three-story brick building located less than one mile from New Hampshire’s largest city of Manchester, within the community of Bedford, NH. Renovations to the Center were completed in 2008. Situated on 12 wooded acres, the Center has a rural setting, and is within 5 miles of two major city hospitals, Catholic Medical Center and Elliot Hospital. Ridgewood’s geographical location makes it extremely accessible and two major highways are less than one mile away. In addition to other services, Ridgewood has a dedicated Transitional Care Unit (TCU) providing short term rehabilitation, wound care, IV therapy, respiratory therapy and pain management.
Operated by Genesis HealthCare, which runs 499 communities in our directory.
With 150 beds, Ridgewood Center is one of the larger communities in the area, senior care communities in Bedford average about 100 beds. Larger communities more often keep clinical staff on site around the clock and can offer a wider range of on-site therapy and activities, though some families prefer the quieter feel of a smaller setting.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 73% of its licensed beds. That is below the Bedford average of roughly 86%.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 4 stars for staffing against 2 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in February 2026 and recorded 5 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 1.1 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 38%.
Ridgewood Center offers memory care, nursing home care, hospice care, respite care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 150
- Occupancy 73%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.3
- Annual staff turnover 38%
- Last health inspection February 2026