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Royal of Fairhaven Nursing Center

184 Main Street, Fairhaven, MA 02719 · For profit - Limited Liability company · 107 certified beds · (508) 997-3193 Medicare & Medicaid certified

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2 actual-harm citations CMS recorded as corrected before the inspection ended (past non-compliance)$8,648 in federal fines
Insights

This home’s record is mixed — some reassuring signs, some worth asking about.

In its favor
  • a middle-of-the-pack inspection score (3/5)
Worth asking about
  • inspectors recorded 2 serious findings as past non-compliance — the problem was found, fixed, and verified before the survey closed, so it is history rather than a current condition, but it is still worth asking what changed
  • a high number of inspection citations overall (17) — worth reading through, though larger and more-often-surveyed homes tend to accrue more lower-severity tags
  • the CMS record shows $8,648 in federal fines (most recent 2023-09-27)
  • it did not file the payroll staffing data CMS requires — its 1 of 5 staffing rating is the rating CMS assigns for not reporting, not a measure of how many nurses are on the floor
  • its facility-reported quality-measure rating is low (2/5)

One thing this read cannot see: what residents and families actually experience day to day. Public data misses the feel of a place — visit unannounced, ideally at a mealtime or on a weekend, talk to staff and families, and ask your tour questions.

A plain-English summary of the public record below — not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. We take no money from any facility.

2/5
CMS overall
2 of 5
Health inspectionSurveyor-assigned, ranked within your stateInspector-verified 3 of 5
StaffingFrom payroll records (PBJ) 1 of 5
Quality measuresSelf-reported by the facility 2 of 5

Location & what’s nearby

Urgent care / clinic
73 Huttleston Avenue, Unit 2
Pharmacy
Walgreens0.5 mi
85 Huttleston Ave · (508) 999-2920 · Call to confirm hours
Grocery
State Pier · (508) 993-1646 · Call to confirm hours
Park
2 Pilgrim Ave · Typically dawn to dusk
Place of worship

Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Overall quality measures 2 of 5
Long-stay residentspeople who live here 2 of 5
Short-stay residentsrehab / post-hospital 2 of 5

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Trend — is this home getting better or worse?

Over 2025-02 to 2026-06, this home’s CMS overall rating held steady at 3 stars. From monthly CMS archive snapshots.

Horizontal axis runs 2025-02 to 2026-06. That is where CMS’s monthly archive ends, so the right-hand edge of each line is that month — not today.

Overall rating3★
Inspection scorelower = better
See all quality measures vs. state & national benchmarks
MeasureThis homeState avgTypical statevs typical state
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities increased29.3%16.4%15.4%worse
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.7%5.1%5.4%better
Long-stay residents with a catheter left in their bladder0.0%0.8%0.9%better
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection3.5%1.8%2.0%worse
Long-stay residents with depressive symptoms19.9%15.5%6.5%worse than state — see note marked double-dagger below the table
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.0%0.1%0.1%better
Long-stay residents with falls causing major injury5.0%3.4%3.3%worse
Long-stay residents whose ability to walk worsened14.5%15.4%16.1%typical
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or hypnotic medication27.7%19.5%18.9%worse
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine100.0%94.8%95.3%typical
Long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.5%4.2%4.7%better
Long-stay residents with worsening bladder/bowel control23.4%21.2%21.2%worse
Long-stay residents who got an antipsychotic medication — see the note below the table13.5%21.4%17.1%better
Short-stay residents who newly got an antipsychotic medication0.0%1.4%1.4%better
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine82.6%77.7%79.4%typical
Short-stay residents rehospitalized after admission30.3%25.7%22.6%worse
Short-stay residents with an outpatient ER visit19.7%11.9%12.0%worse
Long-stay hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days2.541.881.67worse
Long-stay outpatient ER visits per 1,000 resident days2.101.501.80worse

On this measure the state average is at least twice (or half) the typical state — a gap that size is usually how the state codes and reports the measure, not how its homes actually perform. Against a benchmark this state does not sit on, a “vs typical state” verdict would mostly be measuring the state, so we compare this home with its own state instead and show both averages.

§ Antipsychotics carry an FDA boxed warning — they raise the risk of death in older people with dementia-related psychosis, and are not approved for that use. So this measure is partly a read on whether a home sedates residents instead of staffing for them. But read a low rate carefully in both directions: CMS excludes residents coded with schizophrenia (and Tourette's or Huntington's) from this measure, and federal auditors have found implausible increases in schizophrenia coding since the measure was published — so a very low rate can reflect recoding rather than less prescribing. Ask the home what share of its residents carry a schizophrenia diagnosis, and how it handles behavioral symptoms without medication.

CMS quality measures, as Care Compare shows them. For most rows lower is better (fewer falls, ulcers, hospitalizations); vaccination rates are the exception. Not every row is risk-adjusted. CMS adjusts some measures for resident mix, but falls with major injury, antipsychotic use, physical restraints and the vaccination rates are unadjusted rates — so a home caring for heavier or more behaviorally complex residents can look worse on them without providing worse care. The “typical state” column is the median of the 50 state averages — not a national average of all homes. We use it because a plain average across homes is pulled badly off course by a few states’ reporting habits (long-stay depressive symptoms is the clearest case: Illinois codes it several times higher than most states, which alone lifted the all-homes figure to about twice what a typical state records). The median of state averages resists that — but it does weigh every state equally, so a large state counts no more than a small one, and it is a benchmark of our construction rather than a CMS-published figure. better/worse means the home differs from that benchmark by more than 10% of it; closer than that reads typical. CMS does not publish how many residents each measure covers, and the counts are often small — a single resident can move a rate by several points — so treat small gaps as noise. These come from data the facility reports, so weigh them against the independent inspection record above.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

66.2% of the Medicare patients who left this home got back to the community and stayed there for at least 31 days — CMS rates that better than the national rate. This is CMS’s risk-adjusted rate over 91 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

66.2%U.S. median 51.5%
Got home and stayed home
10.0%U.S. median 10.7%
Went back to hospital
29.6%U.S. median 56.6%
Met the expected recovery
0.26U.S. median 0.31
Therapy hours / resident / day
0.11hours / resident / day
Physical therapy
0.14hours / resident / day
Occupational therapy
0.01hours / resident / day
Speech therapy

Met the expected recovery: 29.6% of this home’s Medicare short-stay residents left it at or above the ability to care for themselves and move around that CMS predicted for them, across 27 stays in Oct 2024–Sep 2025. The median of the 11,061 homes CMS publishes this for is 56.6%. Read it beside the getting-home figure, not instead of it: unlike the two measures above, CMS makes no better-or-worse call on this one and publishes no confidence interval for it, so this is a comparison and not a verdict — but it is the short-stay measure that separates homes most, and the one to ask about.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 0.26 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 37% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 26% of this home’s weekday level — it runs some therapy at the weekend, at a lower level than on weekdays. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

See every short-stay measure CMS publishes for this home
MeasureThis homeU.S. medianPeriod coveredCMS’s call
Got home and stayed homeRate of successful return to home or community from a SNF66.2%CMS range 54.7–75.051.5%Oct 2022–Sep 2024better than U.S.
Went back to hospitalRate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF10.0%CMS range 6.5–14.010.7%Oct 2022–Sep 2024no different from U.S.
Met the expected recoveryPercentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge29.6%56.6%Oct 2024–Sep 2025CMS makes no comparison for this measure
Self-care at dischargePercentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves at discharge22.2%52.8%Oct 2024–Sep 2025CMS makes no comparison for this measure
Moving around at dischargePercentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to move around at discharge18.5%50.0%Oct 2024–Sep 2025CMS makes no comparison for this measure
Medication problems followed upPercentage of residents whose medications were reviewed and who received follow-up care when medication issues were identified100.0%98.7%Oct 2024–Sep 2025CMS makes no comparison for this measure
Medication list to the next providerPercentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the next health care setting100.0%100.0%Oct 2024–Sep 2025CMS makes no comparison for this measure
Medication list to the familyPercentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final dischargenot reported — The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
Falls with major injuryPercentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay0.0%0.0%Oct 2024–Sep 2025CMS makes no comparison for this measure
New or worsened pressure ulcersPercentage of residents with pressure ulcers/pressure injuries that are new or worsened4.1%1.9%Oct 2024–Sep 2025CMS makes no comparison for this measure
Infections that led to hospitalPercentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization8.4%CMS range 4.9–15.67.1%Oct 2023–Sep 2024no different from U.S.
Medicare spending per stayMedicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) for residents in SNFs0.931.02Oct 2022–Sep 2024CMS makes no comparison for this measure

From the CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program — Medicare short-stay outcomes, which is a different dataset from the long-stay quality measures above and describes a different set of residents. Where CMS risk-adjusts a measure we show its adjusted rate, and the CMS range beside it is the confidence interval CMS publishes: a home whose range is wide is a home with few stays, where one patient moves the number several points. Read the period column. These measures do not share a window — the claims-based ones (getting home, readmission, spending) lag by a year or more, because a stay has to finish and its claims settle before it can be counted. CMS’s call is CMS’s, not ours: it is the only place anyone tests whether this home differs from the national rate at all, and most homes on most measures do not. Two caveats on it. CMS tests only three of these measures — getting home, readmission, and infections that led to hospital; on the other nine it publishes a rate and no comparison, and rather than compute a verdict CMS declined to make, we say so in the column. And on readmission almost every home in the country lands on “no different”, so that row separates homes far less than getting-home does — which is why met the expected recovery, a measure CMS does not test but which spreads across the whole range, is called out above the table rather than left in this list. The U.S. median column is our own, taken across every home CMS publishes that measure for in this same file; it is not a CMS-published benchmark. Homes CMS gives no rate for are left out of it rather than counted as zero. Medicare spending per stay is a ratio, not a percentage — 1.00 means this home’s Medicare spending for a stay matched the national figure CMS compares it against, and it measures cost to Medicare, not quality of care.

Staffing

No payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours are on file for this home — and the record suggests that is because it did not report them. CMS rates its staffing 1 of 5, which is the rating CMS assigns when a home does not report. Every Medicare-certified nursing home is required to submit its actual payroll data quarterly, and that submission is what makes staffing numbers auditable rather than a claim. A home that does not file is not the same as a home with no data yet: ask this home directly what its nurse-to-resident ratios and weekend RN coverage are, why its payroll data is not filed, and weigh the independent health-inspection score heavily in the meantime.

Inspection trend

4
deficiencies at the latest standard inspection (2025-03-03)
1
at the previous standard inspection (2024-01-09)

Deficiencies are more than at the previous inspection — worsening. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

ABCDEFGHIJKL

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

17 citations, most serious first. The 12 most serious are shown; the remaining 5 are one tap away and print in full.

  • Actual harm · Gcited before2023-09-27 · tag F0656 — failed to write and follow a full care plan — isolated
    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
    What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

    NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on records reviewed and interviews, for one of three sampled residents (Resident #1), whose Plan of Care indicated that he/she required the use of a hoyer lift (mechanical floor lift system used to transfer a medically dependent person from point A to point B), physical assistance of two staff members for transfers and was assessed by nursing at high risk for falls, the Facility failed to ensure nursing staff consistently implemented and followed interventions identified in his/her Plan of Care while meeting his/her transfer needs. On 9/08/23, Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) #1 transferred Resident #1 out of bed and then back into bed without the use of a hoyer lift and without another staff member present to assist her. Approximately an hour and a half later, after being transferred back into bed, Resident #1's left knee was found swollen and discolored. Resident #1 was transferred to the Hospital Emergency Department for evaluation and was diagnosed with a comminuted (bone that is broken in at least two…

    This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Past Non-Compliance
  • Actual harm · G2023-09-27 · tag F0689 — failed to keep residents free of avoidable accidents; supervise adequately — isolated
    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

    NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on records reviewed and interviews, for one of three sampled residents (Resident #1), who was assessed by nursing to be at high risk for falls, and required the use of a hoyer lift (mechanical floor lift system used to transfer a medically dependent person from point A to point B) and physical assistance of two staff members for transfers, the Facility failed to ensure he/she was provided with the required level of staff assistance and an assistive device to maintain his/her safety, in an effort to prevent an accident resulting in an injury. On 9/08/23, Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) #1 transferred Resident #1 on two separate occasions, out of bed and then back into bed without the use of a hoyer lift and without another staff member present to assist her. Approximately an hour and a half later, after being transferred back into bed, Resident #1's left knee area was found swollen and discolored. Resident #1 was transferred to the Hospital Emergency Department for evaluation and was diagnosed with a comminuted…

    This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Past Non-Compliance
  • Potential for harm · E2025-03-03 · tag F0550 — failed to protect resident dignity and rights — pattern
    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
    What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

    Based on interviews and observations, the facility failed to promote residents' rights to be treated with dignity, respect and was provided equal access to services for all residents. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure: 1. all 46 residents residing on one unit (Dementia Special Care Unit (DSCU)-a specialized nursing home unit that provides care for people with dementia designed to support residents' independence and well-being) of two units in the facility were provided equal access to television sets for their personal use, while 18 residents on the first-floor unit were each provided televisions sets by the facility (at no cost) for their personal use; 2. staff did not stand while assisting residents to eat for three Residents (#25, #36, and #5), out of a total sample of 18 residents; and 3. staff maintained a dignified dining experience in two of three dining rooms observed and ensure meals were provided at the same time for residents seated at tables together resulting in residents having to sit and watch while others ate. Findings include: 1. On 2/25/25 at 7:30 A.M.,…

    This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

    Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
  • Potential for harm · E2025-03-03 · tag F0679 — failed to provide activities — pattern
    Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
    What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

    Based on records reviewed and interviews, the facility failed to ensure activity programs were offered consistently on weekends to meet the needs of residents residing on the first-floor unit in the facility. Findings include: On 2/26/25 at 1:30 P.M., the surveyor held a Resident Group Meeting with seven residents in attendance. During the meeting, six of seven residents (all representing the first-floor unit) said they enjoy the activity program during the week (Monday through Friday), but the weekends are long and boring with nothing to do. They said one activity assistant comes in every other Saturday, but otherwise there is nothing to do on the weekend. One resident said that Bingo is on the calendar every Saturday, but when the activity assistant is not in, there is no one to run the game and Bingo doesn't happen. They said there are some coloring materials and books in the dayroom, but they are not interested in those items. Review of the January 2025 and February 2025 Activity Staff Schedule and punch card detail report indicated activity staff working Saturday and Sundays on…

    This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
  • Potential for harm · E2025-03-03 · tag F0812 — failed to store, cook, and serve food safely — pattern
    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

    Based on observation, interview, and document review, the facility failed to follow professional standards of practice for food safety to prevent the potential of foodborne illness to residents who are at high risk. Specifically, the facility failed to: 1. Ensure food was properly stored in the walk-in freezer in the main kitchen; 2. Properly label and date food products stored in the free-standing refrigerator and walk-in refrigerator in the main kitchen and/or discard food when past their use by date; and 3. Ensure food was properly labeled and/or discarded when past their manufacturer's expiration date in two of two resident nourishment kitchen refrigerators reviewed. Findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled Food Receiving and Storage, undated, indicated but was not limited to the following: -Foods shall be received and stored in a manner that complies with safe food handling practices. -All foods stored in the refrigerator or freezer will be covered, labeled of contents and date (use by date). -The freezer must keep frozen foods frozen solid. Wrappers of frozen…

    This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
  • Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-03-03 · tag F0804 — failed to serve food at safe, palatable temperature — isolated
    Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
    What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

    Based on observations, interviews, and meal test tray results, the facility failed to serve meals that were palatable and at appetizing temperatures on one (Dementia Special Care Unit - DSCU) of two units. Findings include: On 2/26/25 at 8:00 A.M., the surveyor made the following observations on the DSCU Unit: - At 8:00 A.M., the first meal truck arrived on the unit. - At 8:07 A.M., the first residents were served in the dining area. - At 8:16 A.M., the second meal truck arrived on the unit. - At 8:20 A.M., the third meal truck arrived on the unit. - Nursing staff were bringing breakfast meal trays to the resident rooms as well as into the dining room being observed. - At 8:21 A.M., the final resident in the dining area was delivered their breakfast tray, 21 minutes after the initial residents were served their meals. On 2/27/25 at 7:55 A.M., the surveyor requested a breakfast test tray to the DSCU Unit. The following observations were made: - The third meal truck arrived on the DSCU unit at 8:06 A.M. - The DSCU had three unit dining rooms in which residents were seated for the…

    This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
  • Potential for harm · F2024-01-09 · tag F0761 — failed to label and store drugs safely — widespread
    Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
    What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

    NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview, document review, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure all medications were labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles, which included the appropriate accessory and cautionary instructions, and a date-opened when a shortened date of expiration was applicable. Specifically, the facility failed to: - Ensure all multi-dose bottles of eye drops and respiratory inhalers were labeled with a date-opened when first accessed and discarded per shortened date of expiration when applicable, affecting two of two Units and three of four medication carts within the facility; and - Ensure all drugs were properly contained in packaging with labeling to include appropriate accessory and cautionary instructions, affecting two of two Units and four of four medication carts within the facility. Findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled Storage of Medications, dated [DATE], indicated but was not limited to the following: - The facility stores all…

    This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
  • Potential for harm · D2023-09-27 · tag F0842 — failed to keep accurate, complete medical records — isolated
    Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
    What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

    Based on records reviewed and interviews for one of three sampled residents (Resident #1), the Facility failed to ensure they maintained complete and accurate medical records related to Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Record and Nurse Practitioner Progress Notes. Findings include: Review of the Facility's Policy titled, Charting and Documentation, dated as revised April 2008, indicated the following: -all services provided to the resident shall be documented in the resident's medical record; -entries may only be recorded in the resident's clinical record by licensed personnel (RN, LPN, physicians, etc.) in accordance with state law and facility policy; -CNA may only make entries in the resident's medical chart as permitted by facility policy; -documentation of procedures and treatments will include care-specific details including, the date and time the procedure was provided, the name and title of the individual who provided the care. 1) Resident #1 was admitted to the Facility in September 2017 diagnoses included repeated falls, embolism and thrombosis…

    This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
  • Potential for harm · Ecited before2021-11-03 · tag F0804 — failed to serve food at safe, palatable temperature — pattern
    Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
    What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

    Based on observation, review of the Resident Council Meeting Minutes, resident and staff interviews, and 2 out of 3 test trays results, the facility failed to ensure foods provided to all residents were appetizing and served at palatable temperatures. Findings include: On 10/26/21, during the morning tour of the First Floor Unit, 6 out of 17 residents reported complaints of cold breakfast and awful tasting meals. Review of the Resident Council Meeting Minutes, dated 10/21/21, identified resident complaints of cold breakfast and coffee, and that foods could be served hotter. During a meeting with the surveyor on 10/27/21 at 10:30 A.M., seven residents made comments about the food served and the dining experience at the facility as follows: -Food is not even warm most of the time. -Food on our end is always cold, and we are served last every meal. Breakfast is never warm, always cold. -I am not on that hallway, but my food is cold too. -The Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) told the Resident, there were no crackers last night and the kitchen was closed, so he/she did not get a snack.…

    This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
  • Potential for harm · E2021-11-03 · tag F0805 — failed to prepare food in a form residents can eat — pattern
    Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
    What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

    Based on observation, record review, interviews, and menu review, the facility failed to ensure two Residents (#71 and #36), out of a total sample of 18 residents identified with modified texture needs were provided with appropriate foods. Specifically, the facility 1. Failed to provide Resident #71 with foods according to the written menu plan for a ground diet; and 2. Failed to communicate a physician's diet order for a ground diet for Resident #36 to the kitchen staff. Findings include: 1. Resident #71 was admitted to the facility for short term rehabilitation after a hospitalization for multiple medical conditions including malnutrition and dysphagia. Review of the Physician's Order, dated 10/11/21, indicated a prescribed diet of house ground texture and nectar consistency liquids. Review of Speech Therapy Services Notes, dated 10/12/21, indicated the Resident has a medical history of silent aspiration when mixing foods and fluids of different textures. Speech Therapy recommendations to treat dysphagia included a soft ground diet (International Dysphagia Diet Standards-IDDS…

    This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
  • Potential for harm · D2021-11-03 · tag F0554 — isolated
    Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
    What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

    Based on observation, record review, and interviews, the facility failed to assess one Resident (#52), out of a total sample of 18 residents, for clinical appropriateness to self-administer eye medications in accordance with the facility's policy. Findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled Self-Administration of Medication, revised December 2012, indicated residents who wish to self-administer medications may do so if it is determined that they are capable of doing so. An evaluation to assess the resident's mental and physical abilities to properly self-administer, the type and dose of medication, will be performed by staff and practitioner and to identify who will be responsible for the documentation. All self-administered medications must be stored in a safe and secure place and monitor the resident's compliance, re-evaluate quarterly and as needed. Staff shall identify and report to charge nurse any medications found at bedside that are not authorized for bedside storage. During an observation with interview on 10/26/21 at 11:05 A.M., the surveyor observed Resident…

    This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

    Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
  • Potential for harm · D2021-11-03 · tag F0655 — isolated
    Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
    What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

    Based on record review, interview, and policy review, the facility failed to establish a baseline care plan for pacemaker care within 48 hours of admission for one Resident (#222), out of a total sample of 18 residents. Findings include: Resident #222 was admitted to the facility in October 2021 with diagnoses including heart failure, presence of cardiac pacemaker, and unspecified diastolic heart failure. Review of the facility's policy titled: 48 Hour Baseline Care Plan Policy, dated November 2020, indicated the following: -To establish resident/family goals -To ensure PASARRs have been completed -To ensure that all assessments and baseline care plan have been completed Review of the medical record indicated that an interdisciplinary care plan evaluation was not completed within 48 hours with the Social Worker, Rehabilitation representative, and nursing representative, that addressed the Resident's pacemaker care needs. During an interview on 11/03/21 at 08:54 A.M., Unit Manager #1 said she could not find information in the medical record that the Resident's pacemaker was being…

    This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
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  • Potential for harm · Dcited before2021-11-03 · tag F0656 — failed to write and follow a full care plan — isolated
    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
    What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

    Based on observation, record review, policy review, and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure that a comprehensive person-centered care plan was developed and implemented for two Residents (#222 and #23), out of a total sample of 18 residents. Specifically, the facility: 1) Failed to develop a Plan of Care for Resident #222 with a pacemaker (a small, battery-operated device that senses when your heart is beating irregularly or too slowly) that was present upon admission; and 2) Failed to develop a Plan of Care for Resident #23 with a new below the knee amputation (BKA) to protect the surgical wound and prevent the loss of range of motion. Findings include: 1. Review of the facility's policy titled Care of a Resident with a Pacemaker, dated October 2021, indicated: -For each Resident with a pacemaker, document the following in the medical record and on a pacemaker identification card upon admission: a. The name, address and telephone number of the cardiologist; b. Type of pacemaker; c. Type of leads; d. Manufacturer and model; e. Serial number; f. Date of implant; and g.…

    This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
  • Potential for harm · D2021-11-03 · tag F0658 — failed to meet professional standards of care — isolated
    Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
    What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

    Based on observation, record review, policy review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure that staff were not pre-pouring medications and storing them in the top drawer of the medication cart. Findings include: 1. Review of the facility's policy titled Medication Pass and Documentation, undated, indicated: -During routine administration of medications, the medication cart is brought to the doorway of the patient's room with the open drawers facing inward and all other sides closed. -Acceptable methods of documentation are: pour, administer and chart. -The person who prepares the dose for administration is the person who administers the dose. -Medications should not be pre-poured and left in the top drawer for later administration. On 11/03/21 at 11:00 A.M., the surveyor and Nurse #7 inspected the medication cart on the second-floor [NAME] side and observed the following: -Cup #1 contained three unidentified pills; not labeled -Cup #2 contained one small pill; not labeled At this time, the surveyor and Nurse #7 reviewed the pills from Cups #1 and #2. Nurse #7 said the pills in…

    This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
  • Potential for harm · D2021-11-03 · tag F0684 — failed to provide proper treatment and quality of care — isolated
    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
    What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

    Based on observations, record review, and interviews, the facility failed to follow the Hospital Discharge Summary instructions to ensure one Resident (#23), out of a sample of 18 residents, was consistently wearing a right leg immobilizer to maintain range of motion and protect skin integrity upon readmission to the facility after undergoing a right below the knee amputation (BKA). Findings include: Resident #23 was admitted to the facility in May 2021 with diagnoses of Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and acquired absence of left leg below the knee. Resident #23 had a significant recent history of unstageable deep tissue injury of the right heel identified 7/23/21 by the facility's wound consultant. Resident #23 recently underwent a right BKA on 10/11/21 due to cellulitis (a serious bacterial infection of the skin which usually affects the leg and the skin appears as swollen and red and painful) of the right lower extremity. Review of the most recent Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 8/28/21, indicated the Resident had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 2 out…

    This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
  • Potential for harm · D2021-11-03 · tag F0690 — failed to manage incontinence, catheters, and urinary infections — isolated
    Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
    What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

    Based on observation, record review, interviews, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure services were provided for an indwelling catheter according to physician's orders and facility policy for one Resident (#71), out of a total sample of 18 residents. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure nursing implemented the urinary catheter care policy and completed documentation of services to monitor the Resident's urinary catheter, status of urine, total daily urine output and for signs of any potential complications. Findings include: Review of the facility's policy for Urinary Catheter Care, revised September 2014, indicated the following: - to observe resident's urine level for noticeable increases or decreases - maintain an accurate record of the resident's daily urine output - monitor catheter tubing for unobstructed urine flow - document in the resident's clinical record the date and time of catheter care - document assessment data such as urine color, clarity and odor - document any problems with urethral junction or drainage, bleeding, pain, etc. Resident #71 was…

    This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
  • Potential for harm · D2021-11-03 · tag F0698 — failed to provide proper dialysis care — isolated
    Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
    What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

    Based on interview, record review, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure staff implemented dialysis services consistent with professional standards of practice for one Resident (#44), out of a total sample of 18 residents. Specifically, the facility failed to provide ongoing communication and collaboration with the dialysis facility regarding dialysis care and services and ongoing assessment of the Resident's condition and monitoring for complications before and after dialysis treatments. Findings include: Resident #44 was admitted to the facility in September 2021 with diagnoses including End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Review of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 10/06/21, indicated Resident #44 has no cognitive impairment as evidenced by a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 15 out of 15. The MDS indicated Resident #44 received hemodialysis. Review of the October 2021 Physician's Orders indicated Resident #44 received hemodialysis three times a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays) at 11:30 A.M. at the consultant dialysis center. Review of…

    This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Worried about a resident here? There are three different people you can turn to, and they do different jobs:
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman — a free, confidential advocate for the resident. They act only with the resident’s consent and work to resolve the problem. Find yours at theconsumervoice.org/get_help.
  • Adult Protective Services — the state agency that investigates suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Not sure of your state’s APS number? The federal Eldercare Locator will route you: 1-800-677-1116 or eldercare.acl.gov.
  • State survey agency — the regulator that licenses and inspects the home. Every state has an official nursing-home complaint line and most take complaints online; the Ombudsman or Eldercare Locator can connect you.
Not sure where to start, or need other help? Dial 2-1-1 for local resources — and if a call is hard or impossible for you, many local 211s also take a text (send your ZIP code to 898-211) or a web chat at 211.org; both vary by area, and 211.org will show what yours offers. Deaf or hard of hearing: dial 711 for the telecommunications relay service, then any number above. In an emergency, call 911.
It is illegal for a facility to retaliate against a resident or family for reporting a concern: federal law gives a resident the right to voice grievances — to the home or to any outside agency — without discrimination or reprisal (42 CFR §483.10(j)(1)). You may report anonymously.

Fines & penalties

$8,648 in federal fines across 1 penalty.

  • $8,648 — penalty dated 2023-09-27

Dates are the dates CMS records the penalty, not the date of the conduct behind it. CMS publishes penalties on a rolling window, so this is what is currently on the public file — not the home’s lifetime history, and an older fine may attach to a problem that has since been corrected. The amounts are as imposed: the CMS file does not record whether a penalty was appealed, reduced, or paid, so we don’t say. Ask the home what each one was for and what changed since.

Part of a chain

This home belongs to ROYAL HEALTH GROUP — 12 facilities. Here is how its ratings compare with the chain’s average across all its homes: See the whole chain — ratings, flags, fines and finances →

RatingThis homeChain avg
Overall 2 of 53.1-1.1 vs chain
Health inspection 3 of 53.2-0.2 vs chain
Staffing 1 of 52.4-1.4 vs chain
Quality measures 2 of 53.1-1.1 vs chain
The other 11 homes this chain runs (chain average 3.1★, per CMS)

A home rated well below its chain’s average can signal local problems; a chain with a low average across the board is a bigger pattern worth researching. CMS chain data under-reports private-equity and REIT ownership, so treat this as a floor, not the full picture.

Who owns this facility

Owner / managerTypeRoleShareSince
MAMARY, JAMESIndividual5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%since 05/01/2007
CELORIER, KRISTIEIndividualW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEEsince 09/25/2000

Follow the money — this home’s finances

Where a nursing home’s revenue comes from and where it goes — including money paid to companies under the same ownership. Most consumer sites never show this; we reproduce it straight from the Medicare cost report.

$9.4M
Net patient revenuemost recent cost report
+6.5%
Operating marginrevenue minus expenses
$973K
Related-party expense11% of expenses
Who pays — share of resident-days
Medicaid 79%Medicare 7%Other / private 14%

About 79% of this home’s resident-days are paid by Medicaid, which reimburses well below the cost of care in most states. Heavily Medicaid-dependent homes run on thinner budgets — a context worth holding next to the staffing and inspection record, not a fault in itself. This home reported $973K paid to related parties — landlords or management companies under common ownership — equal to about 11% of its total expenses. Money routed to affiliated companies can leave a home’s own books looking lean while owners still profit; it is the mechanism regulators watch most closely in private-equity and REIT deals.

Source: CMS Healthcare Provider Cost Reporting Information System (HCRIS), Medicare cost report Form CMS-2540 · fiscal year 2023. Facilities self-file these reports; figures are unaudited and a year or two behind. A home with no Medicare cost report on file shows no figures here.

Cost & finances

$340per resident / day
operating cost
$10,341per month
≈ monthly operating cost
$364per day
avg. revenue, all payers

Straight from this home’s Medicare cost report (CMS, FY2023). These are its operating economics — what it costs to run per resident-day and what it collects on average across Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay — not a private-pay quote. Your out-of-pocket cost depends on payer and room type, so ask the facility directly; a higher operating cost can reflect richer staffing or a sicker population. The cost-of-care planner shows regional benchmarks by care type.

What families pay in MA

Paying with Medicaid

This is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home, so it can accept Medicaid for long-term care — like nearly all U.S. nursing homes. The private-pay figures below are what families without Medicaid pay; once a resident qualifies for Medicaid, out-of-pocket cost for covered nursing-home care is typically close to $0 (almost all of their income goes to the home as their share of the cost; they keep a small personal needs allowance — for clothing, haircuts, a phone — and Medicaid pays the rest). The amount of that allowance is set by each state. Confirm Medicaid-bed availability with the home, and see the Massachusetts Medicaid page.

Typical monthly cost in Massachusetts
$14,448/mo
Nursing home (semi-private)
$15,817/mo
Nursing home (private)
$9,600/mo
Assisted living

Median private-pay cost, CareScout (Genworth) 2025 Cost of Care Survey — a regional midpoint, not any single community’s rate. Private rooms and higher care levels cost more; ask for a current quote. Project your own in the cost-of-care planner.

Every figure above is reproduced from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (a public record), from the CMS extract processed 2026-08-01 — CMS provider number 225117. CMS refreshes its data monthly, and the star rating rests on the last standard inspection — dated 2025-03-03, which can lag current conditions. Staffing hours are CMS PBJ CY2026Q1 (Jan–Mar 2026). Check this record against the government’s own page for it: this home on Medicare Care Compare ↗ — the authoritative source, and the place to confirm anything here before you act on it. How we present it →

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