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Health Inspections
2
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 3
MA State Average: 4
U.S. Average: 6
MA Deficiencies Range: 1–29
Complaints & Incidents: 1
Updated April 18, 2013.

Our health inspections rating describes how well this home met health and safety standards for food preparation and other nursing-home activities in the latest three state inspections. Such inspections are conducted about every 15 months.

February 06, 2013 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.
Low
Some
3/15/2013
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Low
Few
3/15/2013
Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.
Low
Few
3/15/2013

March 11, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.
Low
Some
4/20/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Low
Few
4/20/2012
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Low
Few
4/20/2012

February 14, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Make sure that the facility is administered in an acceptable way that maintains the well-being of each resident.
Low
Many
3/31/2011
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.
Low
Many
3/31/2011
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.
Low
Some
3/31/2011
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.
Low
Some
3/31/2011
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Low
Some
3/31/2011
Make sure that doctors see a resident's plan of care at every visit and make notes about progress and orders in writing.
Low
Some
3/31/2011
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.
Low
Some
3/31/2011
Provide a safe, clean, comfortable and home-like environment; and allow residents to use personal belongings to the extent possible.
Low
Some
3/31/2011
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Low
Some
3/31/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Low
Few
3/31/2011
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.
Low
Few
3/31/2011
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Low
Few
3/31/2011
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Low
Few
3/31/2011
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.
Low
Few
3/31/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.
Low
Few
3/31/2011
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.
Low
Few
3/31/2011
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Low
Few
3/31/2011
Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.
Low
Few
3/31/2011
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Low
Few
3/31/2011
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.
Low
Few
3/31/2011
Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being.
Low
Few
3/31/2011
Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent inspection.
Very Low
Many
3/31/2011

February 07, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Low
Few
3/26/2011

August 16, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Low
Few
8/4/2010

January 04, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Low
Few
1/27/2010

Note: Because of differences in calculation, all data may not match those shown on Nursing Home Compare, a website run by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS has approved the U.S. News methodology.

Last updated April 18, 2013.


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