The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
Nursing home report
BELKNAP COUNTY NURSING HOME
LACONIA, NH · Medicare-certified · 94 beds
In good standing
Government-run
5 of 5 overall
Belknap County Nursing Home in Laconia, NH has a 5-star overall rating, with strong staffing (5 stars and 4.77 hours per resident per day vs. the 4.1 federal benchmark) and no fines in the last 24 months. Health inspections are rated 4 stars, while quality measures are lower at 2 stars, and recent inspection issues cited professional standards, infection control, and equipment safety.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.7696 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: September 4, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.7696.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.73
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.80
- Nurse aides
- 3.24
- Weekend nursing
- 4.08
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 21%
Registered nurse turnover: 30%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
27.5%25.6%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.7%3.5%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.5%6.1%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
2.1%8.2%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
31.2%23.1%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
32.9%25.8%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
11.8%9.1%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
11.8%15%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
26.1%20.4%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—92.3%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—96%—
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to keep essential equipment working safely. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 908 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: D
The home failed to give residents clear notice about what Medicare or Medicaid would cover and what costs they might have to pay themselves. Cited September 2024 — limited pattern, minimal harm.
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F-Tag 582 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: B
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Occupancy
- 58.5 residents on an average day (62% of 94 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 17 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.