Nursing home report
WHITINSVILLE, MA · Medicare-certified · 123 beds
BLACKSTONE VALLEY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION has a 2 out of 5 overall rating, with 3-star health inspection and staffing but 1-star quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 3.30 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1 federal benchmark, and there were $0 fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.304 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.304.
Hours per resident per day.
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited February 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to coordinate resident assessments with required screening and make needed service referrals. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 644 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 12 health deficiencies.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
