The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
View the original federal record
F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
BRIARWOOD REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER
NEEDHAM, MA · Medicare-certified · 120 beds
Needs attention
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Briarwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center has a 4-star overall rating, with strong health inspection and quality scores but only 3 stars for staffing. Reported nurse staffing is 3.99 hours per resident per day, slightly below the 4.1 federal benchmark, and the facility had $8,788 in fines in the last 24 months, including a recent federal penalty.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.9935 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: August 20, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $8,788recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.9935.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.73
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.93
- Nurse aides
- 2.34
- Weekend nursing
- 3.54
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 23%
Registered nurse turnover: 31%
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
17.3%23.3%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.4%0%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
9.9%2.1%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
5.6%0%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
7.9%6.2%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
12.8%2.5%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
17.1%17.8%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.8%0%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%1.1%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
1.4%7.3%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
76.6%72.7%Improving
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
—93.9%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
96.6%81.7%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—92.5%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
96.9%83.8%Worsening
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 May 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
View the original federal record
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The home failed to have a plan for how it would carry out quality improvement and oversight activities. Cited May 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
View the original federal record
F-Tag 865 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: F
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate dialysis care for a resident who needed it. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
View the original federal record
F-Tag 698 — 42 CFR §483.25(l) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
View the original federal record
F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- PENALTY
A federal fine of $8,788 was recorded.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
See what inspectors found
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
See what inspectors found
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 17 health deficiencies.
See what inspectors found
Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $8,788 in total fines.
- $8,788
Federal fine
Feb 18, 2025
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of MARQUIS HEALTH SERVICES · 89 homes · 3.1 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 110.8 residents on an average day (92% of 120 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 36 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.