Colonial Poplin Nursing Home in Fremont, NH has an overall 5-star rating, with a 5-star health inspection rating but a 2-star staffing rating and 3-star quality measures rating. Reported nurse staffing is 3.69 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Last inspection: May 8, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.687.
Staffing detail
Registered nurses
0.62
Licensed practical nurses
0.72
Nurse aides
2.35
Weekend nursing
3.23
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 65%
Registered nurse turnover: 50%
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).
Last yrNowTrend
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
—23.5%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
8%3.4%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
9.1%0%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
4%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
—22.7%—
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
—22.7%—
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—23.2%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
—9.1%—
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.2%2.2%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
3.5%0%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
20.1%23.3%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%32.1%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Last yrNowTrend
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%96.6%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—95.5%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.7%92.4%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 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to make sure residents fully understood their health status, care, and treatments. Cited May 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 552 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents who could safely take their own medicines were allowed to self-administer them. Cited May 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 554 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited May 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited May 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: D
Recent history
STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Occupancy
43.3 residents on an average day (87% of 50 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 26 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.