The home failed to submit complete and accurate staffing information based on verifiable records. Cited June 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 851 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
COUNTRY GARDENS HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER
SWANSEA, MA · Medicare-certified · 86 beds
Needs attention
For-profitChain member
1 of 5 overall
Country Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center in Swansea, MA has a 1-star overall rating, with 1-star health inspection and staffing ratings and a 2-star quality measures rating. It reports 3.28 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, below the 4.1 federal benchmark, and has had $15,139 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.2784 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: September 10, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $15,139recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.2784.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.52
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.73
- Nurse aides
- 2.03
- Weekend nursing
- 3.09
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
19.2%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.7%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.8%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.2%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
6.1%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
24.9%Steady
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
24.3%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
19.8%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
20.6%Steady
Residents with depressive symptoms
39.2%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
94.2%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
90.3%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
61.7%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
62.6%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 June 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to make sure its activities program was led by a qualified professional. Cited July 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 680 — 42 CFR §483.24 — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited July 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to make sure its quality review group had the required members and met at least every three months. Cited July 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 868 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: F
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- PENALTY
A federal fine of $15,139 was recorded.
Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 4 fines · $24,635 in total fines.
- $15,139
Federal fine
Jul 1, 2024
- $2,659
Federal fine
Feb 20, 2024
- $2,279
Federal fine
Feb 12, 2024
- $4,558
Federal fine
Jan 22, 2024
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of ALPHA SNF MA · 5 homes · 1.6 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 71.7 residents on an average day (83% of 86 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 51 years
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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.