The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited July 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Countryside Health Care of Milford
MILFORD, MA · Medicare-certified · 109 beds
In good standing
Government-run
5 of 5 overall
Countryside Health Care of Milford has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for staffing, 4 stars for health inspections, and 4 stars for quality measures. It reports 4.56 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, with $0 in fines over the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.5566 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 2, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.5566.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.55
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.44
- Nurse aides
- 2.56
- Weekend nursing
- 4.29
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 32%
Registered nurse turnover: 31%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
19.5%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
1.6%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.5%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
3.9%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
7.7%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
5.7%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
19.9%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.5%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
3.3%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
12.2%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
1.3%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
95.7%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.3%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
73.6%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
82.8%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
The home failed to notify the resident and family in time before a transfer or discharge, including their right to appeal. Cited September 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 623 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: E
The home failed to tell residents or their representatives in writing how long their bed would be held after a hospital transfer or therapeutic leave. Cited September 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 625 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited September 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
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 7 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $9,770 in total fines.
- $9,770
Federal fine
Jul 12, 2023
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - City
- Occupancy
- 100.1 residents on an average day (92% of 109 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 35 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.