The home failed to provide appropriate care to help a resident maintain or improve movement and mobility. Cited April 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 688 — 42 CFR §483.25(c) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
The Ellis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
Registered name: ELLIS NURSING HOME (THE)
NORWOOD, MA · Medicare-certified · 191 beds
In good standing
For-profit
Data as of September 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
The Ellis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Norwood, MA has a 5 out of 5 overall star rating, with strong quality measures (5/5) and health inspection (4/5), but staffing is lower at 3/5 and reported nurse staffing is 3.85 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark. There were no fines in the last 24 months; recent inspection citations included range-of-motion care, restraint use, and infection prevention and control.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.8524 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 14, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8524.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.60
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.02
- Nurse aides
- 2.24
- Weekend nursing
- 3.52
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 42%
Registered nurse turnover: 73%
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
12.5%11.1%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0.9%3.3%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.6%1.9%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.9%1.7%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
2.2%4.1%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
15.3%12.4%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
8.5%8.7%No change
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
18.5%17.8%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.8%0.6%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
7.7%25.7%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
16.1%26.3%Worsening
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
—96%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.1%99.2%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—94%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure residents were free from physical restraints unless they were needed for medical treatment. Cited May 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 604 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E
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 April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited April 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited April 2024 — 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 was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- 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 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $57,158 in total fines.
- $57,158
Federal fine
Apr 22, 2024
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Occupancy
- 140.5 residents on an average day (74% of 191 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 51 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.