The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
FITCHBURG REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER
FITCHBURG, MA · Medicare-certified · 87 beds
Needs attention
For-profitChain member
1 of 5 overall
FITCHBURG REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER has a 1 out of 5 star overall rating, with 1-star health inspection, staffing, and quality ratings. It reports 3.10 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, has $13,806 in fines in the last 24 months, and has a recent federal penalty.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.1048 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 7, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $13,806recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.1048.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.52
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.75
- Nurse aides
- 1.84
- Weekend nursing
- 2.86
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 35%
Registered nurse turnover: 44%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
18.5%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6.2%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
11.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
2.4%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
6.6%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
7.7%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
12.6%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
21.4%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.2%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
22.2%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
40.7%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
96.9%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
92.1%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
81.8%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to get ordered lab tests and services, and failed to promptly tell the doctor the results. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 773 — 42 CFR §483.50 — S/S: G
The home failed to promptly tell the resident, doctor, and family about changes or problems affecting the resident. Cited March 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 580 — 42 CFR §483.10(g)(14) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited March 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited March 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: G
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.
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- PENALTY
A federal fine of $13,806 was recorded.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $43,719 in total fines.
- $13,806
Federal fine
Feb 20, 2025
- $29,913
Federal fine
Mar 26, 2024
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of EPHRAM LAHASKY · 23 homes · 1.9 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 65.4 residents on an average day (75% of 87 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 50 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.