The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited August 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
GERMAN CENTER FOR EXTENDED CARE
BOSTON, MA · Medicare-certified · 133 beds
In good standing
Non-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
German Center for Extended Care in Boston has a 5-star overall rating, with 5 stars for quality measures and 4 stars for health inspections, but a 3-star staffing rating and nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.81 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day). It had $0 in fines in the last 24 months, though recent inspection citations noted concerns about service quality, staff competencies, and grievance handling.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.8129 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: September 4, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8129.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.60
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.81
- Nurse aides
- 2.40
- Weekend nursing
- 3.51
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 27%
Registered nurse turnover: 27%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
12.4%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.8%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.7%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
7.5%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
17%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
6.4%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
13.3%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.3%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
16%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
23.2%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
99.1%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.5%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
95.5%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.4%Steady
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure nurses and nurse aides had the needed skills to care for each resident and support their well-being. Cited August 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 726 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: F
The home failed to protect residents’ right to complain without fear and did not ensure grievances were handled promptly. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 585 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to develop and follow policies to make sure residents received flu and pneumonia vaccinations. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 883 — 42 CFR §483.80 — 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 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of CHELSEA JEWISH LIFECARE · 5 homes · 4.8 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 128 residents on an average day (96% of 133 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 34 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.