The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited December 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
HOLDEN REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER
HOLDEN, MA · Medicare-certified · 123 beds
In good standing
For-profit
4 of 5 overall
Holden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Holden, MA has a 4-star overall rating, with 4 stars for health inspections, 3 stars for staffing, and 3 stars for quality measures. It reports 4.66 nurse staffing hours per resident day, above the 4.1 federal benchmark, and had $0 in fines in the last 24 months; recent inspection citations included medication handling and infection prevention issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.659 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 13, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.659.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.00
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.33
- Nurse aides
- 2.33
- Weekend nursing
- 4.32
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 42%
Registered nurse turnover: 32%
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
22.8%18.3%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4.6%2.3%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.8%5.4%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.5%8%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
7.8%9.1%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
14.3%12.2%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—23.5%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
27.8%32.1%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%3.8%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
16.7%23.7%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
1.4%1.4%No change
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
—96.9%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.9%100%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—91%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.9%97.9%No change
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited December 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — 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 May 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure IV fluids were given safely and appropriately when needed. Cited May 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 694 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents were free from physical restraints unless they were needed for medical treatment. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 604 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 110.8 residents on an average day (90% of 123 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 59 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.