The nursing home failed to encode each resident’s assessment data and send it to the state on time. Cited September 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 640 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
Nursing home report
Lasell House
NEWTON, MA · Medicare-certified · 44 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall
Lasell House in Newton has a 5-star overall rating, with 5 stars in health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. It had no fines in the last 24 months, but reported nurse staffing was 3.63 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.6275 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: September 11, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6275.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.26
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.27
- Nurse aides
- 2.10
- Weekend nursing
- 2.96
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 41%
Registered nurse turnover: 25%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
21.4%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
5.3%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.4%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
0%Steady
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
11.8%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
7.9%Steady
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
16.4%Steady
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.8%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
What the inspectors found
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited September 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — 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 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 32 residents on an average day (73% of 44 beds)
- Medicare history
- Certified for 25 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.