The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: G
Nursing home report
LEE HEALTHCARE
LEE, MA · Medicare-certified · 88 beds
Needs attention
For-profitChain member
1 of 5 overall
LEE HEALTHCARE in Lee, MA has a 1-star overall rating, the lowest overall rating, with 2 stars for health inspections and staffing and 1 star for quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 3.04 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.0377 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 13, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0lowest overall rating
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.0377.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.55
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.68
- Nurse aides
- 1.81
- Weekend nursing
- 2.70
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 58%
Registered nurse turnover: 64%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
25.8%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.8%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
11.1%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
9.2%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
5.9%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
8%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
17.4%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
3%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
2%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
25.4%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
3.7%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
96.5%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
84%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
68.1%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
58.2%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited July 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to ensure nurses and nurse aides had the needed skills to care for each resident and support their well-being. Cited September 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 726 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: E
The home failed to properly watch nurse aides' work and provide regular training. Cited September 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 730 — 42 CFR §483.35(e)(7) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited May 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(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 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 15 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of NEXT STEP HEALTHCARE · 14 homes · 2 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 69.6 residents on an average day (79% of 88 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 27 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.