Nursing home report
BOSCAWEN, NH · Medicare-certified · 290 beds
Merrimack County Nursing Home has an overall 3-star rating, with a 2-star health inspection rating, 5-star staffing, and 3-star quality measures. It reports 4.74 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and had no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.7357 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.7357.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited March 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents who could safely take their own medicines were allowed to self-administer them. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 554 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to promptly report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and share the investigation results with the proper authorities. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 609 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $15,646 in total fines.
Federal fine
Mar 21, 2024
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.
