Nursing home report
Registered name: MILL TOWN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION
AMESBURY, MA · Medicare-certified · 130 beds
Vero Health & Rehab of Amesbury in Amesbury, MA has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, with a 1-star health inspection rating and 2-star staffing and quality ratings. It reported 3.10 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, had $78,198 in fines in the last 24 months, and has a recent federal penalty flag.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.0958 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.0958.
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 pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to promptly tell the resident, doctor, and family about changes or problems affecting the resident. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 580 — 42 CFR §483.10(g)(14) — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: K
The home failed to ensure nurses and nurse aides had the needed skills to care for each resident and support their well-being. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 726 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited May 2026 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to ensure residents received the behavioral health care and services they needed. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 740 — 42 CFR §483.40 — S/S: G
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $78,198 was recorded.
Health inspection found 17 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $161,387 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $239,585 in total fines.
Federal fine
May 29, 2025
Federal fine
Jun 25, 2024
Now operated by Mill Town Health and Rehabilitation, previously Vero Health & Rehab Amesbury.
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.
