The nursing home failed to make sure residents and staff were tested for COVID-19. Cited November 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 886 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Oakdale Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center
Registered name: OAKDALE REHABILITATION & SKILLED NURSING CENTER
WEST BOYLSTON, MA · Medicare-certified · 92 beds
In good standing
For-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Oakdale Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, with 4 stars for health inspections and 3 stars each for staffing and quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 3.65 hours per resident day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.6461 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: June 11, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6461.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.60
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.85
- Nurse aides
- 2.20
- Weekend nursing
- 3.28
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 55%
Registered nurse turnover: 36%
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
8%9.3%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.3%0%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%3.8%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
4%4.2%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
1.6%5.6%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
19.7%26.8%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
5.8%21.1%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
14.1%11.5%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%1.5%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
34.6%25.2%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%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
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%95.8%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—90.9%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
91.3%94.3%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — 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 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Occupancy
- 82.2 residents on an average day (89% of 92 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 37 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.