The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Our Island Home
NANTUCKET, MA · Medicare-certified · 45 beds
In good standing
Government-run
5 of 5 overall
Our Island Home in Nantucket has a 5-star overall rating, with 4 stars for health inspections and staffing and 5 stars for quality measures. It reported 3.74 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and had no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7372 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 8, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7372.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.96
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.32
- Nurse aides
- 2.45
- Weekend nursing
- 3.53
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 37%
Registered nurse turnover: 57%
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
21.4%11.1%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3%0%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.4%4.1%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.2%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
0%2.9%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
3.4%3.6%No change
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—26.7%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
3%2.9%No change
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
0%0%No change
Residents with depressive symptoms
6.7%0%Improving
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
—87.9%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
90.9%91.4%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—40.9%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
38.1%65%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to develop and follow policies to make sure residents received flu and pneumonia vaccinations. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 883 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited April 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents’ medications were free from unnecessary drugs. Cited April 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 757 — 42 CFR §483.45(d) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited April 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — 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 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - City/county
- Occupancy
- 37.7 residents on an average day (84% of 45 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 18 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.