Nursing home report
Registered name: PARK AVENUE HEALTH CENTER
ARLINGTON, MA · Medicare-certified · 89 beds
Park Avenue Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Arlington, MA has a 2 out of 5 overall rating, with 2-star health inspections and quality measures but 4-star staffing. It also has a recent federal penalty, $29,749 in fines over the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing of 3.59 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.5919 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5919.
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 November 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited October 2023 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited October 2023 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited October 2023 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: J
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
A federal fine of $12,948 was recorded.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
A federal fine of $16,801 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 3 fines · $113,612 in total fines.
Federal fine
Apr 29, 2025
Federal fine
Nov 7, 2024
Federal fine
Oct 11, 2023
Now operated by Park Avenue Snf Operations LLC, previously Park Avenue Health Center, LLC.
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.
