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PARK AVENUE HEALTH CENTER

ARLINGTON, MA · Medicare-certified · 89 beds

Needs attention
For-profitChain member
2 of 5 overall

PARK AVENUE HEALTH CENTER (ARLINGTON, MA) has an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, with low health inspection and quality ratings but a stronger staffing rating. Reported nurse staffing is 3.60 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and the facility had $29,749 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.6043 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: December 3, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $29,749recent federal penalty

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6043.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
1.11
Licensed practical nurses
0.46
Nurse aides
2.04
Weekend nursing
3.33

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 34%
Registered nurse turnover: 33%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

11%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

7.1%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

6.3%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

1.9%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

5.1%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

1.1%Worsening

Residents needing more help with daily activities

44.2%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

31.2%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

21.5%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

1.4%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

0.9%Worsening

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

31.8%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

2.5%Steady

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

96.4%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

85.8%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

42%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

64.5%Improving

What the inspectors found

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  4. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $12,948 was recorded.

  5. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  6. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $16,801 was recorded.

Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 3 fines · $113,612 in total fines.

  • Federal fine

    Apr 29, 2025

    $12,948
  • Federal fine

    Nov 7, 2024

    $16,801
  • Federal fine

    Oct 11, 2023

    $83,863

Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Chain
Part of BEST CARE SERVICES · 10 homes · 2.1 stars avg
Occupancy
73.8 residents on an average day (83% of 89 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 32 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.