The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
QUABBIN VALLEY HEALTHCARE
ATHOL, MA · Medicare-certified · 142 beds
Needs attention
For-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
2 of 5 overall
QUABBIN VALLEY HEALTHCARE in Athol, MA has a 2 out of 5 overall rating, with 2-star health inspection, staffing, and quality ratings. It has 3.49 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, below the 4.1 federal benchmark, and had $9,318 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4852 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 25, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $9,318recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4852.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.54
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.99
- Nurse aides
- 1.96
- Weekend nursing
- 3.02
Hours per resident per day.
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
22.4%21.7%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.9%3.7%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4%6%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.9%1.9%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
3.3%6.5%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
15.3%22%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
10.9%22.6%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
33%27.6%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
34.3%33.4%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
—98.2%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%96.3%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—78.3%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
87.6%91.3%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to get ordered lab tests and services, and failed to promptly tell the doctor the results. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 773 — 42 CFR §483.50 — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — 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 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
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- PENALTY
A federal fine of $9,318 was recorded.
- PENALTY
A federal fine of $52,932 was recorded.
Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $62,250 in total fines.
- $9,318
Federal fine
Sep 17, 2024
- $52,932
Federal fine
May 1, 2024
Operator & ownership
Recent ownership change · Jan 1, 2020
Now operated by Blupoint Healthcare LLC, previously Quabbin Valley Convalescent Center,inc..
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Occupancy
- 125.8 residents on an average day (89% of 142 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 39 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.