The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited September 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
SOUTHWOOD AT NORWELL NURSING CTR
NORWELL, MA · Medicare-certified · 142 beds
In good standing
For-profit
5 of 5 overall
5 out of 5 stars overall. SOUTHWOOD AT NORWELL NURSING CTR has 5-star health inspection and quality ratings and a 4-star staffing rating; reported nurse staffing is 3.97 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.9722 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 2, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.9722.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.79
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.62
- Nurse aides
- 2.57
- Weekend nursing
- 3.48
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 33%
Registered nurse turnover: 52%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
10.3%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.9%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.6%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
4.5%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
3.6%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
12.6%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
14.6%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
17.2%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.4%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
10%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.9%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.4%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to ensure residents received the behavioral health care and services they needed. Cited September 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 740 — 42 CFR §483.40 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to ensure a working call system was available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area. Cited September 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 919 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: E
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — 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 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Occupancy
- 123.3 residents on an average day (87% of 142 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 32 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.