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Stone Rehabilitation And Senior Living

NEWTON UPPER FALLS, MA · Medicare-certified · 82 beds

In good standing
Non-profit
3 of 5 overall

Stone Rehabilitation And Senior Living has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, with 3-star health inspections and 4-star staffing and quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 3.74 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, with $0 in fines in the last 24 months and recent inspection citations involving care planning, accident hazards/supervision, and medication error rates.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.7404 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: April 9, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7404.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.67
Licensed practical nurses
0.86
Nurse aides
2.20
Weekend nursing
3.41

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 31%
Registered nurse turnover: 10%

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

10.8%20.5%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

5.3%1.6%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

0%2.3%Worsening

Residents with a urinary tract infection

1.8%0%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

7.4%1.9%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

2.2%14%Worsening

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

4.3%

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

14.5%8.9%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

1.8%0%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%0%No change

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

26.9%14.8%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

17.6%27.3%Worsening

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

100%

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

98.2%100%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

96%

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

97.9%99%Improving

What the inspectors found

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 February 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.

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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: G

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited February 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.

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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G

The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited April 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 make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D

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 9 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.

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Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $16,195 in total fines.

  • Federal fine

    Feb 6, 2024

    $16,195

Operator & ownership

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Occupancy
77.6 residents on an average day (95% of 82 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 30 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.