The nursing home failed to ensure a qualified person was assigned to oversee infection prevention and control. Cited February 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 882 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
SUNNY ACRES SKILLED NURSING AND REHABILITATION CTR
CHELMSFORD, MA · Medicare-certified · 93 beds
In good standing
For-profit
4 of 5 overall
Sunny Acres Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Chelmsford, MA has a 4-star overall rating, with a strong 4-star health inspection rating but a low 2-star staffing rating; reported nurse staffing is 3.57 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1 federal benchmark. It has no fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations included infection prevention and control and food safety issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.568 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 6, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.568.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.52
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.09
- Nurse aides
- 1.96
- Weekend nursing
- 3.09
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 42%
Registered nurse turnover: 43%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
23.5%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.6%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
7.7%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
2.3%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
4.9%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
20%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
15.7%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
19.3%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.7%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.4%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
20.7%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
11.7%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
83.6%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
96.1%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
73.3%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
91%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited February 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited February 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide proper bladder and bowel care, including catheter care and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 690 — 42 CFR §483.25(e) — S/S: D
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited May 2025 — 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 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 15 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Occupancy
- 72.8 residents on an average day (78% of 93 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 35 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.