The nursing home failed to ensure a qualified person was assigned to oversee infection prevention and control. Cited May 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 882 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
Whittier Westborough Transitional Care Unit
WESTBOROUGH, MA · Medicare-certified · 19 beds
In good standing
For-profit
5 of 5 overall
Whittier Westborough Transitional Care Unit has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for staffing and 4 stars for health inspections and quality measures. It reports 6.61 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, has had $0 in fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations included infection prevention/control and resident notification issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
6.6092 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 2, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 6.6092.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 2.06
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.49
- Nurse aides
- 3.06
- Weekend nursing
- 5.86
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 47%
Registered nurse turnover: 43%
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).
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.8%0%Improving
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
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 May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to promptly tell the resident, doctor, and family about changes or problems affecting the resident. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 580 — 42 CFR §483.10(g)(14) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 15.9 residents on an average day (84% of 19 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 13 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.