Nursing home report
WINCHESTER, MA · Medicare-certified · 121 beds
Winchester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has a 4-star overall rating, with strong staffing (5 stars; 4.32 nurse hours per resident per day vs. the 4.1 federal benchmark) and quality measures (4 stars). Its health inspection rating is lower at 3 stars, with recent citations related to care planning, accident hazards/supervision, and medication errors, and it had no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.3185 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.3185.
Hours per resident per day.
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
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 June 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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 June 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited February 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $7,901 in total fines.
Federal fine
Jun 13, 2023
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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.
