Survey cycles in this release
| Cycle | Health date | Health deficiencies | Fire date | Fire deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle 1 | 2025-08-12 | 16 | 2025-08-12 | 4 |
| Cycle 2 | 2024-06-17 | 11 | 2024-06-17 | 8 |
| Cycle 3 | 2023-03-28 | 15 | 2023-03-28 | 0 |
NURSING HOME PUBLIC RECORD
821 Daniel Shays Highway · Athol, MA 01331 · Worcester County
The citation files cover the three most recent standard inspections plus qualifying complaint and infection-control inspections in the prior three years. A correction date is a CMS field; this site does not independently verify conditions. Absence from a file is not proof that no issue exists.
| Cycle | Health date | Health deficiencies | Fire date | Fire deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle 1 | 2025-08-12 | 16 | 2025-08-12 | 4 |
| Cycle 2 | 2024-06-17 | 11 | 2024-06-17 | 8 |
| Cycle 3 | 2023-03-28 | 15 | 2023-03-28 | 0 |
2 rows carry G–L scope/severity codes; 0 carry J–L. 14 tag codes appear on more than one survey date. These counts describe citation rows, not residents or incidents.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2026-03-13 · complaintDevelop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Correction field: Past Non-Compliance · 2025-12-16 · complaintEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Correction field: Past Non-Compliance · 2025-12-16 · complaintDevelop a communication plan.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-09-04Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-09-30Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-09-30Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Correction field: No revisit needed · 2025-09-30Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-09-30Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-09-30Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-09-30Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-09-30Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-09-30Post nurse staffing information every day.
Correction field: No revisit needed · 2025-09-30Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-09-30Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-09-30Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-09-30Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-09-30Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-09-30Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-09-30Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-09-30Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-04-30 · complaintProvide a bathroom in or located near each resident’s room.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-04-30 · complaintEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-10-11 · complaintEnsure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-08-30 · complaintFine amounts and payment-denial days are shown exactly as aggregated from the current penalties file. They do not imply an unpaid balance.
| Date | Type | Fine amount | Payment-denial days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-17 | Fine | $9,318 | 0 |
| 2024-05-01 | Fine | $52,932 | 0 |
Names and roles are self-reported CMS disclosure fields. Exact-name pages do not prove that similarly named people or organizations are the same entity.
Staffing fields are provider-reported and case-mix context matters. CMS applies footnotes and exclusions not reproduced as a new score here.
No second facility in the same city met the directory rule.
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