Cycle 1
Health 2025-05-13 · Fire 2025-05-13
0 health deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Winchester, MA
Aberjona Rehabilitation And Nursing Center
5-star overall rating with 5-star inspections with $3,250 in total fines
184 Swanton Street, #1998, Winchester, MA
(781) 729-9370
Overall
5 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
5 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
3 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
5 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
123
Certified beds
Average residents
113
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Stellar Health Group
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1990-07-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
7 facilities
Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 3 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
0.69
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.65 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
1.06
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.96 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.27
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.26 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
4.02
All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.75
RN + LPN hours · state 1.60 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.59
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.45 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.33
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.46 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.11
Reported PT staffing · state 0.08 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.62
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.62
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.52
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
39%
Annual RN turnover · state 45% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
26%
Annual nurse turnover · state 40% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
1,796
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
53.94
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
1.0087
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
4.73
Baseline 26.23% · Performance 21.42% · Measure score 4.73 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 4.73
Healthcare-associated infections
6.02
Baseline 7.61% · Performance 6.04% · Measure score 6.02 · Achievement 6.02 · Improvement 5.52
Total nurse turnover
10
Baseline 22.77% · Performance 20.41% · Measure score 10 · Achievement 10 · Improvement 9
Adjusted total nurse staffing
0.82
Baseline 3.83 hours · Performance 3.31 hours · Measure score 0.82 · Achievement 0.82 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 11.15% |
10.72%
0.4 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 769 · Observed rate 10.01% · Lower 95% interval 9.13% |
| Discharge to community | 65.59% |
50.57%
15 pts better
|
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 748 · Observed rate 62.57% · Lower 95% interval 62.21% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.85 |
1.02
0.2 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 99.46% |
95.27%
4.2 pts better
|
Numerator 549 · Denominator 552 |
| Falls with major injury | 0.54% |
0.77%
0.2 pts better
|
Numerator 3 · Denominator 552 |
| Discharge self-care score | 66.2% |
53.69%
12.5 pts better
|
Numerator 286 · Denominator 432 |
| Discharge mobility score | 78.01% |
50.94%
27.1 pts better
|
Numerator 337 · Denominator 432 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 0.36% |
2.29%
1.9 pts better
|
Numerator 2 · Denominator 552 · Adjusted rate 0.28% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 6.04% |
7.12%
1.1 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 483 · Observed rate 4.76% · Lower 95% interval 4.5% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 31.87% |
8.2%
23.7 pts better
|
Numerator 51 · Denominator 160 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 99.42% |
42%
57.4 pts better
|
Numerator 171 · Denominator 172 |
| Discharge function score | 76.85% |
56.45%
20.4 pts better
|
Numerator 332 · Denominator 432 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 99.57% |
95.95%
3.6 pts better
|
Numerator 466 · Denominator 468 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 12 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 88.69% |
25.2%
63.5 pts better
|
Numerator 243 · Denominator 274 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.4 |
1.9
0.5 pts better
|
1.9
0.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.4 · Observed 1.3 · Expected 1.8 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.0 |
1.5
0.5 pts better
|
1.8
0.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.0 · Observed 0.9 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
92.2%
7.8 pts better
|
93.4%
6.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 100.0% |
94.8%
5.2 pts better
|
95.5%
4.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 3.8% |
3.5%
0.3 pts worse
|
3.3%
0.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.1% · Q2 4.1% · Q3 4.2% · Q4 2.9% · 4Q avg 3.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 13.8% |
12.0%
1.8 pts worse
|
11.4%
2.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.2% · Q2 6.8% · Q3 8.8% · Q4 38.1% · 4Q avg 13.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 2.9% |
5.2%
2.3 pts better
|
5.4%
2.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.6% · Q2 3.4% · Q3 1.7% · Q4 5.3% · 4Q avg 2.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 6.1% |
19.2%
13.1 pts better
|
19.6%
13.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.1% · Q2 3.2% · Q3 5.0% · Q4 10.2% · 4Q avg 6.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 3.1% |
22.5%
19.4 pts better
|
16.7%
13.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.9% · Q2 4.2% · Q3 2.0% · Q4 2.2% · 4Q avg 3.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 5.8% |
17.7%
11.9 pts better
|
16.3%
10.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.9% · Q2 8.2% · Q3 2.3% · Q4 6.9% · 4Q avg 5.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 5.4% |
17.6%
12.2 pts better
|
14.9%
9.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.2% · Q2 6.7% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 5.4% · 4Q avg 5.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 1.6% |
1.0%
0.6 pts worse
|
1.0%
0.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.2% · Q2 1.5% · Q3 1.4% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.0% |
2.0%
2 pts better
|
1.7%
1.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 11.2% |
21.7%
10.5 pts better
|
19.8%
8.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 11.4% · Q2 9.8% · Q3 14.8% · Q4 8.6% · 4Q avg 11.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 1.7% |
4.6%
2.9 pts better
|
5.1%
3.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 1.5% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 5.3% · 4Q avg 1.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
77.1%
22.9 pts better
|
81.7%
18.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 10.9% |
11.8%
0.9 pts better
|
12.0%
1.1 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 10.9% · Observed 9.1% · Expected 9.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.5% |
1.3%
0.8 pts better
|
1.6%
1.1 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.4% · Q2 0.9% · Q3 0.9% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 97.6% |
77.7%
19.9 pts better
|
79.7%
17.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 97.6% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 27.7% |
25.8%
1.9 pts worse
|
23.9%
3.8 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 27.7% · Observed 23.8% · Expected 20.5% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2024-05-15 · Fire 2024-05-15
2 health deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Miscellaneous (2 deficiencies)
Cycle 3
Health 2023-03-29 · Fire 2023-03-29
4 health deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-15
K711 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Corrected 2024-07-02
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-15
K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-07-02
Inspection history
Recent health citations
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-15
F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-06-07
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-15
F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-06-07
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-03-29
F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2023-04-07
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-03-29
F686 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2023-04-07
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-03-29
F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure 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.
Corrected 2023-04-07
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-03-29
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-04-07
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
$3,250
2023-03-29
Fine
Fine · fine $3,250
Fine
Ownership
Aberjona Operations LLC
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Boston Master Tenant LLC
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
Erlichman, Ariel
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
Erlichman, Ariel
Corporate Director · Individual
Erlichman, Ariel
Corporate Officer · Individual
Minghella, Michelle
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Pelrine, Anne
Corporate Officer · Individual
Surpris, Dina
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
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