Beverly, MA

Care One At Essex Park

5-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with $35,968 in total fines with 7 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

265 Essex Street, Beverly, MA

(978) 927-3260

Compare this facility

Overall

5 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

4 / 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

202

Certified beds

Average residents

157

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Careone

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1982-10-01

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Chain footprint

37 facilities

Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 5 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

0.44

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.65 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

1.03

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.96 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

2.03

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.26 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

3.50

All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.47

RN + LPN hours · state 1.60 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.25

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.45 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.32

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.46 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.09

Reported PT staffing · state 0.08 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.44

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

3.54

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.35

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

27%

Annual RN turnover · state 45% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

29%

Annual nurse turnover · state 40% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

3,074

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

46.15

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9995

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

4

Baseline 21.98% · Performance 19.75% · Measure score 4 · Achievement 3.62 · Improvement 4

Healthcare-associated infections

4.07

Baseline 6.37% · Performance 6.62% · Measure score 4.07 · Achievement 4.07 · Improvement 0

Total nurse turnover

8.46

Baseline 34.21% · Performance 29.09% · Measure score 8.46 · Achievement 8.46 · Improvement 4.97

Adjusted total nurse staffing

1.93

Baseline 3.41 hours · Performance 3.63 hours · Measure score 1.93 · Achievement 1.93 · Improvement 0.43

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure	Facility	National	Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission	12.38%	10.72% 1.7 pts worse	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 442 · Observed rate 12.9% · Lower 95% interval 10.17%
Discharge to community	63.38%	50.57% 12.8 pts better	Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 417 · Observed rate 55.4% · Lower 95% interval 57.49%
Medicare spending per beneficiary	0.93	1.02 0.1 pts better
Drug regimen review with follow-up	64.6%	95.27% 30.7 pts worse	Numerator 188 · Denominator 291
Falls with major injury	0%	0.77% 0.8 pts better	Numerator 0 · Denominator 291
Discharge self-care score	64.56%	53.69% 10.9 pts better	Numerator 133 · Denominator 206
Discharge mobility score	61.65%	50.94% 10.7 pts better	Numerator 127 · Denominator 206
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened	1.37%	2.29% 0.9 pts better	Numerator 4 · Denominator 291 · Adjusted rate 1.66%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization	6.62%	7.12% 0.5 pts better	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 274 · Observed rate 6.2% · Lower 95% interval 4.7%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage	22.47%	8.2% 14.3 pts better	Numerator 40 · Denominator 178
Staff flu vaccination coverage	80%	42% 38 pts better	Numerator 144 · Denominator 180
Discharge function score	71.84%	56.45% 15.4 pts better	Numerator 148 · Denominator 206
Transfer of health information to provider	96.08%	95.95% 0.1 pts better	Numerator 147 · Denominator 153
Transfer of health information to patient	99.07%	96.28% 2.8 pts better	Numerator 106 · Denominator 107
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date	11.7%	25.2% 13.5 pts worse	Numerator 20 · Denominator 171

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 1.7 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	0.8	1.5 0.7 pts better	1.8 1 pts better	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.8 · Observed 0.8 · Expected 1.6 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	87.3%	92.2% 4.9 pts worse	93.4% 6.1 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 91.1% · Q2 89.3% · Q3 85.2% · Q4 83.3% · 4Q avg 87.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	95.5%	94.8% 0.7 pts better	95.5% About the same	Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 95.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	4.3%	3.5% 0.8 pts worse	3.3% 1 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.8% · Q2 3.3% · Q3 4.9% · Q4 4.2% · 4Q avg 4.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	0.7%	12.0% 11.3 pts better	11.4% 10.7 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.9% · Q2 0.9% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.9% · 4Q avg 0.7%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	3.4%	5.2% 1.8 pts better	5.4% 2 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.2% · Q2 4.1% · Q3 2.1% · Q4 3.2% · 4Q avg 3.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	28.4%	19.2% 9.2 pts worse	19.6% 8.8 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 26.7% · Q2 28.0% · Q3 29.7% · Q4 29.0% · 4Q avg 28.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	25.8%	22.5% 3.3 pts worse	16.7% 9.1 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 22.1% · Q2 23.8% · Q3 26.4% · Q4 30.7% · 4Q avg 25.8% · 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	14.5%	17.7% 3.2 pts better	16.3% 1.8 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 23.2% · Q2 11.6% · Q3 10.9% · Q4 12.4% · 4Q avg 14.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	13.9%	17.6% 3.7 pts better	14.9% 1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 25.0% · Q2 8.3% · Q3 10.5% · Q4 11.6% · 4Q avg 13.9% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.4%	1.0% 0.6 pts better	1.0% 0.6 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.7% · Q3 0.8% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	0.6%	2.0% 1.4 pts better	1.7% 1.1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.8% · Q3 0.9% · Q4 0.9% · 4Q avg 0.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	14.6%	21.7% 7.1 pts better	19.8% 5.2 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 15.9% · Q2 13.1% · Q3 18.2% · Q4 11.6% · 4Q avg 14.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	4.4%	4.6% 0.2 pts better	5.1% 0.7 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.2% · Q2 2.3% · Q3 5.3% · Q4 5.8% · 4Q avg 4.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	73.1%	77.1% 4 pts worse	81.7% 8.6 pts worse	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 86.1% · Q2 74.7% · Q3 64.3% · Q4 66.8% · 4Q avg 73.1%
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 11.5% · Expected 11.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	1.4%	1.3% 0.1 pts worse	1.6% 0.2 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.3% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 1.4% · Q4 2.9% · 4Q avg 1.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	74.0%	77.7% 3.7 pts worse	79.7% 5.7 pts worse	Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 74.0%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	24.3%	25.8% 1.5 pts better	23.9% 0.4 pts worse	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 24.3% · Observed 23.0% · Expected 22.6% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-04-16 · Fire 2025-04-16

0 health deficiencies

No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.

7 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (3 deficiencies)

Cycle 2 Health 2024-05-02 · Fire 2024-05-02

7 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)

1 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)

Cycle 3 Health 2023-03-01 · Fire 2023-03-01

11 health deficiencies

Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)

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 2025-04-16

K222 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2025-05-23

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-04-16

K311 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2025-05-23

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-04-16

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-05-23

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-04-16

K372 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2025-05-23

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-04-16

K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-05-23

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-04-16

K531 · Services Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.

Corrected 2025-05-23

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-04-16

K911 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2025-05-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-05-02

K321 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2024-05-31

Inspection history

Recent health citations

G · Actual harm 2024-05-02

F692 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2024-05-24

G · Actual harm 2024-05-02

F693 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

Corrected 2024-05-24

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-05-02

F690 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2024-05-24

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-05-02

F710 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Health

Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.

Corrected 2024-05-28

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-05-02

F759 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2024-05-24

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-05-02

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 2024-05-24

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-05-02

F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2024-05-28

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-03-01

F584 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2023-03-21

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-03-01