Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Care One At Essex Park
265 Essex Street, Beverly, MA · (978) 927-3260
- Certified beds
- 202
- Residents per day
- 160
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Careone
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- October 1, 1982
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How this home got 5 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Massachusetts.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★+1 star
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Massachusetts homes
Care One At Essex Park carries 18 inspection points. That is fewer than 73% of Massachusetts's 339 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Massachusetts: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–6 pts
- 4★ 6–24 pts
- 3★ 24–41 pts
- 2★ 41–76 pts
- 1★ over 76 pts
Bars show every rated home in Massachusetts by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
13 health citations on record since 2024. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (2)
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G
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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G
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.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care3D
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning3D
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Pharmacy Service3D
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D
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.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Nursing and Physician Services1D
- D
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Inspection history
2026-04-02
6 health deficiencies · 11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
2025-04-16
0 health deficiencies · 7 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2024-05-02
7 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 40 min of nursing staff time a day, 32 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 40 min
Massachusetts average
3 h 56 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 27% of nursing staff and 31% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$35,968 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-02 | Fine | $35,968 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.3 pts better | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.4 pts better | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine13.8 pts worse | 79.1% | 92.9% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.7 pts better | 96.2% | 93.5% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.3 pts worse | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms16.1 pts better | 1.3% | 17.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.2 pts worse | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication7.7 pts worse | 27.2% | 19.5% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication11.5 pts worse | 33.0% | 21.5% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened3.8 pts better | 10.1% | 13.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased9.4 pts better | 6.4% | 15.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.7 pts better | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.3 pts better | 0.4% | 1.7% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence6.8 pts better | 13.6% | 20.4% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.7 pts worse | 4.9% | 4.2% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10.6 pts worse | 68.3% | 78.9% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit2.9 pts better | 8.9% | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.1 pts worse | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine6.8 pts worse | 71.3% | 78.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission3.2 pts worse | 28.9% | 25.7% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
7 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baruch, David | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 37 facilities |
| Baruch, David | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 37 facilities |
| Care Realty, LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 20 facilities |
| Des-I 2016 Grat | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Healthbridge Management LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 35 facilities |
| Straus, Daniel | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 37 facilities |
| Thci Of Massachusetts, LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 15 facilities |
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Fire safety
19 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke10F
- F
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- F
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- F
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Emergency Preparedness2F
- F
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- F
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Egress2F
- F
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.
- F
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.
Miscellaneous2F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems2F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Services1E
- E
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
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