Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Care One At Newton
2101 Washington Street, Newton, MA · (781) 604-5079
- Certified beds
- 202
- Residents per day
- 165
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Careone
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- April 13, 1981
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How this home got 2 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
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Massachusetts homes
Care One At Newton carries 91 inspection points. That is fewer than 14% 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
47 health citations on record since 2023. 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 (5)
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G
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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G
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care11D
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate foot care.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- D
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Resident Rights10E
- D
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
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.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning9E
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- 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
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Infection Control3E
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation3D
- D
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Pharmacy Service3D
- 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.
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- 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.
Nutrition and Dietary2E
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Administration1D
- D
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Inspection history
2025-07-18
15 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (5 deficiencies)
2024-07-25
16 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (6 deficiencies)
2023-06-02
16 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 54 min of nursing staff time a day, 32 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 54 min
Massachusetts average
3 h 56 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 25% of nursing staff and 38% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
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
$20,186 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-03 | Fine | $10,868 |
| 2024-10-09 | Fine | $9,318 |
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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 days0.7 pts better | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine47.4 pts worse | 45.5% | 92.9% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine31.3 pts worse | 62.2% | 93.5% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.8 pts better | 1.6% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms7 pts better | 10.4% | 17.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight4.9 pts worse | 9.9% | 5.0% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication4.7 pts worse | 24.2% | 19.5% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication0.4 pts better | 21.1% | 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 worsened9.1 pts better | 4.8% | 13.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased9.6 pts better | 6.2% | 15.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.6 pts worse | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.2 pts better | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence3.9 pts better | 16.5% | 20.4% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.4 pts worse | 6.6% | 4.2% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine55.1 pts worse | 23.8% | 78.9% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit1.8 pts better | 10.0% | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.9 pts worse | 2.3% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine59.3 pts worse | 18.8% | 78.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission0.6 pts better | 25.1% | 25.7% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thci Of Massachusetts, LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 15 facilities |
| 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 |
| Straus, Moshael | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
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Fire safety
8 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke6F
- F
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Services1D
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Miscellaneous1E
- E
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
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