Derry, NH

Derry Center For Rehabilitation And Healthcare

1-star overall rating with 1-star inspections with Special Focus status with $69,219 in total fines with 1 recent health deficiencies with 3 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

20 Chester Road, Derry, NH

(603) 432-3801

Compare this facility

Overall

1 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

1 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

1 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

1 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

62

Certified beds

Average residents

52

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Ephram Lahasky

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

2003-07-18

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Chain footprint

28 facilities

Chain averages 2 overall / 2 health / 2 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

0.68

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.74 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.37

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.76 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

1.84

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.39 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

2.90

All reported nurse hours · state 3.88 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.05

RN + LPN hours · state 1.49 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

2.58

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.44 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.49

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.51 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.06

Reported PT staffing · state 0.06 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.56

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

2.37

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.67

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

70%

Annual RN turnover · state 45% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

45%

Annual nurse turnover · state 49% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

6,969

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

Performance score

31.16

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9863

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

4.52

Baseline 19.74% · Performance 19.34% · Measure score 4.52 · Achievement 4.52 · Improvement 0.98

Healthcare-associated infections

5.11

Baseline 7.75% · Performance 6.31% · Measure score 5.11 · Achievement 5.11 · Improvement 4.73

Total nurse turnover

2.28

Performance 54.35% · Measure score 2.28 · Achievement 2.28 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.

Adjusted total nurse staffing

0.55

Baseline 3.22 hours · Performance 3.23 hours · Measure score 0.55 · Achievement 0.55 · Improvement 0

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure Facility National Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission 10.86%
10.72%
0.1 pts worse
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 64 · Observed rate 12.5% · Lower 95% interval 6.97%
Discharge to community 44.68%
50.57%
5.9 pts worse
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 53 · Observed rate 35.85% · Lower 95% interval 32.56%
Medicare spending per beneficiary 1.12
1.02
0.1 pts worse
Drug regimen review with follow-up 100%
95.27%
4.7 pts better
Numerator 47 · Denominator 47
Falls with major injury 0%
0.77%
0.8 pts better
Numerator 0 · Denominator 47
Discharge self-care score 22.58%
53.69%
31.1 pts worse
Numerator 7 · Denominator 31
Discharge mobility score 32.26%
50.94%
18.7 pts worse
Numerator 10 · Denominator 31
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened 8.7%
2.29%
6.4 pts worse
Numerator 4 · Denominator 46 · Adjusted rate 8.2%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization 6.31%
7.12%
0.8 pts better
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 38 · Observed rate 2.63% · Lower 95% interval 3.28%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage 4.62%
8.2%
3.6 pts worse
Numerator 3 · Denominator 65
Staff flu vaccination coverage 35.38%
42%
6.6 pts worse
Numerator 23 · Denominator 65
Discharge function score 25.81%
56.45%
30.6 pts worse
Numerator 8 · Denominator 31
Transfer of health information to provider Not Available
95.95%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 14 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to patient Not Available
96.28%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 19 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date 13.04%
25.2%
12.2 pts worse
Numerator 3 · Denominator 23

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure Facility State National Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days 1.9
1.6
0.3 pts worse
1.9
About the same
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.9 · Observed 2.2 · Expected 2.2 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days 2.9
1.9
1 pts worse
1.8
1.1 pts worse
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.9 · Observed 3.2 · Expected 1.9 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.2%
96.4%
0.2 pts worse
93.4%
2.8 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 95.7% · Q2 93.3% · Q3 95.8% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 96.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.7%
98.0%
2.3 pts worse
95.5%
0.2 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 95.7%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.2%
4.5%
2.3 pts better
3.3%
1.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.2% · Q2 2.2% · Q3 2.1% · Q4 2.2% · 4Q avg 2.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 22.9%
9.7%
13.2 pts worse
11.4%
11.5 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 17.4% · Q2 4.5% · Q3 27.7% · Q4 42.9% · 4Q avg 22.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.8%
5.5%
0.3 pts worse
5.4%
0.4 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.7% · Q2 11.1% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 4.9% · 4Q avg 5.8%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 29.5%
18.9%
10.6 pts worse
19.6%
9.9 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 30.8% · Q2 35.1% · Q3 25.6% · Q4 26.8% · 4Q avg 29.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 23.7%
18.7%
5 pts worse
16.7%
7 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 27.6% · Q2 21.4% · Q3 20.7% · Q4 25.0% · 4Q avg 23.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0%
0.2%
0.2 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 16.9%
19.2%
2.3 pts better
16.3%
0.6 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 20.6% · Q2 22.8% · Q3 17.9% · Q4 4.4% · 4Q avg 16.9% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.7%
21.9%
3.2 pts better
14.9%
3.8 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 20.5% · Q2 18.9% · Q3 26.3% · Q4 9.8% · 4Q avg 18.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.4%
1.3%
0.9 pts better
1.0%
0.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 1.5% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.2%
2.4%
0.2 pts better
1.7%
0.5 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.5% · Q2 2.3% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 2.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence 29.3%
26.7%
2.6 pts worse
19.8%
9.5 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 32.1% · Q2 26.9% · Q3 35.4% · Q4 22.8% · 4Q avg 29.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.8%
4.4%
2.4 pts worse
5.1%
1.7 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.0% · Q2 7.4% · Q3 6.6% · Q4 5.0% · 4Q avg 6.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.5%
85.6%
11.9 pts better
81.7%
15.8 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 95.0% · Q2 95.3% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 97.5%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit 19.6%
14.1%
5.5 pts worse
12.0%
7.6 pts worse
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 19.6% · Observed 17.9% · Expected 10.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.2%
1.7%
0.5 pts better
1.6%
0.4 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.5% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.2%
83.0%
9.2 pts better
79.7%
12.5 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 92.2%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission 40.0%
22.1%
17.9 pts worse
23.9%
16.1 pts worse
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 40.0% · Observed 41.0% · Expected 24.4% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-12-11 · Fire 2025-12-11

1 health deficiencies

Top issue: Pharmacy Service (1 deficiency)

3 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)

Cycle 2 Health 2024-10-16 · Fire 2024-10-16

9 health deficiencies

Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (3 deficiencies)

7 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Egress (2 deficiencies)

Cycle 3 Health 2023-10-12 · Fire 2023-10-12

6 health deficiencies

Top issue: Infection Control (4 deficiencies)

3 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Emergency Preparedness (2 deficiencies)

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-11

K325 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.

Corrected 2025-12-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-11

K355 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2025-12-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-11

K920 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-12-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-16

K223 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2024-11-08

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-16

K918 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-11-08

C · Minimal harm 2024-10-16

K291 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2024-11-08

C · Minimal harm 2024-10-16

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 2024-11-08

C · Minimal harm 2024-10-16

K324 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-11-08

C · Minimal harm 2024-10-16

K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-11-08

C · Minimal harm 2024-10-16

K920 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2024-11-08

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-10-12

K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-11-08

C · Minimal harm 2023-10-12

E15 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2023-11-08

C · Minimal harm 2023-10-12

E4 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2023-11-08

Inspection history

Recent health citations

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-11

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 2025-12-22

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-16

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 2024-10-29

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-16

F554 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2024-10-29

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-16

F625 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

Corrected 2024-10-25

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-16

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-10-29

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-06-04

F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-07-03

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-06-04

F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-07-03

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-06-04

F804 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2024-07-08

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-06-04

F810 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.

Corrected 2024-07-03

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-06-04

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 2024-07-06

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-10-12

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 2023-10-27

L · Immediate jeopardy 2023-03-27

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-03-29

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-03-27

F835 · Administration Deficiencies

Health

Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.

Corrected 2023-04-11

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-03-27

F887 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.

Corrected 2023-04-11

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-03-27

F883 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2023-03-29

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-03-27

F886 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.

Corrected 2023-03-29

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

$69,219 2023-03-27

Fine

Fine · fine $69,219

Fine

Ownership

Horowitz, Akiva

5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual

50% 9 facilities 2021-08-22
Lahasky, Ephram

5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual

50% 60 facilities 2021-08-22
Champagne, Diane

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2025-01-01
Majekodunmi, Akindele

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 5 facilities 2025-01-01

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