9 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (3 deficiencies)
Sharon, MA
2-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with $25,773 in total fines with 9 recent health deficiencies with 6 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
259 Norwood Street, Sharon, MA
(781) 784-6781
Overall
2 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
2 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
3 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
3 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
66
Certified beds
Average residents
54
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1967-05-16
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
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
RN hours / resident day
0.66
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.65 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.69
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.96 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.42
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.26 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.77
All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.36
RN + LPN hours · state 1.60 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.38
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.45 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.47
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.46 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.12
Reported PT staffing · state 0.08 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.68
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.90
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.32
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
75%
Annual RN turnover · state 45% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
38%
Annual nurse turnover · state 40% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
3,531
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
43.91
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9970
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
0
Baseline 20.22% · Performance 24.52% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
4.66
Baseline 7.14% · Performance 6.44% · Measure score 4.66 · Achievement 4.66 · Improvement 2.75
Total nurse turnover
10
Baseline 51.06% · Performance 22.22% · Measure score 10 · Achievement 10 · Improvement 9
Adjusted total nurse staffing
2.91
Baseline 3.63 hours · Performance 3.90 hours · Measure score 2.91 · Achievement 2.91 · Improvement 0.77
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 11.75% |
10.72%
1 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 83 · Observed rate 13.25% · Lower 95% interval 8.77% |
| Discharge to community | 40.85% |
50.57%
9.7 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 76 · Observed rate 32.89% · Lower 95% interval 30.62% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.22 |
1.02
0.2 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 100% |
95.27%
4.7 pts better
|
Numerator 66 · Denominator 66 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 66 |
| Discharge self-care score | 45.65% |
53.69%
8 pts worse
|
Numerator 21 · Denominator 46 |
| Discharge mobility score | 54.35% |
50.94%
3.4 pts better
|
Numerator 25 · Denominator 46 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 0% |
2.29%
2.3 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 66 · Adjusted rate 0% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 6.44% |
7.12%
0.7 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 68 · Observed rate 4.41% · Lower 95% interval 4.15% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 15.71% |
8.2%
7.5 pts better
|
Numerator 11 · Denominator 70 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 58.62% |
42%
16.6 pts better
|
Numerator 51 · Denominator 87 |
| Discharge function score | 56.52% |
56.45%
0.1 pts better
|
Numerator 26 · Denominator 46 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 19 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 96% |
96.28%
0.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 24 · Denominator 25 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 43.75% |
25.2%
18.6 pts better
|
Numerator 14 · Denominator 32 |
Quality measures
| 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 0.9 · Expected 1.2 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.8 |
1.5
0.3 pts worse
|
1.8
About the same
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.8 · Observed 1.4 · Expected 1.3 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 93.9% |
92.2%
1.7 pts better
|
93.4%
0.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 95.5% · Q2 95.8% · Q3 97.7% · Q4 87.0% · 4Q avg 93.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 98.0% |
94.8%
3.2 pts better
|
95.5%
2.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 98.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 2.2% |
3.5%
1.3 pts better
|
3.3%
1.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 2.1% · Q3 2.3% · Q4 4.3% · 4Q avg 2.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 10.3% |
12.0%
1.7 pts better
|
11.4%
1.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 15.0% · Q4 20.9% · 4Q avg 10.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 0.7% |
5.2%
4.5 pts better
|
5.4%
4.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 2.6% · 4Q avg 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 23.3% |
19.2%
4.1 pts worse
|
19.6%
3.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 19.0% · Q2 25.0% · Q3 25.6% · Q4 23.7% · 4Q avg 23.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 24.2% |
22.5%
1.7 pts worse
|
16.7%
7.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 25.0% · Q2 26.5% · Q3 23.3% · Q4 21.4% · 4Q avg 24.2% · 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 | 16.8% |
17.7%
0.9 pts better
|
16.3%
0.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 22.2% · Q2 22.8% · Q3 7.2% · Q4 13.0% · 4Q avg 16.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 20.1% |
17.6%
2.5 pts worse
|
14.9%
5.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.9% · Q2 28.2% · Q3 9.1% · Q4 22.9% · 4Q avg 20.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 1.1% |
1.0%
0.1 pts worse
|
1.0%
0.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 2.5% · Q4 1.7% · 4Q avg 1.1% · 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 | 25.4% |
21.7%
3.7 pts worse
|
19.8%
5.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 31.9% · Q2 33.5% · Q3 19.3% · Q4 16.2% · 4Q avg 25.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 2.3% |
4.6%
2.3 pts better
|
5.1%
2.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 2.5% · Q3 2.5% · Q4 3.7% · 4Q avg 2.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 37.3% |
77.1%
39.8 pts worse
|
81.7%
44.4 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 42.3% · Q2 47.1% · Q3 36.8% · Q4 25.0% · 4Q avg 37.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 16.5% |
11.8%
4.7 pts worse
|
12.0%
4.5 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 16.5% · Observed 17.9% · Expected 12.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 2.1% |
1.3%
0.8 pts worse
|
1.6%
0.5 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.9% · Q2 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 2.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 60.8% |
77.7%
16.9 pts worse
|
79.7%
18.9 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 60.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 25.8% |
25.8%
About the same
|
23.9%
1.9 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 25.8% · Observed 23.2% · Expected 21.4% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (3 deficiencies)
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (4 deficiencies)
3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Emergency Preparedness (1 deficiency)
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (4 deficiencies)
12 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (6 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.
Corrected 2025-07-23
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-07-23
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-07-23
Fire Safety
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2025-07-23
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2025-07-23
Fire Safety
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Corrected 2025-07-23
Fire Safety
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Corrected 2024-06-28
Fire Safety
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2024-07-01
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-06-28
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2023-06-12
Fire Safety
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2023-06-12
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2023-06-12
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2023-06-12
Fire Safety
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Corrected 2023-06-12
Fire Safety
Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.
Corrected 2023-06-12
Fire Safety
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2023-06-12
Fire Safety
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2023-06-12
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-06-12
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-06-12
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-06-12
Fire Safety
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2023-06-12
Inspection history
Health
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2026-01-29
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2026-01-29
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-01-29
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2026-01-29
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-07-07
Health
Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
Corrected 2025-07-07
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-07-07
Health
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected 2025-07-07
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-07-07
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-06-28
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 2024-06-28
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-07-02
Health
Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
Corrected 2024-07-02
Health
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-07-02
Health
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-07-02
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-07-02
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-07-02
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-07-02
Health
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-07-02
Health
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2024-07-02
Health
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2024-07-02
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 2024-07-02
Health
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Corrected 2024-07-02
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-05-10
Health
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2023-05-10
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-05-10
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-05-10
Health
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Corrected 2023-05-10
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 2023-05-10
Health
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Corrected 2023-05-10
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2023-05-10
Health
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2023-05-10
Penalties and ownership
Fine · fine $25,773
Fine
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Corporate Director · Individual
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
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