Uxbridge, MA

Lydia Taft House

5-star overall rating with 5-star inspections with 2 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

60 Quaker Highway, Uxbridge, MA

(508) 278-9500

Compare this facility

Overall

5 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

5 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

5 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

2 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

53

Certified beds

Average residents

48

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Rehabilitation Associates

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

2001-10-05

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Chain footprint

6 facilities

Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 4 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

0.58

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.65 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

1.22

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.96 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

2.21

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.26 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

4.02

All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.80

RN + LPN hours · state 1.60 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.51

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.45 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.50

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.46 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.13

Reported PT staffing · state 0.08 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.66

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

4.59

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.20

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

11%

Annual RN turnover · state 45% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

19%

Annual nurse turnover · state 40% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

460

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

Performance score

69.42

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

1.0221

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

4.19

Baseline 25.26% · Performance 21.40% · Measure score 4.19 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 4.19

Healthcare-associated infections

10

Baseline 7.64% · Performance 4.81% · Measure score 10 · Achievement 10 · Improvement 9

Total nurse turnover

9.33

Baseline 50.00% · Performance 25.53% · Measure score 9.33 · Achievement 9.33 · Improvement 9

Adjusted total nurse staffing

4.25

Baseline 3.98 hours · Performance 4.29 hours · Measure score 4.25 · Achievement 4.25 · Improvement 1.20

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure Facility National Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission 12.82%
10.72%
2.1 pts worse
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 160 · Observed rate 15.63% · Lower 95% interval 9.9%
Discharge to community 62.93%
50.57%
12.4 pts better
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 148 · Observed rate 58.78% · Lower 95% interval 53.93%
Medicare spending per beneficiary 0.85
1.02
0.2 pts better
Drug regimen review with follow-up 86.6%
95.27%
8.7 pts worse
Numerator 84 · Denominator 97
Falls with major injury 0%
0.77%
0.8 pts better
Numerator 0 · Denominator 97
Discharge self-care score 37.18%
53.69%
16.5 pts worse
Numerator 29 · Denominator 78
Discharge mobility score 39.74%
50.94%
11.2 pts worse
Numerator 31 · Denominator 78
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened 7.22%
2.29%
4.9 pts worse
Numerator 7 · Denominator 97 · Adjusted rate 9.25%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization 4.81%
7.12%
2.3 pts better
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 101 · Observed rate 0% · Lower 95% interval 2.31%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage 20.24%
8.2%
12 pts better
Numerator 17 · Denominator 84
Staff flu vaccination coverage 41.96%
42%
About the same
Numerator 47 · Denominator 112
Discharge function score 38.46%
56.45%
18 pts worse
Numerator 30 · Denominator 78
Transfer of health information to provider 100%
95.95%
4 pts better
Numerator 75 · Denominator 75
Transfer of health information to patient Not Available
96.28%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 4 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date 19.15%
25.2%
6.1 pts worse
Numerator 9 · Denominator 47

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure Facility State National Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days 1.3
1.9
0.6 pts better
1.9
0.6 pts better
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.3 · Observed 1.4 · Expected 2.0 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days 1.7
1.5
0.2 pts worse
1.8
0.1 pts better
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.7 · Observed 1.6 · Expected 1.6 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0%
92.2%
7.8 pts better
93.4%
6.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0%
94.8%
5.2 pts better
95.5%
4.5 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.3%
3.5%
2.2 pts better
3.3%
2 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.6% · Q2 2.6% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0%
12.0%
12 pts better
11.4%
11.4 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 who lose too much weight 6.0%
5.2%
0.8 pts worse
5.4%
0.6 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.8% · Q2 8.8% · Q3 5.9% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 6.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.0%
19.2%
6.2 pts better
19.6%
6.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 11.4% · Q2 11.8% · Q3 14.3% · Q4 14.7% · 4Q avg 13.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.2%
22.5%
3.3 pts better
16.7%
2.5 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 21.7% · Q2 23.8% · Q3 18.5% · Q4 14.3% · 4Q avg 19.2% · 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 26.7%
17.7%
9 pts worse
16.3%
10.4 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 26.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 33.8%
17.6%
16.2 pts worse
14.9%
18.9 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 47.1% · Q2 40.6% · Q3 29.4% · Q4 18.2% · 4Q avg 33.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.9%
1.0%
0.9 pts worse
1.0%
0.9 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.3% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.9% · 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 26.6%
21.7%
4.9 pts worse
19.8%
6.8 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 30.1% · Q2 20.6% · Q3 37.4% · Q4 18.4% · 4Q avg 26.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.4%
4.6%
1.8 pts worse
5.1%
1.3 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.7% · Q2 5.6% · Q3 3.6% · Q4 3.5% · 4Q avg 6.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 88.6%
77.1%
11.5 pts better
81.7%
6.9 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 94.2% · Q2 87.7% · Q3 84.8% · Q4 88.7% · 4Q avg 88.6%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit 9.2%
11.8%
2.6 pts better
12.0%
2.8 pts better
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 9.2% · Observed 8.8% · Expected 10.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.3%
1.3%
About the same
1.6%
0.3 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.6% · Q2 2.8% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 87.3%
77.7%
9.6 pts better
79.7%
7.6 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 87.3%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission 30.3%
25.8%
4.5 pts worse
23.9%
6.4 pts worse
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 30.3% · Observed 29.4% · Expected 23.2% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-09-04 · Fire 2025-09-04

0 health deficiencies

No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.

2 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (1 deficiency)

Cycle 2 Health 2024-08-02 · Fire 2024-08-02

0 health deficiencies

No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.

3 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Emergency Preparedness (1 deficiency)

Cycle 3 Health 2023-05-03 · Fire 2023-05-03

7 health deficiencies

Top issue: Infection Control (3 deficiencies)

2 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Emergency Preparedness (1 deficiency)

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-09-04

K918 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

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

Corrected 2025-09-12

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-09-04

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-11-28

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-08-02

E41 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2024-10-11

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-08-02

K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-10-11

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-08-02

K918 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

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

Corrected 2024-10-11

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-03

E41 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2023-06-10

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-03

K918 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

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

Corrected 2023-06-10

Inspection history

Recent health citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-03

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-06-10

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-03

F885 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Report COVID19 data to residents and families.

Corrected 2023-06-10

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-03

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 2023-06-10

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-03

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 2023-06-10

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-03

F886 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.

Corrected 2023-06-10

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-03

F685 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Corrected 2023-06-10

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-03

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 2023-06-10

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

Ownership

Thisse, Nicholas

5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual

100% 3 facilities 1991-11-04
Lacke, Anthony

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2013-10-21
Rehabilitation Associates Inc

Operational/Managerial Control · Organization

0% 6 facilities 1991-11-04
Thisse, Peter

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 6 facilities 1991-11-04

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