4 health deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
10 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Emergency Preparedness (5 deficiencies)
Salem, MA
2-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with $252,785 in total fines with 4 recent health deficiencies with 10 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
7 Loring Hills Avenue, Salem, MA
(978) 741-5700
Overall
2 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
3 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
1 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
2 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
123
Certified beds
Average residents
66
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Adviniacare
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1994-08-02
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Staffing
RN hours / resident day
0.74
Registered nurse staffing
LPN hours / resident day
0.91
Licensed practical nurse staffing
Aide hours / resident day
1.95
Nurse aide staffing
Weekend hours
3.26
Weekend nurse staffing
RN turnover
71%
Annual RN turnover
Total nurse turnover
55%
Annual nurse turnover
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.2 |
1.9
0.3 pts worse
|
1.9
0.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.4 |
1.5
0.1 pts better
|
1.8
0.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 98.1% |
92.2%
5.9 pts better
|
93.4%
4.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 97.8% |
94.8%
3 pts better
|
95.5%
2.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 3.8% |
3.5%
0.3 pts worse
|
3.3%
0.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 25.7% |
12.0%
13.7 pts worse
|
11.4%
14.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 9.8% |
5.2%
4.6 pts worse
|
5.4%
4.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 29.1% |
19.2%
9.9 pts worse
|
19.6%
9.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 27.1% |
22.5%
4.6 pts worse
|
16.7%
10.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| 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 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 21.4% |
17.7%
3.7 pts worse
|
16.3%
5.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 12.4% |
17.6%
5.2 pts better
|
14.9%
2.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.3% |
1.0%
0.7 pts better
|
1.0%
0.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 1.9% |
2.0%
0.1 pts better
|
1.7%
0.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 25.8% |
21.7%
4.1 pts worse
|
19.8%
6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 5.7% |
4.6%
1.1 pts worse
|
5.1%
0.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 54.9% |
77.1%
22.2 pts worse
|
81.7%
26.8 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 3.6% |
11.8%
8.2 pts better
|
12.0%
8.4 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 2.5% |
1.3%
1.2 pts worse
|
1.6%
0.9 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 32.0% |
25.8%
6.2 pts worse
|
23.9%
8.1 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 |
Survey summary
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
10 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Emergency Preparedness (5 deficiencies)
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (1 deficiency)
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (17 deficiencies)
4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Miscellaneous (2 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Corrected 2025-09-29
Fire Safety
Establish emergency prep training and testing.
Corrected 2025-09-29
Fire Safety
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
Corrected 2025-09-11
Fire Safety
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2025-10-08
Fire Safety
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
Corrected 2025-09-29
Fire Safety
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.
Corrected 2025-09-29
Fire Safety
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Corrected 2025-10-06
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-09-10
Fire Safety
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2025-10-06
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2025-10-10
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-05-06
Fire Safety
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Corrected 2024-09-20
Fire Safety
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Corrected 2024-09-20
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-09-20
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-09-20
Inspection history
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-09-12
Health
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2025-09-12
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-09-12
Health
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Corrected 2025-09-12
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-05-28
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2025-05-28
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-05-28
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-05-28
Health
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.
Corrected 2025-05-28
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-05-28
Health
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Corrected 2025-05-28
Health
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Corrected 2025-05-28
Health
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2024-11-15
Health
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-11-15
Health
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-11-15
Health
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2024-10-14
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 2024-10-14
Health
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2024-11-15
Health
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2024-10-14
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 2024-11-15
Health
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-11-15
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-11-15
Health
Have policies on smoking.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
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.
Corrected 2024-11-15
Health
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Corrected 2024-11-15
Health
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.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-10-14
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 2024-11-15
Health
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.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-11-15
Health
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-10-14
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 2024-10-14
Health
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-07-08
Health
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Corrected 2024-04-05
Health
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-03-07
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-03-07
Health
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Corrected 2023-11-03
Health
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2023-11-03
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-11-03
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2023-11-03
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-07-03
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-07-03
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2023-07-17
Health
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Corrected 2023-06-16
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-06-16
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2023-06-16
Penalties and ownership
Fine · fine $238,905
Fine
Fine · fine $13,880
Fine
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
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