Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure staff maintained at least 80 square feet per resident in a multiple resident bedroom, for two bedrooms on the A unit. Findings include: During an interview on 5/18/21 at 8:50 A.M., Resident #35 said that his/her room was too crowded. He/she said that he/she had lived in a different room before and he/she shared that room with one other person and it was much better. On 5/18/21 at 9:20 A.M., the surveyor observed rooms #2 and #3 on the A unit. Both of these bedrooms had three residents that resided in them, and both of the bedrooms appeared small and overcrowded. During an interview and observation on 5/18/21 at 1:46 P.M., the Maintenance Director measured room #2 which was a mirror image of room # 3. …
F912 citations in Massachusetts
Bedroom space · Environmental Deficiencies
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Massachusetts cites F912 less often than its own record predicts
0.16 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Massachusetts in 2025, this is the portion that was F912.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Massachusetts surveyors wrote
F912 findings written in Massachusetts, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
Based on observation, interviews and record reviews, for 14 resident rooms that housed two residents per room, located on two of four nursing units, the facility failed to ensure each resident room measured the required square footage of 80 square feet per resident in a multi-bed bedroom. Findings include: On 04/09/25, at 7:50 A.M., the surveyor observed room [ROOM NUMBER], (occupied by two residents) which measured 75 square feet per resident, instead of the required 80 feet. Observations made by the surveyor throughout the day on 04/09/25 indicated the size of the impacted rooms did not compromise the health and safety of the residents residing in the rooms. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Massachusetts citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.04% | 0.19× |
| 2024 | 0.03% | 0.12× |
| 2025 | 0.04% | 0.16× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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