Masconomet Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Masconomet Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Mar 12, 2026

  Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to store and handle food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety, potentially putting the residents at risk for foodborne illness. Specifically, the facility failed to:1. Ensure that food was stored, labeled, and dated properly, and that food/beverages were not expired; and2. Ensure staff did not handle ready-to-eat food with contaminated gloves. Findings include:1. Review of the facility's policy titled, Food Receiving and Storage, dated November 2022, indicated but was not limited to the following:-All foods stored in the refrigerator or freezer are covered, labeled and dated ( use by date).-Refrigerated foods are labeled, dated and monitored so they are used by their use by date, frozen, or… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF758Mar 20, 2025

  Based on record review and interviews the facility failed to ensure that PRN (as needed) ordered psychotropic drugs were limited to 14 days for four Residents (#32, #85, #421 and #424) out of a total sample of 26 residents. Specifically, 1. For Resident #32, the facility failed to implement a 14 day stop date for a PRN Ativan (an antianxiety medication). 2. For Resident #85, the facility failed to implement a 14 day stop date for a PRN Clonazepam (an antianxiety medication). 3. For Resident #421, the facility failed to implement a 14 day stop date for a PRN Clonazepam (an antianxiety medication). 4. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Jan 6, 2022

  Based on interview, record review and observation, the facility failed to 1. ensure it followed Center for Disease Control (CDC) requirements for assessing in-person visitation for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 and exposure to others with suspected or confirmed [CONDITION(S)]-CoV-2 infection, 2. perform proper hand hygiene, 3. maintain social distancing between residents during an outbreak, 4. practice proper glove use when administering insulin, and 5. wear the proper personal protective equipment (PPE) when entering a COVID positive room. Findings include: 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF656Mar 12, 2026

  Based on observations, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure one Resident's (#91) hand roll was in place as ordered by the physician, out of a total sample of 26 residents. Findings include:Review of the policy titled Resident Mobility and Range of Motion, dated as revised July 2017, indicated:2. Residents with limited range of motion will receive treatment and services to increase and/or prevent a further decrease in ROM (range of motion). 6. Interventions may include therapies, the provision of necessary equipment, and/or exercises and will be based on professional standards of practice and will be consistent with state laws and practice acts. 8. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF689Mar 12, 2026

  Based on observations, record review, and interviews, for one Resident (#77), out of 26 sampled residents, the facility failed to provide an environment free of accidents and hazards to prevent injury. Specifically, for Resident #77, who has a history of repeated falls, the facility failed to ensure fall mats were in place as ordered by the physician. Findings include:Review of the facility's policy titled Falls and Fall Risk, Managing, dated as revised March 2018, indicated:Resident-Centered Approaches to Managing Falls and Fall Risk.1. The staff, with the input of the attending physician, will implement a resident-centered fall prevention plan to reduce the specific risk factor(s) of falls for each resident at risk or with a history of falls. […]