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Stone Rehabilitation And Senior Living

Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts · CCN 225683

12 surveys since 2012. The first finding at harm level was recorded in 2021.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

Citations on record
70
Surveys
12
Harm or worse
5
Immediate jeopardy
0
The record, 2012–2026
’12’15’20’25’26
No harm recordedHarm or worseNot surveyed
Harm or worse5

Findings where a surveyor recorded actual harm to a resident.

Beyond CMS’s monthly file8/12

Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.

The facility

Certified beds
82
Ownership
Non profit - Other
Chain
Independent
County
Middlesex
Medicare-certified since
1995

CMS ratings

Overall
3
Health inspection
3
Staffing
4
Quality measures
4

CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.

Compared with similar facilities

Since 2021, this facility recorded more weighted findings than most of its peer group.

Weighted by harm level, against 15 not-for-profit facilities of 66–99 beds in Massachusetts.

Last survey on record

Mar 11, 2026

243 days ago.

Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.

Staffing

MeasureThis facilityPeer median
Nurse hours per resident day3.894.13
Registered-nurse hours per resident day0.64—
Annual nurse turnover29.0%30.8%

As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.

Enforcement

Fines
$16,195 across 1 penalty

Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.

Severity of recent findings

Citations by CMS scope and severity. Rows are harm level, columns are how widespread the finding was.
SeverityIsolatedPatternWidespread
Immediate jeopardyJ—K—L—
Actual harmG28.7%H—I—
No harm, potential for more than minimalD1878.3%E313.0%F—
No harm, potential for minimalA—B—C—
CMS’s current file: 23 of the 70 citations on record.

Most frequently cited here

In CMS’s current monthly file.

  • F6563×

    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  • F6582×

    Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

  • F6772×

    Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

  • F6952×

    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  • F8802×

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Stone Rehabilitation And Senior Living, in the surveyor’s own words.

  • Actual harm, isolatedF656Feb 6, 2024

    Based on records reviewed and interviews, for one of three sampled residents (Resident #1), whose Plan of Care indicated that he/she required the use of a Spryte lift (mobility stand aid that supports a person's body weight to help them stand up from a seated position) with assistance of two staff members for transfers from chair to bed, the Facility failed to ensure nursing staff implemented and followed interventions identified in his/her Plan of Care while meeting his/her needs to transfer, when on 01/14/24, Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) #1 transferred Resident #1 from his/her wheelchair into bed without the use of a Spryte lift and without another staff member present to assist her. […]

  • Actual harm, isolatedF689Feb 6, 2024

    Based on records reviewed and interviews for one of three sampled residents (Resident #1), who required the use of a Spryte lift (mobility stand aid that supports a person's body weight to help them stand up from a seated position) with assistance of two staff members for transfers from chair to bed, the Facility failed to ensure he/she was provided with the necessary level of staff assistance and assistive device to maintain his/her safety, in an effort to prevent an incident/accident resulting in an injury, when on 01/14/24, Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) #1 transferred Resident #1 from wheelchair into bed without the use of a Spryte lift and without another staff member present to assist her. […]

  • Actual harm, isolatedF689Jan 31, 2023

    Based on records reviewed and interviews for one of four sampled residents (Resident #1), who was assessed to be at high risk for falls, had a diagnosis of dementia, and frequently wandered on the unit, the Facility failed to ensure they maintained a hazard free environment in an effort to maintain his/her safety to prevent falls resulting in injury. On 01/22/23, Resident #1 was observed on the floor in the hallway after he/she tripped on a stand up scale that had been stored against the wall directly outside the doorway to his/her room. After the fall, Resident #1 was assessed to have a skin tear on his/her left knee, and nursing staff treated the wound with steri-strips (thin strips of adhesive tape used to hold skin edges of minor wounds together for healing). […]

  • Actual harm, isolatedF688Oct 28, 2021

    Based on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to identify and address a developing or worsening left hand contracture for 1 Resident (#50) out of a total of 24 sampled residents. Resident #50 was admitted to the facility in January 2018 with diagnoses [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] . Review of his/her most recent Minimum Data Set Assessment (MDS) dated [DATE], indicated he/she is severely cognitively impaired and requires assistance with bathing, dressing and supervision with meals. During observations of Resident #50 during the breakfast meal on 10/27/21, at 8:20 A.M., the surveyor observed Resident #50's left hand was curled up in a fist. […]

  • Actual harm, isolatedF692Oct 28, 2021

    Based on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to identify and address a significant weight loss for 1 Resident (#50) out of a total of 24 sampled residents. Specifically, the facility failed to provide interventions as outlined in the nutrition care plan as well as identify and respond to significant changes in weight which resulted in continued weight loss. Findings include: Resident #50 was admitted to the facility in January 2018 with diagnoses [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] . Review of his/her most recent Minimum Data Set Assessment (MDS), dated [DATE], indicated he/she is severely cognitively impaired and requires assistance with bathing, dressing and supervision with meals. […]

Read 25 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 25 of 70 on record.

Every survey on record

FindingsAt actual harm or above

  • Mar 11, 2026Standard5 findings
  • Apr 9, 2025Standard9 findings
  • May 2, 2024Standard7 findings
  • Feb 6, 2024Complaint2 findings · 2 harm
  • Mar 8, 2023Standard5 findings
  • Jan 31, 2023Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
  • May 5, 2022Complaint2 findings
  • Oct 28, 2021Standard18 findings · 2 harm
Show the 4 earlier surveys
  • Apr 19, 2019Standard6 findings
  • Apr 2, 2018Standard8 findings
  • Mar 8, 2016Standard3 findings
  • Aug 30, 2012—4 findings

Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.

Comparable facilities

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