Deficiency timeline
SAUGUS CENTER
Dated inspection findings, penalties, and correction notes for this nursing home in Saugus, MA. Newest events first.
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0865: Administration
Administration
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Fine $56,407cms
CMS fine
Civil money penalty recorded in CMS Nursing Home Compare.
- Class IImmediate jeopardy (J)cms
F0580: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IImmediate jeopardy (J)cms
F0689: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IImmediate jeopardy (J)cms
F0726: Nursing and Physician Services
Nursing & physician services
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 Jul 17, 2025
- Class IImmediate jeopardy (J)cms
F0835: Administration
Administration
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (F)cms
F0730: Nursing and Physician Services
Nursing & physician services
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)cms
F0584: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)cms
F0880: Infection Control
Infection control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)cms
F0881: Infection Control
Infection control
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)cms
F0887: Infection Control
Infection control
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0641: Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Assessment & care planning
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0656: Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Assessment & care planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0658: Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Assessment & care planning
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0677: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0679: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0684: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0685: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0688: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
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 Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0695: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0699: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0744: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0761: Pharmacy Service
Pharmacy services
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 Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0770: Administration
Administration
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0791: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0805: Nutrition and Dietary
Nutrition & dietary
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected Jul 17, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0686: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected Apr 29, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0760: Pharmacy Service
Pharmacy services
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected Apr 29, 2025
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0686: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (F)cms
F0725: Nursing and Physician Services
Nursing & physician services
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (F)cms
F0880: Infection Control
Infection control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)cms
F0550: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)cms
F0656: Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Assessment & care planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)cms
F0761: Pharmacy Service
Pharmacy services
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 Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (E)cms
F0790: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0554: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0578: Resident Rights
Resident rights
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 Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0607: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Abuse, neglect & exploitation
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0609: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Abuse, neglect & exploitation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0641: Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Assessment & care planning
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0658: Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Assessment & care planning
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0684: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0689: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)Complaint-relatedcms
F0691: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0692: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0695: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0698: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0740: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0812: Nutrition and Dietary
Nutrition & dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0842: Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Assessment & care planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0908: Environmental
Environment
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Corrected Jul 25, 2024
- Fine $9,539cms
CMS fine
Civil money penalty recorded in CMS Nursing Home Compare.
- Class IIActual harm (G)Complaint-relatedcms
F0689: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected Apr 2, 2024
- Class IIActual harm (G)Complaint-relatedcms
F0656: Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Assessment & care planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected Apr 2, 2024
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0656: Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Assessment & care planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected May 29, 2023
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0677: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected May 29, 2023
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0684: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected May 29, 2023
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0688: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
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 May 29, 2023
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0695: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected May 29, 2023
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0699: Quality of Life and Care
Quality of life & care
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Corrected May 29, 2023
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0756: Pharmacy Service
Pharmacy services
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected May 29, 2023
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0759: Pharmacy Service
Pharmacy services
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected May 29, 2023
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0804: Nutrition and Dietary
Nutrition & dietary
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Corrected May 29, 2023
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0880: Infection Control
Infection control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected May 29, 2023
- Class IVMinimal harm / potential for minimal harm (B)cms
F0625: Resident Rights
Resident rights
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 May 29, 2023
- Class IVMinimal harm / potential for minimal harm (B)cms
F0623: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected May 29, 2023
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0552: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected May 29, 2023
- Class IIIPotential for more than minimal harm (D)cms
F0584: Resident Rights
Resident rights
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected May 29, 2023
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