Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
THE MASSACHUSETTS VETERANS HOME AT CHELSEA
Does THE MASSACHUSETTS VETERANS HOME AT CHELSEA have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), THE MASSACHUSETTS VETERANS HOME AT CHELSEA (CCN 225110), in CHELSEA, MA, has federal inspection findings on its record.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 5 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity D on CMS's A–L scale — CMS's "potential for harm" tier, below actual harm. The most recent federal survey on file is dated 2025-09-19. Citations from earlier inspection cycles appear in the dated timeline below as historical findings, not current ones. This page restates the federal record as published by CMS and draws no conclusion of its own. Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
The Federal Record
The most recent federal inspection on file records no actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy citations for this facility.
Below is this facility's federal survey record as on file with CMS.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
Overall CMS star rating: this facility vs the CMS-published state average
This facility: 4 · CMS state average: 3.1
Deficiency timeline — full federal history
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
19 citations from earlier inspection cycles — historical, not current (expand)
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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.
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
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.
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