CARE ONE AT NEW BEDFORD
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1994-09-09, CARE ONE AT NEW BEDFORD is a 154-bed nursing home in NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts, averaging 142.4 residents a day.
Has CARE ONE AT NEW BEDFORD been cited for violations?
CMS lists 29 health-inspection deficiencies for CARE ONE AT NEW BEDFORD since 2023-01-30, 12 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2025-08-05.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-05 | F0686, F0812, F0880 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2025-08-05 | F0656, F0658, F0842 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2025-08-05 | F0641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | B |
| 2025-02-03 | F0761, F0880 | 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-05-22 | F0760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | E |
| 2024-05-22 | F0756 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D |
| 2024-05-22 | F0641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | B |
| 2023-01-30 | F0812, F0895 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Have a Compliance and Ethics Program. | F |
| 2023-01-30 | F0656, F0658, F0695, F0886 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. | E |
| 2023-01-30 | F0558, F0580, F0604, F0692, F0693, F0694, F0757, F0761, F0842, F0880, F0881 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / 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. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | D |
How is CARE ONE AT NEW BEDFORD staffed relative to the MA average?
| Measure | This facility | MA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.59925 | 3.86193 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 29.9 | 38.2 |
| Average number of residents per day | 142.4 | 98.5 |
Who owns CARE ONE AT NEW BEDFORD, and what chain is it in?
CARE ONE AT NEW BEDFORD is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name 221 FITZGERALD DRIVE OPERATING COMPANY, LLC and belongs to the CAREONE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | THCI OF MASSACHUSETTS, LLC | since 07/01/2003 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | CARE REALTY, LLC, DES-I 2016 GRAT, STRAUS, DANIEL, STRAUS, MOSHAEL | since 04/30/2002 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | BARUCH, DAVID | since 12/01/2021 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BARUCH, DAVID | since 12/01/2021 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | HEALTHBRIDGE MANAGEMENT LLC | since 07/01/2003 |
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