BLUEBERRY HILL REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CTR

CCN 225133 · BLUEBERRY HILL OPERATOR LLC · For profit - Corporation · MARQUIS HEALTH SERVICES chain · 132 certified beds · Essex · MA


BLUEBERRY HILL REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CTR is a 132-bed nursing home in BEVERLY, Massachusetts. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1967-06-30. It averages 121.8 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at BLUEBERRY HILL REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CTR?

CMS lists 70 health-inspection deficiencies for BLUEBERRY HILL REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CTR, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is K; the most recent health inspection was 2025-12-17.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2025-12-17F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2025-12-17F0609, F0656, F0658, F0740, F0761, F0791Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / 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. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and 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. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.D
2025-02-19F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.G
2025-02-19F0580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.D
2024-11-12F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.K
2024-11-12F0580, F0600, F0710Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.J
2024-11-12F0686, F0692Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.G
2024-11-12F0867Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.F
2024-11-12F0550, F0656, F0658, F0679, F0725, F0740, F0791, F0804, F0842, F0880Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / 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 activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. / Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / 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.E
2024-11-12F0552, F0553, F0561, F0584, F0610, F0677, F0688, F0695, F0697, F0699, F0726, F0756, F0757, F0761, F0805Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / 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. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / 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. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.D
2024-01-23F0623Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.D
2023-10-26F0600, F0689Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.G
2023-10-26F0725, F0726, F0730, F0812, F0841, F0881, F0947Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / 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. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.F
2023-10-26F0584, F0656, F0677, F0761, F0805, F0883Honor 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. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / 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 receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.E
2023-10-26F0552, F0583, F0609, F0610, F0657, F0676, F0693, F0695, F0756, F0759, F0790, F0842, F0880Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / 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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. / 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.D

Why was BLUEBERRY HILL REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CTR fined 3 times?

DateTypeAmount
2025-02-19Fine$12,935
2024-11-12Fine$157,749
2023-10-26Fine$60,775

How is BLUEBERRY HILL REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CTR staffed relative to the MA average?

MeasureThis facilityMA average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day3.440913.86193
Total nursing staff turnover (%)24.738.2
Average number of residents per day121.898.5

Who owns BLUEBERRY HILL REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CTR, and what chain is it in?

BLUEBERRY HILL REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CTR is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name BLUEBERRY HILL OPERATOR LLC and belongs to the MARQUIS HEALTH SERVICES chain.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTQUINTO GUARDIAN LLC, UKR CONSULTING LLCsince 06/01/2014
INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTKOHN FAM TR GST EXEMPT UAD 3-25-13, NFR 2020 IRRV TR, RSBRMK HOLDINGS LLC, SK 2013 INVESTMENT TR UA 03252013, TRYKO GUARDIAN HOLDINGS LLC, UAK 2020 IRRV TR, YR 2013 INVESTMENT TRUST U/A/D 3/25/13since 01/01/2022
5% OR GREATER SECURITY INTERESTCIBC BANK USAsince 06/02/2014
MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODYCROWLEY, JEFFREY, NUGENT, MARK, SMITH, JACINTAsince 03/18/2026
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLMARQUIS LIMITED LLC, RELIANT PRO REHAB LLC, NUGENT, MARK, POSEN, MINDEE, SOMESWARANANTHAN, JANARTHANANsince 01/01/2021
INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNFFLAGLER, OSHER, KAHANOW, AVIVA, KOHN, SARA, KOHN, SEAN, ROKOWSKY, YITZCHOKsince 03/18/2025
ADP OF THE SNFMARQUIS LIMITED LLC, RELIANT PRO REHAB LLC, CROWLEY, JEFFREY, NUGENT, MARK, POSEN, MINDEE, SMITH, JACINTA, SOMESWARANANTHAN, JANARTHANANsince 02/07/2018

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