MILL TOWN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION

Special Focus Facility candidate · CCN 225318 · BLUPOINT MERRIMACK HEALTHCARE LLC · For profit - Limited Liability company · 130 certified beds · Essex · MA


MILL TOWN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION is a 130-bed nursing home in AMESBURY, Massachusetts. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1988-12-07. It averages 68.3 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at MILL TOWN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION?

CMS lists 61 health-inspection deficiencies for MILL TOWN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION since 2023-07-28, 40 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 2026-05-20.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-05-20F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.G
2026-05-20F0580, F0760Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.D
2026-03-24F0607, F0609Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.D
2026-02-03F0658, F0842Ensure 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
2025-05-29F0740Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.G
2025-05-29F0641, F0658, F0684, F0761, F0883Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / 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. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.E
2025-05-29F0609, F0610, F0677, F0689, F0693, F0694, F0697, F0745, F0791, F0880Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / 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. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2025-05-29F0640Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.B
2025-02-11F0656, F0842Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.D
2024-06-25F0580, F0684, F0726Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / 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.K
2024-06-25F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.E
2024-06-25F0552, F0607, F0656, F0677, F0686, F0689, F0699, F0756, F0825, F0842Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / 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. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.D
2023-07-28F0730, F0881Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.F
2023-07-28F0656, F0689, F0812Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.E
2023-07-28F0550, F0552, F0558, F0585, F0604, F0610, F0658, F0677, F0695, F0698, F0757, F0758, F0759, F0761, F0842, F0880Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / 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.D

Why was MILL TOWN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION fined 3 times?

DateTypeAmount
2026-05-20Fine$16,350
2025-05-29Fine$78,198
2024-06-25Fine$161,387

How is MILL TOWN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION staffed relative to the MA average?

MeasureThis facilityMA average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day3.095803.86193
Total nursing staff turnover (%)52.838.2
Average number of residents per day68.398.5

Who owns MILL TOWN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION?

MILL TOWN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name BLUPOINT MERRIMACK HEALTHCARE LLC.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTAMESBURY MILLTOWN JJP V HOLDINGS LLCsince 06/02/2022
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTDRJE HOLDINGS LLC, LILLA ABEGG SWANSON REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, SEGGY CORP, THE DANIEL J BUCHHOLZ TRUST, THOMAS BUCHHOLZ FAMILY TRUST, VGTORIUOS PRODUCTIONS LLC, CUZZUPOLI, JOSEPH, HENNESSY, DAVID, SEGALINE, MARK, SWANSON, JIMsince 06/02/2022
CORPORATE DIRECTORFRAIOLI, PATRICKsince 06/02/2022
CORPORATE OFFICERCUZZUPOLI, JOSEPH, KOPPENHEFFER, ALEX, WHEELER, SCOTTsince 06/02/2022
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLAMESBURY MILLTOWN JJP V HOLDINGS LLC, CUZZUPOLI, JOSEPH, FRAIOLI, PATRICK, KOPPENHEFFER, ALEX, WHEELER, SCOTTsince 06/02/2022

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