Life Care Center of Wilbraham
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1991-12-12, Life Care Center of Wilbraham is a 123-bed nursing home in WILBRAHAM, Massachusetts, averaging 114.9 residents a day.
Has Life Care Center of Wilbraham been cited for violations?
CMS lists 33 health-inspection deficiencies for Life Care Center of Wilbraham since 2022-05-13, 23 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is E; the most recent health inspection was 2025-03-12.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-12 | F0812, F0880 | 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 |
| 2025-03-12 | F0550, F0558, F0578, F0658, F0684, F0695, F0698, F0742, F0758, F0761, F0868 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / 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. / 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. / 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 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. / Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly | D |
| 2025-03-12 | F0625 | 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. | B |
| 2023-12-15 | F0623 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | E |
| 2023-12-15 | F0550, F0656, F0658, F0756, F0761, F0880, F0883 | Honor 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. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| 2023-12-15 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | C |
| 2022-05-13 | F0690, F0812 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2022-05-13 | F0561, F0623, F0625, F0656, F0689, F0756, F0758, F0842 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal 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. / Develop 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. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
How is Life Care Center of Wilbraham staffed relative to the MA average?
| Measure | This facility | MA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.83466 | 3.86193 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 33.9 | 38.2 |
| Average number of residents per day | 114.9 | 98.5 |
Who owns Life Care Center of Wilbraham, and what chain is it in?
Life Care Center of Wilbraham is registered with CMS as For profit - Partnership, operates under the legal business name WILBRAHAM MEDICAL INVESTORS LP and belongs to the LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | DEVELOPERS INVESTMENT COMPANY INC | since 06/01/1993 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | LONG, ZOFIA, LOPATA, DENNIS, SPARKS, JOSEPH | since 03/15/2004 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | CROSS, CINDY, HENRY, TERRY, LAY, LISA, SWANKER, RICHARD, THURMOND, JOAN | since 02/09/2018 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | DEVELOPERS INVESTMENT COMPANY INC, LIFE CARE AFFILIATES II, LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., WILBRAHAM MEDICAL INVESTORS LP, ELDER, ANN MARIA, FLETCHER, TODD, LONG, ZOFIA, LOPATA, DENNIS, PRESTON, AUBREY, SPARKS, JOSEPH, ZIEGLER, JAMES | since 03/15/2004 |
| GENERAL PARTNERSHIP INTEREST | LIFE CARE AFFILIATES II | since 06/01/1993 |
| LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST | PRESTON, FORREST | since 08/28/1987 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | LIFE CARE AFFILIATES II, LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., WILBRAHAM MEDICAL INVESTORS LP, ELDER, ANN MARIA, LOPATA, DENNIS, PRESTON, FORREST | since 03/19/2025 |
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