D'Youville Senior Care
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1990-07-01, D'Youville Senior Care is a 208-bed nursing home in LOWELL, Massachusetts, averaging 197.6 residents a day.
Has D'Youville Senior Care been cited for violations?
CMS lists 41 health-inspection deficiencies for D'Youville Senior Care, all 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 2026-06-29.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | F0760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| 2026-04-15 | F0695, F0761, F0880 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / 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. | E |
| 2026-04-15 | F0550, F0656, F0658, F0686, F0687, F0692, F0694, F0698, F0712, F0791, F0803, F0842 | 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. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide appropriate foot care. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. / Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2026-02-17 | F0561, F0658 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| 2026-01-13 | F0557, F0607, F0609 | Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. / Develop 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 |
| 2025-12-04 | F0687 | Provide appropriate foot care. | D |
| 2025-04-11 | F0761, F0812 | 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2025-04-11 | F0554, F0655, F0656, F0658, F0677, F0808, F0842 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / 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 care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2024-08-21 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2024-05-31 | 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. | E |
| 2024-05-31 | F0580, F0610, F0658, F0685, F0694, F0808, F0810 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. / Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law. / Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. | D |
How is D'Youville Senior Care staffed relative to the MA average?
| Measure | This facility | MA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.78703 | 3.86193 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 36.4 | 38.2 |
| Average number of residents per day | 197.6 | 98.5 |
Who owns D'Youville Senior Care?
D'Youville Senior Care is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name D YOUVILLE SENIOR CARE INC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | ALTENWEG, MARK, FERRICK, MICHAEL, HARDEN, DIANE, PRENDERGAST, NAOMI | since 01/26/2004 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | ALTENWEG, MARK, PRENDERGAST, NAOMI | since 09/07/2007 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | ALTENWEG, MARK, PRENDERGAST, NAOMI | since 09/07/2007 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | D'YOUVILLE LEADERSHIP SOLUTIONS, INC, ALTENWEG, MARK, ARCHAMBAULT, JEANNE, BRESNICK, LOUIS, BROWN, THOMAS, CLERMONT, JOASEPH, COCHRAN, MARK, FERRICK, MICHAEL, FRECHETTE, GERARD, GORI, PETER, HOEY, AMY, HOWARD, CAROL, KNIGHT, MARGARET, LAROCHELLE, STEVEN, LEBLANC, PAULINE, LINNEHAN, JAMES, MALO, PRESCILLE, MARTIN, WILLIAM, PRENDERGAST, NAOMI, RAMIREZ, JUDITH, SUTCLIFFE, ARTHUR, YOUNG, ROBERT | since 01/01/2012 |
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