FAIRHAVEN HEALTHCARE CENTER
FAIRHAVEN HEALTHCARE CENTER is a 169-bed nursing home in LOWELL, Massachusetts. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1990-07-01. It averages 128.5 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at FAIRHAVEN HEALTHCARE CENTER?
CMS lists 44 health-inspection deficiencies for FAIRHAVEN HEALTHCARE CENTER, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-15.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2026-01-12 | F0760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| 2025-09-26 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | E |
| 2025-09-26 | F0550, F0605, F0656, F0657, F0677, F0690, F0698, F0757, F0759, F0761, F0812 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / 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. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D |
| 2024-10-23 | F0658, F0695, F0880 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2024-10-23 | F0550, F0656, F0677, F0686, F0689, F0690, F0692, F0698, F0759, F0761, F0808, 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. / 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 appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / 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. / 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 |
| 2024-03-28 | F0561 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | E |
| 2023-12-19 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2023-11-15 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | G |
| 2023-11-15 | F0759, F0842 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | E |
| 2023-11-15 | F0554, F0580, F0604, F0656, F0677, F0689, F0693, F0695, F0698 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / 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. / 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 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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D |
| 2023-11-15 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
Why was FAIRHAVEN HEALTHCARE CENTER fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-15 | Fine | $15,030 |
How is FAIRHAVEN HEALTHCARE CENTER staffed relative to the MA average?
| Measure | This facility | MA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.23431 | 3.86193 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 49.5 | 38.2 |
| Average number of residents per day | 128.5 | 98.5 |
Who owns FAIRHAVEN HEALTHCARE CENTER, and what chain is it in?
FAIRHAVEN HEALTHCARE CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name VARNUM OPS LLC and belongs to the LME FAMILY HOLDINGS chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | HIRSCH, NISSON, HIRSCH, SHMUEL, PROBST, SARAH, PROBST, SETH | since 08/01/2022 |
| CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | TAKESIAN, MICHAEL | since 08/01/2022 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | LME FAMILY HOLDINGS LLC, HIRSCH, NISSON, HIRSCH, SHMUEL, LAHASKY, EPHRAM, PROBST, SARAH, PROBST, SETH | since 08/01/2022 |
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