OC Reading Center LLC
OC Reading Center LLC is a 123-bed nursing home in READING, Massachusetts. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1990-07-01. It averages 75.0 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at OC Reading Center LLC?
CMS lists 50 health-inspection deficiencies for OC Reading Center LLC, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2025-12-31.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | F0550, F0761 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / 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. | E |
| 2025-12-31 | F0604, F0655, F0686, F0692, F0698 | Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D |
| 2025-11-14 | F0557 | Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. | D |
| 2025-07-30 | F0678, F0726 | Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives. / 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. | D |
| 2024-11-05 | F0740, F0742 | Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and 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. | J |
| 2024-11-05 | F0656, F0686 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | G |
| 2024-11-05 | F0726 | 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. | E |
| 2024-11-05 | F0550, F0580, F0585, F0607, F0610, F0658, F0677, F0685, F0689, F0698, F0756, F0759, F0761, F0842, F0865, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the 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. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / 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. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / 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. / 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. / Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-09-11 | F0559 | Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. | E |
| 2023-10-13 | F0761 | 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. | E |
| 2023-10-13 | F0550, F0554, F0578, F0656, F0658, F0676, F0684, F0685, F0686, F0689, F0692, F0695, F0740, F0758, F0759, F0808 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / 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. / 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 residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / 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 enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / 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 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. | D |
| 2023-10-13 | F0582 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | B |
Why was OC Reading Center LLC fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Fine | $54,360 |
How is OC Reading Center LLC staffed relative to the MA average?
| Measure | This facility | MA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.60250 | 3.86193 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 57.1 | 38.2 |
| Average number of residents per day | 75.0 | 98.5 |
Who owns OC Reading Center LLC, and what chain is it in?
OC Reading Center LLC is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name OC READING CENTER LLC and belongs to the AZURE HEALTHCARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | AREM, CHERYL, BROWN, YOSSI, HERSKOVITZ, MIRIAM, YUROWITZ, SAM | since 12/29/2025 |
| 5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST | OC READING PROPCO LLC | since 12/29/2025 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | AZURE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT AC LLC, AZOR, JOSHUA, BROYDE, CHAIM, LEBLANC, KELLY, LIEBERMAN, AZRIEL, MALIK, FAISAL | since 01/02/2026 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | AZURE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT AC LLC, IM FAMILY HOLDINGS LLC, JCA CAPITAL ASSOCIATES LLC, OC READING PROPCO LLC, AZOR, JOSHUA, BROWN, YOSSI, BROYDE, CHAIM, LEBLANC, KELLY, LIEBERMAN, AZRIEL, MALIK, FAISAL, YUROWITZ, SAM | since 01/02/2026 |
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