REGALCARE AT WORCESTER
REGALCARE AT WORCESTER, in WORCESTER, Massachusetts, holds 160 certified beds and has been certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1990-07-01, averaging 119.0 residents a day.
Has REGALCARE AT WORCESTER been cited for violations?
CMS lists 31 health-inspection deficiencies for REGALCARE AT WORCESTER since 2022-06-07, 17 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2025-05-06.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-06 | F0686, F0698 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D |
| 2025-04-17 | F0565, F0584, F0689 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. / Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E |
| 2025-04-17 | F0693, F0761, F0791, F0880 | 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. / 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 or obtain dental services for each resident. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-04-17 | F0641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | B |
| 2024-01-04 | F0552, F0658, F0691, F0695, F0727, F0812, F0880 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. / 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. | D |
| 2022-06-07 | F0885, F0886 | Report COVID19 data to residents and families. / Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. | F |
| 2022-06-07 | F0687, F0689, F0814 | Provide appropriate foot care. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | E |
| 2022-06-07 | F0656, F0657, F0684, F0740, F0756, F0758, F0825, F0842 | 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 appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / 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. / 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 |
| 2022-06-07 | 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 |
How is REGALCARE AT WORCESTER staffed relative to the MA average?
| Measure | This facility | MA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.41116 | 3.86193 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 34.0 | 38.2 |
| Average number of residents per day | 119.0 | 98.5 |
Who owns REGALCARE AT WORCESTER, and what chain is it in?
REGALCARE AT WORCESTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name OC AZURE OF WORCESTER CENTER LLC and belongs to the REGALCARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | OC AZURE OF WORCESTER HOLDINGS LLC | since 02/01/2022 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | MIRLIS, ELIYAHU | since 02/01/2022 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | MIRLIS, ELIYAHU | since 02/01/2022 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | MIRLIS, ELIYAHU | since 02/01/2022 |
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