• CMS rates this facility 2/5 stars (below average)
• Has 118 certified beds with an average of 97.1 residents per day (82% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 9 deficiencies (inspected Feb 19, 2025)
• Has been fined a total of $20,651 across 2 fine(s)
• Total nursing staff: 4.00 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 55.6% (high)
• Part of the Elder Services chain (6 facilities)
Brandon Woods of Dartmouth is a 2-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts with 118 certified beds. It has been operating since 1975. The facility scored below average compared to Massachusetts facilities.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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 each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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.
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.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
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.
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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.
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 enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
+ 8 more deficiencies
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESSEX GROUP INCORPORATED | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 100% | Jul 9, 1973 |
| DOYLE, PHILIP | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 9% | Jul 9, 1973 |
| ROMANO, BRANDON | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 12% | Aug 16, 2008 |
| ROMANO, FRANK | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 44% | Jul 9, 1973 |
| ROMANO, JAMES | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 12% | Aug 16, 2008 |
| ROMANO, KATELYN | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 12% | Aug 16, 2008 |
| ROMANO, KYLE | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 12% | Aug 16, 2008 |
| ESSEX GROUP MANAGEMENT CORP | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Jan 1, 1995 |
| HARRIS, CHERYL | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Oct 3, 2024 |
| HETZLER, JULIANNE | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Nov 1, 2022 |
| PICONE, SCOTT | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | May 26, 2002 |
| ROMANO, FRANK | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jul 9, 1973 |
| ROMANO, KATELYN | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | May 8, 2017 |
| TEVES, PHILLIP | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Apr 1, 2021 |
| ROMANO, FRANK | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Jul 9, 1973 |
| ROMANO, FRANK | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jul 9, 1973 |
| RCH/KCP 2021 FUND INVESTORS, LP | 5% OR GREATER SECURITY INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Jan 1, 2025 |
| RCH/KCP 2021 FUND INVESTORS, LP | 5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Jan 1, 2025 |
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