• CMS rates this facility 2/5 stars (below average)
• Has 124 certified beds with an average of 113.2 residents per day (91% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 16 deficiencies (inspected Oct 18, 2024)
• No fines on record
• Total nursing staff: 3.85 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 52.5% (high)
Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a 2-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Gardner, Massachusetts with 124 certified beds. It has been operating since 1970. The facility scored below average compared to Massachusetts facilities.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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.
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.
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.
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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 and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
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.
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 care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
+ 5 more deficiencies
No penalties on record.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARDNER NURSING HOME HOLDING COMPANY LLC | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 100% | Apr 20, 2021 |
| JACOBOWITZ, HARRY | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 14% | Dec 13, 2022 |
| JACOBOWITZ, KALMAN | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 12% | Dec 13, 2022 |
| LIPMAN, EILEEN | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 12% | Dec 13, 2022 |
| LIPMAN, MICHAEL | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 32% | Dec 13, 2022 |
| MERMELSTEIN, ELISA | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 12% | Dec 13, 2022 |
| MERMELSTEIN, HOWARD | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 11% | Dec 13, 2022 |
| ASGHAR, IRFAN | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Dec 13, 2022 |
| MERMELSTEIN, HOWARD | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Dec 13, 2022 |
| CAMBRIDGE, JOSHUA | W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | Individual | N/A | Dec 13, 2022 |
| JACOBOWITZ, KALMAN | W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | Individual | N/A | Dec 13, 2022 |