Life Care Center of Stoneham

Certification

Medicare-certified.

Ratings

Inspection history (31)

Records from September 2023 to September 2025.

• September 14, 2023

  Tag F0656

  Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 10, 2023.

• September 14, 2023

  Tag F0688

  Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

  Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 10, 2023.

• September 14, 2023

  Tag F0880

  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 10, 2023.

• September 14, 2023

  Tag F0812

  Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 10, 2023.

• September 14, 2023

  Tag F0583

  Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

  Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 10, 2023.

• September 14, 2023

  Tag F0658

  Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

  Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected October 10, 2023.

• September 14, 2023

  Tag F0842

  Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

  Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 10, 2023.

• September 14, 2023

  Tag F0684

  Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected October 10, 2023.

• September 14, 2023

  Tag 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.

  Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 10, 2023.

• September 14, 2023

  Tag F0552

  Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

  Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 10, 2023.

• September 14, 2023

  Tag F0550

  Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 10, 2023.

Penalties (2)

Total fines: $39,559

• March 19, 2025 · Fine

  CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $9,620 against this nursing home on March 19, 2025.

• September 14, 2023 · Fine

  CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $29,939 against this nursing home on September 14, 2023.

Staffing

4.07 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 3.95 in Q4 2025.

From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.

Ownership

For profit