Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Quabbin Valley Healthcare
821 Daniel Shays Highway · Athol, MA 01331 · 142 certified beds
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About Quabbin Valley Healthcare
Quabbin Valley Healthcare is a nursing home in Athol, Massachusetts. Its capacity is 142 beds, above the Worcester County median of 123 for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of New England Innovative Health Care PLLC. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 42 citations, the most recent on February 25, 2026. CMS also lists 2 fines or payment denials against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.61 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
2.0Staffing
2.0Quality measures
2.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (42)
Records from March 2023 to February 2026.
February 25, 2026
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 13, 2026.
December 23, 2025
Tag F0656Develop 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 December 16, 2025.
December 23, 2025
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 16, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 30, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0732Post nurse staffing information every day.
Severity B: pattern, no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. Corrected September 30, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0883Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 30, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0761Ensure 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 D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 30, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0698Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 30, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 30, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0550Honor 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 September 30, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 30, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0636Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Severity B: pattern, no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. Corrected September 30, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 30, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 30, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 30, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 30, 2025.
April 9, 2025
Tag F0918Provide a bathroom in or located near each resident’s room.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 30, 2025.
April 9, 2025
Tag F0912Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Severity B: pattern, no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. Corrected April 30, 2025.
September 17, 2024
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected October 11, 2024.
August 6, 2024
Tag F0604Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 30, 2024.
Penalties (2)
Total fines: $62,250
September 17, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $9,318 against this nursing home on September 17, 2024.
May 1, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $52,932 against this nursing home on May 1, 2024.
Staffing
3.61 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 3.51 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit
- Parent company: New England Innovative Health Care PLLC
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Massachusetts.
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