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Nursing Home Inspect > Massachusetts > Norfolk County Data as of March 2024

    Walpole Healthcare

    For profit - Limited Liability company  ·  160 Main Street, Walpole, MA 02081  ·  See home’s Medicare page

    Affiliated With Next Step Healthcare
    People or companies with an ownership interest in or managerial control of this home, according to CMS data.
    3.55
    Nurse hours/resident/day
    Reported total nurse staffing hours per resident per day.
    State Average: 3.8
     
    Nurse turnover
    Data unavailable
    90
    Certified beds
    Qualifying beds in the certified provider or supplier facility.
    60
    Average residents/day
    Average number of residents based on daily census.
    Direct owners are the layer of ownership closest to the nursing home while indirect owners have a stake in the nursing home but are further removed, like a company that owns the direct owner of a home. All owners listed below are people or companies who have at least a 5% stake in the nursing home. Entities with “managerial control” are those who conduct the day-to-day operations of the nursing home.
    Direct owners
    Next Step Ma Nh Master Tenant Llc
    Damian Dell'anno
    William Stephan
    Indirect owners
    No indirect owner information
    Managerial control
    Next Step Healthcare Llc since Dec, 2017
    Managing employee(s)
    Bena Arnett since Jun, 2019

    Inspection Reports

    26

    total deficiencies

    1

    infection-related deficiency

    This home violated federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.

    Inspection reports document deficiencies, which are nursing homes’ failures to meet care requirements. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three standard inspection reports, as well as the last 36 months of complaint and infection-control reports.
    Nov 18, 2022
    Standard report
    9 deficiencies
    (1 infection)

    This report includes a citation for violating federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.
    $3,250 Fine
    B

     to D
    D
    Full report
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0551
    Failure to: Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0558
    Failure to: Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0656
    Failure to: Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0658
    Failure to: Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0687
    Failure to: Provide appropriate foot care.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0757
    Failure to: Ensure each resident's drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0758
    Failure to: 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.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Infection Control Deficiency — F0880
    Failure to: Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Environmental Deficiency — F0921
    Failure to: Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with potential for minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    B
    Sep 4, 2019
    Standard report
    17 deficiencies
    B

     to F
    F
    Full report
    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiency — F0801
    Failure to: Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Many people affected
    Seriousness
    F
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0641
    Failure to: Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0689
    Failure to: Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0756
    Failure to: Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiency — F0804
    Failure to: Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0552
    Failure to: Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0553
    Failure to: Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0580
    Failure to: Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0657
    Failure to: Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0658
    Failure to: Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0684
    Failure to: Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident's preferences and goals.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0691
    Failure to: Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0755
    Failure to: Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0758
    Failure to: 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.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Administration Deficiency — F0849
    Failure to: Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0582
    Failure to: Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with potential for minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    B
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0661
    Failure to: Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with potential for minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    B

    Penalties

    $3,250

    total fines

    A nursing home receives a penalty, either a fine or payment suspensions, when it has a serious health citation or fails to fix a citation. Fines may be imposed once per citation or regularly until the nursing home corrects the citation. Fines not associated with inspection reports can include fines for not reporting COVID-19 data or not complying with infection-control requirements. Payment suspensions are when the government stops payments to the nursing home until an issue is fixed. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three years of penalty information.
    Nov 18, 2022
    $3,250 fine