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Deficiency Records for Blaire House of Tewksbury
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View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Blaire House of Tewksbury. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2025-12-17 | 2026-04-05 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2025-12-17 | 2026-04-05 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2025-12-17 | 2026-03-30 | N |
| To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. | Fire Safety | 2025-12-17 | 2026-03-30 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-02-27 | N |
| Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-02-27 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-02-27 | N |
| Conduct testing and exercise requirements. | Fire Safety | 2025-12-17 | 2026-02-10 | N |
| Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach. | Fire Safety | 2025-12-17 | 2026-02-10 | N |
| Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing. | Fire Safety | 2025-12-17 | 2026-02-10 | N |
| Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems. | Fire Safety | 2025-12-17 | 2026-02-10 | N |
| Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating. | Fire Safety | 2025-12-17 | 2026-02-10 | N |
| Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | Fire Safety | 2025-12-17 | 2026-02-10 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2025-12-17 | 2026-02-10 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2025-12-17 | 2026-02-10 | N |
| Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft. | Fire Safety | 2025-12-17 | 2026-02-10 | N |
| Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements. | Fire Safety | 2025-12-17 | 2026-02-10 | N |
| Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Ensure each resident?s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2025-12-17 | 2026-01-24 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2025-01-29 | 2025-03-14 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2025-01-29 | 2025-03-14 | Y |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2024-10-23 | 2025-01-21 | N |
| Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating. | Fire Safety | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-29 | N |
| Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction. | Fire Safety | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-29 | N |
| Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements. | Fire Safety | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-29 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-29 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-29 | N |
| Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | Fire Safety | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-29 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-29 | N |
| Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems. | Fire Safety | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-29 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-29 | N |
| Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | Health | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-07 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-07 | N |
| Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | Health | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-07 | N |
| Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. | Health | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-07 | N |
| Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | Health | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-07 | N |
| Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | Health | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-07 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-07 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-07 | N |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-07 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-07 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-07 | N |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-07 | N |
| Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. | Health | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-07 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-07 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. | Health | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-07 | N |
| Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | Health | 2024-10-23 | 2024-12-07 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-12-27 | N |
| Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-12-27 | N |
| Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-12-27 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-12-27 | N |
| Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-12-27 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-12-27 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-20 | N |
| Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke. | Fire Safety | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-20 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-20 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-20 | N |
| Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. | Fire Safety | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-20 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| Notify the resident or the resident?s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident?s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-17 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-11-14 | Y |
| Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Health | 2026-04-30 | Not Fixed | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2026-04-30 | Not Fixed | Y |