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Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

Nursing home in Fitchburg, MA

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
94 Summer Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Phone
(978) 343-3530
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
225227
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
1 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
87
Average residents per day
66
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center LLC
Chain
Ephram Lahasky (22 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jul 1, 1975
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 225227. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 7, 2025. CMS lists 41 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Oct 7, 2022 to Mar 7, 2025): 5 from complaint inspections, 5 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Mar 7, 2025Honor 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…
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 7, 2025Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 7, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 7, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 7, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 7, 2025Ensure 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…
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 7, 2025Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 7, 2025Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 7, 2025Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 7, 2025Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		G
Actual harm, isolated
Mar 7, 2025Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Administration		G
Actual harm, isolated
Feb 20, 2025Honor 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.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 41. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 2 fines totalling $43,719 in the last three years.

Feb 20, 2025Fine: $13,806
Mar 26, 2024Fine: $29,913

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.13 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.49 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.84 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.88 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
31%
RN turnover (yearly)
40%
Administrators who left in the past year
2

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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