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Care One at Newton

Nursing home in Newton, MA

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
2101 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02462
Phone
(781) 604-5079
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
225268
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
202
Average residents per day
174
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
2101 Washington Street Operating Company, LLC
Chain
Careone (37 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Apr 13, 1981
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 225268. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jul 18, 2025. CMS lists 47 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jun 2, 2023 to Apr 6, 2026): 16 from complaint inspections, 5 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Apr 6, 2026Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 10, 2026Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 31, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 31, 2025Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Administration · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 31, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 3, 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 · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 3, 2025Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Sep 3, 2025Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Jul 18, 2025Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 18, 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
Jul 18, 2025Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 18, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 47. 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 $20,186 in the last three years.

Sep 3, 2025Fine: $10,868
Oct 9, 2024Fine: $9,318

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
3.76 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.51 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.22 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.57 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
29%
RN turnover (yearly)
48%
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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