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Adviniacare Newburyport

Nursing home in Newburyport, MA

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
180 Low Street, Newburyport, MA 01950
Phone
(978) 465-5361
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
225332
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
1 of 5
Quality measures rating
2 of 5
Certified beds
111
Average residents per day
104
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Adviniacare Newburyport LLC
Chain
Adviniacare (11 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jul 31, 1989
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident and family councils
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 225332. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Sep 18, 2025. CMS lists 72 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 9, 2023 to Sep 18, 2025): 9 from complaint inspections, 8 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 5 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Sep 18, 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
Sep 18, 2025Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 18, 2025Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 18, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 10, 2024Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 10, 2024Develop 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		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 10, 2024Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 10, 2024Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 10, 2024Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 10, 2024Safeguard 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
Oct 10, 2024Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Oct 10, 2024Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 72. 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 5 fines totalling $322,104 in the last three years.

Oct 10, 2024Fine: $82,856
Feb 20, 2024Fine: $2,279
Feb 12, 2024Fine: $1,899
Jan 22, 2024Fine: $3,418
Nov 7, 2023Fine: $231,652

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
3.23 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.61 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.86 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.97 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
44%
RN turnover (yearly)
53%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

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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