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Care One at New Bedford

Nursing home in New Bedford, MA

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
221 Fitzgerald Drive, New Bedford, MA 02745
Phone
(508) 996-4600
Listed under
For-profit, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN
225650
Overall star rating
3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
154
Average residents per day
142
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
221 Fitzgerald Drive Operating Company, LLC
Chain
Careone (37 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Sep 9, 1994
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 225650. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Aug 5, 2025. CMS lists 29 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jan 30, 2023 to Aug 5, 2025): 2 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Aug 5, 2025Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Aug 5, 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		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 5, 2025Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 5, 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
Aug 5, 2025Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 5, 2025Procure 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
Aug 5, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 3, 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 · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 3, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2024Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
May 22, 2024Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2024Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 29. 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 no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

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
3.60 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.72 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.28 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.24 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
30%
RN turnover (yearly)
23%
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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