CARVALHO GROVE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER
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CARVALHO GROVE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER is a for profit - limited liability company facility in FALL RIVER, MA with 112 certified beds and a 1-star overall CMS rating. The facility has 44 deficiency records on file. Total penalties: $23K.
273 OAK GROVE AVENUE, FALL RIVER, MA 02723
Phone: 5086891223
Overall Rating
Health Inspection
Staffing
Quality Measures
Long-Stay Quality
Facility Information
- Provider Number
- 225453
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Provider Type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Beds
- 112
- Residents
- 77
- In Hospital
- No
- County
- Bristol
- Last Inspection
- Feb 19, 2025
Staffing Data
- RN Hours
- 0.42 (nat'l avg: 0.68)
- LPN Hours
- 0.94
- CNA Hours
- 2.27
- Total Nursing Hours
- 3.64 (nat'l avg: 3.89)
- PT Hours
- 0.02
What the CMS Record Reveals About CARVALHO GROVE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER
CARVALHO GROVE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER operates 112 certified beds in FALL RIVER, MA with approximately 77 residents currently in care, and carries a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars. The overall score is a composite of three weighted sub-ratings published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: health inspection results (1★), staffing levels (2★), and quality measures (2★). Because CMS caps the overall score at the health-inspection tier and then adjusts up or down based on staffing and quality, the sub-scores often tell a sharper story than the headline star count alone — a 3-star facility with weak inspection history reads differently from one held back by thin staffing.
The inspection file contains 44 deficiency records from recent surveys, all falling in the no-harm or minimal-harm bands of the CMS scope-and-severity grid. On the enforcement side, CMS has assessed 5 penalties totaling $23K against this provider, a tangible indicator that regulators moved beyond citation into financial consequence. Staffing is reported at 3.64 total nursing hours per resident day (national average 3.89), with RN coverage at 0.42 per resident day — the single staffing metric most strongly tied to resident outcomes in peer-reviewed literature.
Classified as "For profit - Limited Liability company" ownership and operating as a "Medicare and Medicaid" provider, CARVALHO GROVE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER falls into a category where comparative context matters. National research consistently shows that ownership structure, staffing hours, and turnover are the three operational levers that correlate most strongly with resident outcomes — ratings and fines are lagging indicators of those upstream choices. For families evaluating this facility, the CMS record should be read alongside a site visit, direct conversation with current residents and their families, and review of the state health department's most recent inspection report — the star rating is a starting point, not a verdict. All data on this page is sourced from CMS Provider Data and the Nursing Home Compare program; always verify details directly with the facility or your state survey agency before making placement decisions.
Deficiency History (44 most recent)
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Follow rules about disclosure of ownership requirements and tell the state agency about changes in ownership and/or administrative personnel.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
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.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 28, 2025
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 15, 2024
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 15, 2024
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 15, 2024
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 1, 2024
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 1, 2024
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 1, 2024
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 1, 2024
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 1, 2024
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 1, 2024
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 1, 2024
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 1, 2024
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 1, 2024
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 1, 2024
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 1, 2024
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 1, 2024
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 1, 2024
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 6, 2022
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 6, 2022
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 6, 2022
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 6, 2022
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 6, 2022
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 6, 2022
Quality Measures
| Measure | Type | Score | Used in Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 28.1% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | Long Stay | 12.3% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 0.6% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 1.8% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | Long Stay | 4.1% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | Long Stay | 0.0% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 1.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Long Stay | 89.3% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Short Stay | 48.9% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 2.1% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 24.4% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | Long Stay | 24.6% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Long Stay | 93.1% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Short Stay | 29.2% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 4.7% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | Long Stay | 28.0% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 20.1% | Yes |
Penalty History 5 penalties totaling $23K
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine | $4K |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fine | $4K |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine | $8K |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Fine | $2K |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Fine | $4K |
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Data Sources
Data source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Ratings, staffing, deficiency, quality measure, and penalty data are from CMS Provider Data. For informational purposes only. Always verify information directly with the facility or your state health department.
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