Fitchburg Healthcare
FITCHBURG HEALTHCARE in FITCHBURG, MA — inspection on September 17, 2025.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
CNA #1 yelling at Resident #1 in the hallway bathroom.
The DON said Nurse #1 told her she heard CNA #1 yell, Stop fucking doing that! Stop, stop, stop! and she said Nurse #1 told her said she heard CNA #1 use the word dumbass.
The DON said she then called the Administrator who was still in the Facility and requested he respond to the incident.
During an interview on 09/17/25 at 4:45 P.M., the Administrator said the DON called him on 07/14/25 sometime between 6:30 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. and reported that CNA#1 was heard yelling and swearing at Resident #1 and he initiated an investigation immediately.The Administrator said when he interviewed CNA #1, she admitted telling Resident #1 she was sick of this [NAME] and [NAME] shit and he said when he asked CNA #1 if she called Resident #1 anything derogatory, such as dumbass, said CNA #1 admitted to saying something along those lines, but had said she could not remember exactly the manner in which that word was used.
The Administrator said CNA #1 was immediately placed on leave pending further investigation and was subsequently terminated from her position.
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