PORT HEALTHCARE CENTER

📍 6 HALE STREET, newburyport, MA 01950 📞 9784627373 🛏️ 123 beds

Overall Rating

⭐⭐
2/5

Health Inspection

⭐⭐
2/5

Staffing

⭐⭐⭐
3/5

Quality Measures

⭐⭐⭐⭐
4/5

Inspection History Overview

36
Total Violations
7 years of data
$48,259
Total Fines
5 penalties
5
Inspections
Since 2014
21
Quality Metrics
Tracked measures

Health Violations by Year

2024 5 violations

Tag 0607 D Jan 11, 2024

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

✓ Corrected: Feb 26, 2024
Tag 0656 D Jan 11, 2024

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Feb 26, 2024
Tag 0689 D Jan 11, 2024

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

✓ Corrected: Feb 26, 2024
Tag 0760 D Jan 11, 2024

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

✓ Corrected: Feb 26, 2024
Tag 0842 D Jan 11, 2024

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

✓ Corrected: Feb 26, 2024

2023 5 violations

Tag 0656 D Sep 7, 2023

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Oct 20, 2023
Tag 0657 D Sep 7, 2023

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

✓ Corrected: Oct 20, 2023
Tag 0658 D Sep 7, 2023

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: Oct 20, 2023
Tag 0812 E Sep 7, 2023

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

✓ Corrected: Oct 20, 2023
Tag 0909 D Sep 7, 2023

Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.

✓ Corrected: Oct 20, 2023

2022 4 violations

Tag 0580 D Aug 17, 2022

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

✓ Corrected: Sep 23, 2022
Tag 0686 D Aug 17, 2022

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

✓ Corrected: Sep 23, 2022
Tag 0759 D Aug 17, 2022

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

✓ Corrected: Sep 23, 2022
Tag 0689 G Jun 28, 2022

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

✓ Corrected: Aug 2, 2022

2020 3 violations

Tag 0880 E Nov 19, 2020

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Dec 22, 2020
Tag 0880 D Aug 13, 2020

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Sep 11, 2020
Tag 0880 D Aug 5, 2020

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Sep 5, 2020

2019 8 violations

Tag 0689 G Dec 6, 2019

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

✓ Corrected: Jan 22, 2020
Tag 0656 D Nov 22, 2019

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Feb 4, 2020
Tag 0550 D Oct 7, 2019

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

✓ Corrected: Nov 20, 2019
Tag 0552 D Oct 7, 2019

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

✓ Corrected: Nov 20, 2019
Tag 0679 D Oct 7, 2019

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

✓ Corrected: Nov 20, 2019
Tag 0692 D Oct 7, 2019

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

✓ Corrected: Nov 20, 2019
Tag 0689 G Mar 27, 2019

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

✓ Corrected: Apr 29, 2019
Tag 0689 G Mar 6, 2019

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

✓ Corrected: Apr 10, 2019

2018 8 violations

Tag 0552 D Nov 29, 2018

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

✓ Corrected: Jan 13, 2019
Tag 0554 D Nov 29, 2018

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

✓ Corrected: Jan 13, 2019
Tag 0607 D Nov 29, 2018

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

✓ Corrected: Jan 13, 2019
Tag 0685 D Nov 29, 2018

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

✓ Corrected: Jan 13, 2019
Tag 0695 D Nov 29, 2018

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

✓ Corrected: Jan 13, 2019
Tag 0726 D Nov 29, 2018

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

✓ Corrected: Jan 13, 2019
Tag 0761 D Nov 29, 2018

Ensure 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 locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

✓ Corrected: Jan 13, 2019
Tag 0880 D Nov 29, 2018

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Jan 13, 2019

2017 3 violations

Tag 0281 D Aug 10, 2017

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: Sep 16, 2017
Tag 0441 D Aug 10, 2017

Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.

✓ Corrected: Sep 16, 2017
Tag 0281 G Jun 9, 2017

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: Jul 3, 2017

Detailed Inspection Reports

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Fines and Penalties by Year

2022 1 penalties totaling $8,648

$8,648
Fine
June 28, 2022
Average: $8,648 | Range: $8,648 - $8,648

2020 2 penalties totaling $13,000

$9,750
Fine
November 19, 2020
$3,250
Fine
August 5, 2020
Average: $6,500 | Range: $3,250 - $9,750

2019 2 penalties totaling $26,611

$7,699
Fine
November 22, 2019
$18,912
Fine
March 6, 2019
Average: $13,306 | Range: $7,699 - $18,912

Fire Safety Deficiencies

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Inspection Survey Reports

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January 11, 2024
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September 7, 2023
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August 17, 2022
0.00

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June 28, 2022
0.00

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October 7, 2019
0.00

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Ownership Information

For profit - Corporation
Independent (Not part of a chain)
225271
225271
9784627373
Essex

Historical Ownership Records

August 25, 2025
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