Prescott House
PRESCOTT HOUSE in NORTH ANDOVER, MA — inspection on November 17, 2025.
Found 2 citations. 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
During an interview on 09/23/25 at 4:20 P.M., the Director of Nurses (DON) said it is her expectation that the Nurse will document the reason why the medication was not given to a Resident, notify the Residents Physician/Nurse Practitioner regarding the Residents status and document in the Residents Progress Note.
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11/17/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Prescott House
140 Prescott Street North Andover, MA 01845
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Orders into the computer system.Nurse #3 said on 01/07/25, she does not know why Resident #1's orders for CBC and BMP were not ordered for 1/09/25.During a telephone interview on 09/24/2025 at 1:29 P.M., the Unit Manager said when a new Resident is admitted to the Facility, Nursing will enter the Resident's medication and laboratory orders.
The Unit Manager said her practice would be to review the Physicians Orders to ensure they were entered correctly and completely.The Unit Manager said she does the best she can to ensure she checks all new admission Physicians Orders.
The Unit Manager said as far as she knew, the Clinical Staff and the Director of Nurses (DON) would check the Physicians' Orders when she was not at the Facility to ensure they were completed.
During an interview on 09/23/2025 at 4:20 P.M., the Director of Nurses (DON) said her expectations of staff are when a Physician Orders laboratory tests for a Resident, that Nursing will order the laboratory tests, ensure the laboratory tests are drawn, and if the Resident is unable to be drawn, the staff will notify the Physician/Nurse Practitioner that is was not completed.
The DON said the Unit Manager was responsible for ensuring Resident's Physicians Orders are entered and completed.
The DON said she was unable to find any documentation to support Resident #1's CBC and BMP had been ordered by Nursing on 01/07/25, or that test samples were drawn by the Laboratory Staff.
The DON said she was unable to find documentation to support Nursing followed up with Resident #1's Physician/Nurse Practitioner that Resident #1's tests were not completed as ordered.
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