Quabbin Valley Healthcare
A nursing home in Athol, Massachusetts 01331
821 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, Massachusetts 01331. (978) 895-0147.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 2of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 16 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Massachusetts average: 6.4
- 3.61 nurse hours per resident per day Massachusetts average: 3.94
- 2 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean7
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
16 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Massachusetts average is 6.4.
Last standard inspection Aug 12, 2025.
Most serious in three years: actual harm (G), at a complaint inspection on Sep 17, 2024
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
32 citations in 10 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: actual harm (G). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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All 32 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 12 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Feb 25, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Dec 23, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Aug 12, 2025: standard inspection13 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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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.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
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Post nurse staffing information every day.
Apr 9, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide a bathroom in or located near each resident’s room.
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Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Sep 17, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Aug 6, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Jun 17, 2024: standard inspection7 citations
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Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
May 1, 2024: complaint inspection3 citations
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Mar 7, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Feb 28, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Apr 17, 1987.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, limited liability company.
- 142 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 2 fines in the last three years, $62,250 in all.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 12 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2024 | Fine | $9,318 |
| May 1, 2024 | Fine | $52,932 |
Who does the caring?
3.61 nurse hours per resident per day
The Massachusetts average is 3.94.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Massachusetts average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.61 | 3.94 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.66 |
| At weekends | 3.12 | 3.52 |
| Nursing staff turnover | Not given | 37.6% |
| Registered nurse turnover | Not given | 42.7% |
| Administrators who left | Not given | Not given |
Who owns it?
- New England Innovative Health Care PLLC owns 74.6% directly since Jan 1, 2020; Jjp II Holdings owns 24.87% directly since Jan 1, 2020; Co 24 LLC owns 0.53% directly since Jan 1, 2020.
- Jjp II Holdings and Co 24 LLC and New England Innovative Health Care PLLC run it.
- 13 owners or officers are people: Amy Cuzzupoli (owns 5% or more through other companies, 25%); Mohammed Jaleel (owns 5% or more through other companies, 24.84%); Mohammed Jaleel (corporate director, 24.84%); Janarthanan Someswarananthan (owns 5% or more through other companies, 24.83%); Asif Merchant (owns 5% or more through other companies, 24.83%); Scott Wheeler (owns 5% or more through other companies, 0.5%); Janarthanan Someswarananthan (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Amy Cuzzupoli (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Scott Wheeler (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Scott Wheeler (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Mohammed Jaleel (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Mohammed Jaleel (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Asif Merchant (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| New England Innovative Health Care PLLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 74.6% | Jan 1, 2020 |
| Jjp II Holdings | Owns 5% or more directly | 24.87% | Jan 1, 2020 |
| Co 24 LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 0.53% | Jan 1, 2020 |
| Jjp II Holdings | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Jan 1, 2020 | |
| Jjp II Holdings | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Feb 3, 2025 | |
| Co 24 LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Jan 1, 2020 | |
| Co 24 LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Feb 3, 2025 | |
| New England Innovative Health Care PLLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Jan 1, 2020 | |
| New England Innovative Health Care PLLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Feb 3, 2025 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 2 of 5 (Massachusetts average 3.3).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 20.7 miles, this one had the 1st most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (16; the middle value was 6.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Quabbin Valley Healthcare This nursing home | 16 | |
| Alliance Health at Baldwinville | 10.8 | 6 |
| Applewood Center | 14.5 | 0 |
| Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | 14.7 | 9 |
| Wachusett Manor | 14.9 | 5 |
| Poet’s Seat Healthcare Center | 16.1 | 6 |
| Regalcare at Greenfield | 17.8 | 9 |
| Vernon Green Nursing Home | 18.0 | 14 |
| Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility | 18.0 | 1 |
| Center for Extended Care at Amherst | 19.5 | 6 |
| Hadley Pointe Nursing Rehab & Care | 20.4 | 12 |
| Jaffrey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | 20.7 | 7 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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