Blackstone Nursing Home - Senior Abuse Law

Did someone you love suffer elder abuse or neglect at Blackstone Nursing Home? Our lawyers can help.

Talking to us does not obligate you to anything, but we may be able to tell you if you have a claim and the value of your case. If we accept your case, you pay no fee unless we recover for you.

About Blackstone Nursing Home

Blackstone Nursing Home is a for profit, 33-bed Medicare/Medicaid certified skilled nursing facility that provides services to the residents of Sutton, MA Oxford, Millbury, Webster, Northbridge, Dudley, Grafton, Charlton, Uxbridge, Worcester, and the other towns in and surrounding Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Blackstone Nursing Home
8 Butler St,
Blackstone, MA 01504

Phone: (508) 883-5818
Website: http://www.rehabassociates.com/blackstone/

CMS Star Quality Rating

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) rates all nursing homes that accept medicare or medicaid benefits. CMS created a 5 Star Quality Rating System—1 star is the lowest rating and 5 stars is the highest—that look at three areas.

As of 2017, Blackstone Nursing Home in Blackstone, Massachusetts received a rating of 5 out of 5 stars.

Performance Area	Rating
Overall Rating	5 out of 5 (Much Above Average)
State Health Inspections	4 out of 5 (Above Average)
Staffing	4 out of 5 (Above Average)
Quality Measures	5 out of 5 (Much Above Average)

Fines and Penalties

Our Nursing Home Injury Lawyers inspected government records and discovered Blackstone Nursing Home committed the following offenses:

Failed to provide housekeeping and maintenance services.

Based on Environmental Tours and staff interview, the facility staff failed to provide maintenance and housekeeping services to maintain a sanitary and comfortable environment on one of two Nursing Units.

Findings include:

During Environmental Tour on 4/5/17 from 11:50 A.M. to 12:10 P.M., and on 4/6/17 from 10:30 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. with the Maintenance Director, observations indicated: First floor resident’s communal bathroom located between Rooms 4 and 5:

There was a strong musty odor. The shower drain was without a cover. The caulking between the shower floors and walls was cracked and black in color. The grout between the tiles in front of the shower was cracked and missing in some areas. Two tiles behind the toilet on the wall were cracked, and the opposite corner had a one inch line of dirt extending out from the wall. The grout behind the sink, where the floor meets the floor, was black in color with a one inch line of dirt extending out from the wall.

During an interview on 4/6/17 at 12:00 P.M., the Maintenance Director said several tiles needed to be replaced, the shower drain should have had a cover on it, and the bathroom needed a deep cleaning.

Failed to provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

Based on observation, record review, and staff interview the facility staff failed to ensure resident bedrooms measured at least 80 square (sq.) feet (ft.) per Resident in multiple resident bedrooms and 100 sq. ft. in single resident bedrooms.

Findings include:

During the initial tour conducted on 4/5/17 observations indicated:

1. Room #3 had 75 sq. ft. per bed.
2. Room #6 had 72 sq. ft per bed.
3. Room #8 had 76 sq. ft. per bed.
4. Room #9 had 78 sq. ft. per bed.
5. Room #18 had 71 sq. ft. per bed.
6. Room #20 had 76 sq. ft. per bed.

The following single resident bedrooms did not contain 100 sq. ft. for one bed:

1. Room #4 had 70 sq. ft. per bed.
2. Room #7 had 77 sq. ft. per bed.
3. Room #11 had 97.5 sq. ft. per bed.
4. Room #14 had 97.5 sq. ft. per bed.
5. Room #15 had 97.5 sq. ft. per bed.

During interview with the Administrator on 4/5/17 at 10:30 A.M., he said he would request a variance for this regulation. At the time of survey, the number of beds and the sq. footage shortfall did not compromise resident health or safety.

Blackstone Nursing Home, Nursing Home Neglect and Elder Abuse Lawyers

If someone you love has suffered neglect or elder abuse by a senior caregiver, nursing home, or other care facility, our lawyers may be able to help. Regardless of whether or not criminal charges are filed against an alleged abuser, you may still be able to pursue compensation in a civil claim. Compensation in elder abuse cases may be awarded if someone in the care of another suffers harm due to intentional or negligent actions (including failure to take action).

Abuse of the elderly is not acceptable and we fight hard in these types of cases. If you suspect a nursing home or caregiver has caused harm to your loved one in someone elses’ care, contact our law firm today for a free legal consultation. Talking to us does not obligate you to anything, but we may be able to tell you if you have a claim and the value of your case. If we accept your case, you pay no fee unless we recover for you.

Oftentimes, victims of abuse either cannot or will not speak up for themselves out of fear. If you notice any warning signs or symptoms of neglect of abuse an an elderly person, it is important you contact an elder abuse lawyer immediately. Not only are there statute of limitations on filing a claim, but the sooner we start helping you, the easier it will be to collect evidence and talk to any witnesses before important details are lost, hidden, or forgotten.

We offer a free, no-obligation legal consultation to help you understand your rights and the value of your case. Our personal injury law firm takes cases involving elder abuse and neglect. We offer legal service to clients in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire.

Sources:

Medicare Nursing Home Profile for Blackstone Nursing Home

Safety, Health and Inspection Report for Blackstone Nursing Home 04/06/2017

Page Last Updated: February 20, 2017