35/100
Poor
30 Watertown Street, Lexington, MA 02420
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion — each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
Abuse icon on record
CMS flags this facility for citations of abuse that caused harm, or potential for harm, to residents.
Special Focus Facility
CMS has placed this home in its Special Focus Facility program for a persistent pattern of poor care. These homes get inspected twice as often.
12 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy
Inspectors found violations at scope/severity G or above, meaning residents were harmed or placed in immediate jeopardy.
$568,747 in federal fines
CMS has fined this facility across 3 penalty action(s).
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes — the full formula is on How we grade.
Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
Grade ceiling applied
Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Last standard health inspection: March 2, 2026 (5 months ago).
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Actual harm to a resident
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Actual harm to a resident
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Actual harm to a resident
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Actual harm to a resident
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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...
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
| Owner | Type | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWEENEY, MATTHEW | Individual | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| WOODS, THOMAS | Individual | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| GOUVEIA, JESSICA | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| MERCHANT, ASIF | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| SWEENEY, MATTHEW | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| WOODS, THOMAS | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| GOUVEIA, JESSICA | Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| MERCHANT, ASIF | Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| SWEENEY, MATTHEW | Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| WOODS, THOMAS | Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| WOODS, THOMAS | Individual | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | — |
| SWEENEY, MATTHEW | Individual | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | — |
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Pine Knoll Nursing Center holds an ElderGrade of F (35 out of 100), which we describe as "poor". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
Residents receive an average of 3.39 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Yes. 12 of the 82 citations on record were scored at scope and severity G or above, meaning inspectors found actual harm to a resident or immediate jeopardy to resident safety.
Yes, Pine Knoll Nursing Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.