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Blaire House of Milford

20 CLAFLIN STREET, MILFORD, MA, 01757
(508) 473-1272
73 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
73
CMS facility ID
225260
Care type
Nursing home
County
Worcester
Facility name
Blaire House of Milford
Street address
20 CLAFLIN STREET
City / state / ZIP
Milford, MA 01757
Phone
(508) 473-1272

About this facility — Blaire House of Milford

Blaire House of Milford is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Milford, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 73 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts (123 beds).

It is one of 9 senior care facilities in Milford and 341 skilled nursing facilities across Massachusetts. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Blaire House of Milford 60 times across 12 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $38,610 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Elder Services
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Romano, Frank
Managing employee · Officer — since 1978
Romano, James
Director — since 2008

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
17 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1979-07-18
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
9 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$38,610 total
Last standard inspection
2025-05-28
Nurse staffing
4.1 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$558 per day (≈ $16,960/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
62% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 32% private/other
Occupancy
79% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
14% above the MA median of $489/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
73
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-04-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0551
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Corrected 2026-04-27
F-0791
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected 2026-04-27
2025-05-28Health inspection7 citations
F-0607
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2025-07-18
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-07-18
F-0658
E · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2025-07-18
F-0773
D · No harm found
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Corrected 2025-07-18
F-0812
D · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-07-18
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-07-18
F-0883
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2025-07-18
9 earlier / fire-safety inspections (51 citations)
2024-05-02Health inspection15 citations
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0565
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0640
B · No harm found
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0641
B · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0658
E · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0661
D · No harm found
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0761
E · No harm found
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 2024-06-07
F-0847
F · No harm found
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0883
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0887
D · No harm found
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Corrected 2024-06-07
2024-03-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-04-19
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-04-19
F-0758
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2024-04-19
2024-01-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0636
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Corrected 2024-03-01
2023-11-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2023-12-29
F-0658
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-12-29
2023-10-11Health inspectionInfection control3 citations
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-11-02
F-0883
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2023-11-02
F-0887
D · No harm found
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Corrected 2023-11-02
2023-08-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0842
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2023-09-15
2022-12-14Health inspection21 citations
F-0551
D · No harm found
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Corrected 2023-01-20
F-0600
D · No harm found
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2023-03-16
F-0607
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2023-03-16
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2023-01-20
F-0610
D · No harm found
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2023-03-16
F-0622
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2023-01-20
F-0640
B · No harm found
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Corrected 2023-01-20
F-0641
B · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2023-01-20
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2023-01-20
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-01-20
F-0684
G · Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-01-20
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-01-20
F-0692
G · Actual harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2023-03-16
F-0698
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2023-01-20
F-0726
D · No harm found
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 2023-01-20
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2023-01-20
F-0761
E · No harm found
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 2023-01-20
F-0800
F · No harm foundFood safety
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Corrected 2023-01-20
F-0865
F · No harm found
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Corrected 2023-01-20
F-0885
F · No harm found
Report COVID19 data to residents and families.
Corrected 2023-01-20
F-0886
F · No harm found
Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.
Corrected 2023-01-20
2025-05-28Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-07-02
2024-05-02Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0291
D · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2024-07-02
K-0351
E · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2024-07-02
K-0372
D · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2024-07-02
K-0521
E · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2024-07-02

Federal penalties

2024-03-14Fine$38,610
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 225260.

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
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