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Care One At New Bedford

221 FITZGERALD DRIVE, NEW BEDFORD, MA, 02745

(508) 996-4600

care-one.com

154 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

221 Fitzgerald Drive

New Bedford, MA 02745

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

154

CMS facility ID

225650

Care type

Nursing home

County

Bristol

Facility name

Care One At New Bedford

Street address

221 FITZGERALD DRIVE

City / state / ZIP

New Bedford, MA 02745

Phone

(508) 996-4600

Website

care-one.com

About this facility — Care One At New Bedford

Care One At New Bedford is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in New Bedford, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 154 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts (123 beds).

It is one of 11 senior care facilities in New Bedford 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 Care One At New Bedford 54 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. 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

Careone

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Baruch, David

Managing employee · Officer — since 2021

Care Realty, Llc

Indirect owner — since 2002

Des-i 2016 Grat

Indirect owner — since 2021

Healthbridge Management Llc

Operational control — since 2003

Straus, Daniel

Indirect owner — since 2003

Straus, Moshael

Indirect owner — since 2003

Thci of Massachusetts, Llc

Direct owner — since 2003

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1994-09-09

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

7 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-08-05

Nurse staffing

3.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$633 per day (≈ $19,240/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

64% Medicaid · 13% Medicare · 23% private/other

Occupancy

91% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

29% above the MA median of $489/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

154

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Visiting hours

Daily Open 24 hours

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · 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.

2025-08-05Health inspection7 citations

F-0641

B · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2025-09-05

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 2025-09-05

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-09-05

F-0686

E · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2025-09-05

F-0812

E · 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 2025-09-05

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2025-09-05

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-09-05

2025-02-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0761

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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 2025-03-05

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-03-05

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (45 citations)

2024-05-22Health inspection3 citations

F-0641

B · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2024-06-19

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2024-06-19

F-0760

E · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2024-06-19

2023-01-30Health inspection17 citations

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2023-03-03

F-0580

D · No harm found

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2023-03-03

F-0604

D · No harm found

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2023-03-02

F-0656

E · 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 2023-03-02

F-0658

E · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2023-03-02

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2023-03-03

F-0693

D · No harm found

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

Corrected 2023-03-07

F-0694

D · No harm found

Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2023-03-02

F-0695

E · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2023-03-03

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2023-03-01

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2023-03-01

F-0812

F · 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 2023-03-03

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2023-03-02

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-03-03

F-0881

D · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2023-02-27

F-0886

E · No harm found

Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.

Corrected 2023-03-07

F-0895

F · No harm found

Have a Compliance and Ethics Program.

Corrected 2023-03-03

2025-08-05Fire-safety inspection5 citations

E-0020

F · No harm found

Establish policies and procedures including evacuation.

Corrected 2025-09-18

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2025-09-18

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-09-18

K-0711

F · No harm found

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2025-09-18

K-0907

D · No harm found

Ensure medical gas and vacuum systems have documented maintenance programs.

Corrected 2025-09-18

2024-05-22Fire-safety inspection9 citations

E-0026

C · No harm found

Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.

Corrected 2024-06-28

E-0041

C · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2024-06-28

K-0345

D · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2024-06-28

K-0372

D · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2024-06-28

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2024-06-28

K-0541

D · No harm found

Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.

Corrected 2024-06-28

K-0711

C · No harm found

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2024-06-28

K-0911

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2024-06-28

K-0918

C · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-06-28

2023-01-30Fire-safety inspection11 citations

E-0004

C · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2023-02-28

E-0031

B · No harm found

Provide emergency officials' contact information.

Corrected 2023-02-28

K-0291

D · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2023-02-28

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2023-02-28

K-0353

C · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-02-28

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-02-28

K-0521

E · No harm found

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2023-02-28

K-0741

D · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2023-02-28

K-0781

D · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

Corrected 2023-02-28

K-0907

D · No harm found

Ensure medical gas and vacuum systems have documented maintenance programs.

Corrected 2023-02-28

K-0911

C · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2023-02-28

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 225650.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.295 ratings on Google

★★★★Steve Brenton · 2026-06-04 · via Google
“The PT, nursing and administration staff are amazing. They have also done a great job working through some annoying insurance issues. Only issues encountered were some lost clothes that the facility is making right and some aide staff not being overly friendly or responsive. Overall if you need PT and or memory care I would highly recommend them. The issues encountered are easily offset by the oth…”

★★★★★kate · 2026-03-24 · via Google
“My dad was recently discharged from CareOne and we couldn't be happier! the rehab was amazing! We weren't even sure he could get home again and he was walking within a week, home by week three. Would recommend to all, super clean, friendly staff, great location. It was recommended to us by his roommate at the hospital!”

★★★★★Ryan McGlone · 2026-03-26 · via Google
“My great grandmother was sent to the hospital for strengthing due to having a multiple falls at home. The hospital recommend Care One as one of the better facilities in the area. Me and my family have never heard of it but trusted the hospital. My family and I appreciate everything that care one has done for my great grandmother. They were very tentative of her needs and got her strong enough to g…”

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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