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Care One At Northampton

548 ELM STREET, NORTHAMPTON, MA, 01060

(413) 586-3150

125 licensed beds

CMS rates Care One At Northampton 4 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 21 citations across 8 inspections in the last three years, with $39,819 in fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

548 Elm Street

Northampton, MA 01060

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Bed capacity

125

CMS facility ID

225257

Care type

Nursing home

County

Hampshire

Facility name

Care One At Northampton

Street address

548 ELM STREET

City / state / ZIP

Northampton, MA 01060

Phone

(413) 586-3150

Website

care-one.com

About this facility — Care One At Northampton

Care One At Northampton is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 125 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts (123 beds).

It is one of 7 senior care facilities in Northampton and 341 skilled nursing facilities across Massachusetts. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

It is listed as part of Careone, a group of 37 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Care One At Northampton 21 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, and CMS has imposed $39,819 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 November 6, 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

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

1978-02-01

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

4 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$39,819 total

Last standard inspection

2025-12-19

Nurse staffing

3.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$632 per day (≈ $19,210/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

65% Medicaid · 13% Medicare · 22% private/other

Occupancy

82% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

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

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

125

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 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2025-12-19Health inspection4 citations

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2026-02-02

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 2026-02-02

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-02-02

F-0881

D · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2026-02-02

2025-02-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0580

G · Actual harmFrom 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 2025-03-19

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 2025-03-19

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (15 citations)

2025-02-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2025-01-29

F-0656

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2025-01-29

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-01-29

2024-09-03Health inspection4 citations

F-0658

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-09-30

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-09-30

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 2024-09-30

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-09-30

2023-05-30Health inspection8 citations

F-0645

D · No harm found

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2023-06-16

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2023-06-16

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 2023-06-16

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 2023-06-16

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-06-16

F-0883

D · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2023-06-16

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 2023-06-16

F-0909

F · No harm found

Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.

Corrected 2023-06-16

Federal penalties

2025-02-20Fine$31,031

2025-02-04Fine$8,788

Total fines$39,819

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 225257.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Massachusetts.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 21% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 36

Federal fines, 3 years

$39,819

More than 79% of nursing homes in the state

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

3.7

Higher than 48% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.7

Nursing staff turnover, annual

46%

Higher than 80% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 36%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Massachusetts average on 15 and worse on 2. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	3.0%	15.8%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	3.0%	5.0%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.0%	0.7%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	1.0%	1.7%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	2.4%	17.4%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	1.4%	3.4%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	98.0%	92.9%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	3.2%	13.9%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	12.5%	19.5%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	95.2%	93.5%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	3.7%	4.2%	4.5%	Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	20.5%	20.4%	18.3%	Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication	15.9%	21.5%	15.4%	Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.15	1.84	1.81	Better than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.01	1.45	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	88.3%	78.9%	82.3%	Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	1.1%	1.4%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	77.6%	78.1%	80.1%	Near state average
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	28.5%	25.7%	23.4%	Worse than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	13.8%	11.8%	11.8%	Worse than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

F-0880 3 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
F-0842 3 inspections. Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
F-0689 2 inspections. Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

What its owners also hold

Care Realty, Llc has an ownership stake on file at 20 nursing homes, averaging 3.3 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
Des-i 2016 Grat has an ownership stake on file at 18 nursing homes, averaging 3.3 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
Thci of Massachusetts, Llc has an ownership stake on file at 15 nursing homes, averaging 3.3 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.

Source: CMS ownership filings. Shows organizations with an ownership stake; people are left out.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Massachusetts

Licensing: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Health Care Facility Licensure and Certification
File a complaint: 800-462-5540 · Online
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 617-222-7495. A free advocate for residents and families.
Adult Protective Services: 800-922-2275. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,the, about 0.4 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Holyoke Medical Center, about 9.0 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Baystate Medical Center, about 15 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Linda Manor Extended Care Facility, Leeds, about 2.9 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Hadley Pointe Nursing Rehab & Care, Hadley, about 6.0 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Center for Extended Care At Amherst, Amherst, about 6.9 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Care One At Holyoke, Holyoke, about 7.0 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
South Hadley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, South Hadley, about 8.2 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

3.5113 ratings on Google

★★★★★Rose Hebeler · 2026-03-04 · via Google
“My mother received excellent service at Care One at Northampton. Personal and professional staff. She was kept comfortable and surrounded by exceptional care. An extra 'thank you' to Jim, Scott, and Kaitlyn for their communication and organization capabilities. Highly recommend!”

★★★★★Holyoke Colleens · 2026-02-13 · via Google
“My mom Bea Rose started her journey at CareOne in Northampton on the Rehab floor after a fall resulting in a shoulder fracture at her Assisted Living Memory Care facility. The staff on the rehab floor are wonderful & very professional. The care she received was excellent. The SW was aware of our plan not to send her back to the facility after recovery. They offered us a LTC bed on Federal 2. …”

★Christine Goddard · 2026-04-13 · via Google
“I wouldn’t send my worst enemy to this facility!!!! As soon as I exited the elevator I was immediately hit with an overwhelming smell of urine. As I got closer to my loved ones room I could see how run down and dirty this place is. Once in my loved ones room I witnessed furniture that looked as if it came from a dump, lots of remnants of food under a bed and all over the room, dirt and dustballs …”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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