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New England Homes for the Deaf

154 WATER STREET, DANVERS, MA, 01923

(978) 774-0445

81 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections5/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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154 Water Street

Danvers, MA 01923

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

225768

Care type

Nursing home

County

Essex

Facility name

New England Homes for the Deaf

Street address

154 WATER STREET

City / state / ZIP

Danvers, MA 01923

Phone

(978) 774-0445

About this facility — New England Homes for the Deaf

New England Homes for the Deaf is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Danvers, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 81 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts (123 beds).

It is one of 13 senior care facilities in Danvers 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 New England Homes for the Deaf 34 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $3,174 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

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Ikomi, Emmanuel

Managing employee — since 2010

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

2004-08-01

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

9 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$3,174 total

Last standard inspection

2025-03-19

Nurse staffing

4.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$389 per day (≈ $11,830/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

44% Medicaid · 2% Medicare · 54% private/other

Occupancy

76% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

20% below the MA median of $489/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

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.

2025-03-19Health inspection9 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2025-04-10

F-0552

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2025-04-10

F-0604

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-04-10

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 2025-04-10

F-0658

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-04-10

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-04-10

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-04-10

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 2025-04-10

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 2025-04-10

2024-03-21Health inspection6 citations

F-0578

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2024-05-01

F-0583

D · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2024-05-01

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 2024-05-01

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-05-01

F-0908

D · No harm found

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Corrected 2024-05-01

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 2024-05-01

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (19 citations)

2022-10-27Health inspection7 citations

F-0585

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2022-12-11

F-0610

D · No harm found

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2022-12-11

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2022-12-11

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-12-11

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 2022-12-11

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 2022-12-11

F-0867

D · No harm found

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

Corrected 2022-12-11

2025-03-19Fire-safety inspection11 citations

E-0004

F · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2025-04-30

E-0006

F · No harm found

Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.

Corrected 2025-04-30

E-0013

F · No harm found

Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.

Corrected 2025-04-30

E-0029

F · No harm found

Develop a communication plan.

Corrected 2025-04-30

E-0036

F · No harm found

Establish emergency prep training and testing.

Corrected 2025-04-30

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2025-04-16

K-0225

F · No harm found

Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.

Corrected 2025-04-12

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-04-30

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-05-09

K-0916

F · No harm found

Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.

Corrected 2025-04-16

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-04-30

2022-10-27Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-11-30

Federal penalties

2023-10-30Fine$3,174

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 225768.

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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