Home / Massachusetts / Peabody
22 Johnson Street, Peabody, MA 01961 · Essex County · (978) 535-8700
135 certified beds, about 119 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1994
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 225651 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on January 23, 2026, inspectors cited 5 health deficiencies (the Massachusetts average is 6.8, the national average 9.2).
Of 25 health citations since January 2024, 1 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.
CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,824 in the last three years; the largest was $8,824, and the latest is dated March 5, 2024.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.36 hours per resident per day, against 3.86 across Massachusetts and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.75 of those hours.
40.7% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
CMS links it to Alliance Health & Human Services, an affiliated group of 8 nursing homes.
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 25 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to distribute food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure that staff did not handle ready-to-eat food using bare, ungloved, hands on two of three units.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to create a baseline plan of care within the required 48 hours of admission for one Resident (#124) out of a total sample of 26 residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure one Resident (#137) who required respiratory care (continuous oxygen) received care consistent with professional standards of practice out of a total sample of 28 Residents. Specifically, for Resident #137, nursing administered continuous oxygen without a physician's order.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record reviews for two Residents (#77 and #114) out of four residents observed, the facility failed to ensure it was free from a medication error rate of greater than 5%. Two out of four nurses observed made 3 errors out of 34 opportunities resulting in a medication error rate of 8.82%. Specifically, 1.) For Resident #77, the nurse administered incorrect doses of vitamin D and polyethylene glycol (a laxative medication).2.) For Resident #114, the nurse administered the incorrect type of eye drops.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews and record review, the facility failed to accurately document a peripheral inserted central catheter (PICC) line site assessment for one Resident (#9) out of a total sample of 26 residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to implement physician's orders related to wound care for one Resident (#64) out of a total of 25 sampled Residents. Specifically, the facility failed to implement would treatments as recommended by the Wound Physician and Wound Clinic.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interviews, the facility failed to serve food that was palatable, and at a safe and appetizing temperature, on three out of three units.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure that infection control and prevention measures were followed during preparation of medication for administration. Specifically, 1.) Nurse #2 contaminated resident medications by touching pills with her bare hand. 2.) Nurse #3 stored an open, coffee cup in the medication cart with bottles of medications directly touching all sides of the cup.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to report an allegation of abuse for one Resident (#101) out of a total of 25 sampled Residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure staff implemented a comprehensive person-centered care plan for one Resident (#25), out of a total sample of 25 residents. Specifically, for Resident #25: a.) The facility failed to ensure nursing implemented a care plan intervention for use of a motion detector alarm for fall prevention. b.) The facility failed to ensure nursing implemented a care plan intervention for seizure pads.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to provide assistance with showers for one Resident (#107) out of a total sample of 25 residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews and record review, the facility failed maintain professional standards in the managing and caring for urinary catheter devices for two Residents (#105 and #71) out of a total sample of 25 residents. Specifically, 1.) For Resident #105, the facility failed to provide the appropriate care and services to prevent urinary tract infections to the extent possible. The facility failed to ensure the Resident's urinary catheter drainage system, including the tubing, was not placed directly on the floor. 2.) For Resident #71, the facility failed to ensure physicians orders and care plans related to the use of a catheter were implemented.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure the drug regimen for residents was free of unnecessary psychotropic medications one Resident (#1) out of a total sample of 25 residents. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure a PRN (as needed) order for alprazolam (a psychotropic medication) was limited to 14 days, when first ordered on 11/6/24, and failed to include a duration for it's use for Resident #1.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to complete daily documentation for one Resident (#107) out of a total sample of 25 residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews and records reviewed, for one of three sampled residents (Resident #1) who had a planned discharge to return home, the Facility failed to ensure Resident #1 was free from a significant medication error, when the medications provided to him/her upon discharge were not accurately reconciled by nursing. One of the medications, Lisinopril (used to lower blood pressure) was sent home with Resident #1, belonged to another facility resident, (Resident #2), and was not a medication Resident #1 was prescribed by his/her physician. Resident #1 took the Lisinopril, along with all the other medications he/she was sent home with the next morning, he/she experienced mental status changes, required transfer to the Hospital Emergency Department for evaluation, and was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit due to extremely low blood pressure.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews and records reviewed, for one of three sampled residents (Resident #1) who had a planned discharge to return home, the Facility failed to ensure Resident #1's discharge was safe, and that the medications provided to him/her upon discharge were accurately reconciled by nursing, when one of the medications (Lisinopril, used to lower blood pressure) sent home with Resident #1 belonged to another facility resident, (Resident #2), and was not a medication Resident #1 was prescribed by his/her physician. Resident #1 took the Lisinopril, along with all the other medications he/she was sent home with the next morning, he/she experienced mental status changes, required transfer to the Hospital Emergency Department for evaluation, and was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit due to extremely low blood pressure.
Inspectors wroteBased on records reviewed and interviews for 5 of 29 sampled Residents (#256, #257, #259, #41 and #412), the facility failed to ensure they maintained complete and accurate medical records related to activities of daily living documentation.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview the facility failed to adhere to standards of infection control practices to prevent infection by failing to don and doff personal protective equipment (PPE) as required on two out of three resident care units, failing to ensure potentially contaminated gloves were removed and hand hygiene was performed after being in contact with a resident's environment on 1 out of 3 resident care units.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record review the facility failed to implement the plan of care to provide supervision with meals for 2 Residents (#27 and #55), who are at risk for aspiration, out of a total sample of 29 residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure a physician's order to implement a bolster block for foot positioning while in bed was followed for one Resident (#75) out of a total sample of 29 residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, records reviewed and interviews the facility failed to ensure nursing provided care consistent with professional standards of practice to prevent new pressure ulcers from developing for one Resident (#256) out of 29 sampled residents. Specifically for Resident #256, who was assessed by nursing to be at risk for skin breakdown, the facility failed to ensure nursing consistently implemented his/her physician's ordered prevalon boots (heel protectors that help reduce the risk of pressure ulcers by keeping the heels floated, relieving pressure) Subsequently, Resident #256's right heel pressure ulcer developed and was first observed by nursing, almost 29 hours after the surveyor first observed the wound.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to consistently implement the nutritional care plan interventions for one Resident (#257), out of a total sample of 29 residents. Specifically, for Resident #257 the facility failed to implement sugar free ice cream as ordered by the physician.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview, policy review, and record review, the facility failed to provide care and maintenance of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC), consistent with professional standards of practice for one Resident (#412), out of a total sample of 29 residents. Specifically, for Resident #412, the facility failed to implement a physician's order for routine dressing changes, as required.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, and record review the facility failed to implement a physician's order to give phosphate binders (a medication to absorb phosphate from the food you eat) in accordance with the physician's orders for one Resident (#27), who requires dialysis, out of a total sample of 29 residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review and interview, the facility failed to provide dental services to one Resident (#75) out of a total sample of 29 residents. Specifically, the facility failed to follow up with the dentist to provide Resident #75 with partial dentures resulting in the Resident not receiving them.
7 fire safety citations on file: 3 on January 23, 2026, 4 on January 23, 2025.
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2024 | Fine | $8,824 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Massachusetts | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.36 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 2.97 | 3.48 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 1.99 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.62 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 40.7% | 38.2% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 42.9% | 42.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.92 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.52 on weekdays and 2.97 on weekends, 16% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.60 in April to June 2025 to 3.36 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.36 | 0.75 | 3.52 | 2.97 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 119 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.48 | 0.78 | 3.64 | 3.09 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 111 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.44 | 0.71 | 3.58 | 3.08 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 113 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.60 | 0.80 | 3.73 | 3.28 | 7.5% | 0 of 91 | 107 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Massachusetts, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.79 | 0.61 | 3.94 | 3.41 | 5.0% | 0.4% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $22.44 | $21.32 to $23.94 | 38,130 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $38.57 | $34.91 to $40.66 | 13,210 |
| Registered nurses | $50.27 | $42.05 to $65.44 | 88,200 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Massachusetts | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 20.4 | 16.4 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 13.9 | 21.4 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 26.6 | 25.7 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 9.1 | 11.9 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Alliance Health at Rosewood's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (63.7% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
63.7% this home
Better than the national rate
US median of homes 51.5% · Massachusetts: 121 better, 19 worse
Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 311 eligible stays.
10.5% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 10.7% · Massachusetts: 4 better, 15 worse
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 376 eligible stays.
6.0% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 7.1% · Massachusetts: 5 better, 4 worse
Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 162 eligible stays.
51.1% this home
Median of homes: Massachusetts51.6% · US 56.6%
Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 141 residents counted.
1.1% this home
Median of homes: Massachusetts0.4% · US 0.0%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 186 residents counted.
1.8% this home
Median of homes: Massachusetts2.0% · US 1.7%
Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 186 residents counted.
Not reported
CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
Median of homes: Massachusetts99.5% · US 98.7%
Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 7 residents counted.
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.
Legal business name: ALLIANCE HEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS INC. CMS links this home to Alliance Health & Human Services, a group of 8 nursing homes averaging 3.8 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Health Inc | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 12/14/1999 |
| Lument Real Estate Capital LLC | 5% or greater mortgage interest | Organization | 12/31/2024 | |
| Brunetti, Tammy | Corporate director | Individual | 03/06/2019 | |
| Calkins, Andrew | Corporate director | Individual | 03/06/2017 | |
| Corridan, Linda | Corporate director | Individual | 09/17/2008 | |
| Grady, Francis | Corporate director | Individual | 03/22/2005 | |
| Gray, Alfred | Corporate director | Individual | 03/06/2019 | |
| Janisko, Jerome | Corporate director | Individual | 01/25/1999 | |
| Jennings, Michael | Corporate director | Individual | 09/25/2024 | |
| Jones, Erik | Corporate director | Individual | 11/26/2018 | |
| Mourtzinos, Arthur | Corporate director | Individual | 06/19/2014 | |
| Riley, James | Corporate director | Individual | 09/20/2006 | |
| Robbins, Christopher | Corporate director | Individual | 11/17/1999 | |
| Zampine, Peter | Corporate director | Individual | 11/30/2016 | |
| Grady, Francis | Corporate officer | Individual | 06/22/2016 | |
| Kemp, Paul | Corporate officer | Individual | 06/22/2016 | |
| Lavallee, Thomas | Corporate officer | Individual | 06/22/2016 | |
| Alliance Health Management Services LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 08/01/2013 | |
| Lucas, Larissa | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/01/2019 | |
| McPherson, Stephanie | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/13/2020 | |
| Alliance Health Management Services LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 04/03/2025 | |
| Lucas, Larissa | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 04/03/2025 | |
| McPherson, Stephanie | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 04/03/2025 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.