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Newbridge on the Charles Skilled Nursing Facility

7000 Great Meadow Road, Dedham, MA 02026 · Norfolk County · (781) 234-9010

48 certified beds, about 38 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare since 2009

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Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
5 of 5
Staffing
4 of 5
Quality measures
5 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 225774 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on May 13, 2026, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Massachusetts average is 6.8, the national average 9.2).

None of its 1 health citation since May 2024 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 4.56 hours per resident per day, against 3.86 across Massachusetts and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.59 of those hours.

Health inspections

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.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

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 1 health citation on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
1D
0E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
May 13, 2026Standard inspection · 1 citation
  1. D
    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.
    F761 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 20, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on observations and interview, the facility failed to ensure staff stored all drugs and biologicals used in the facility in accordance with currently accepted professional principles. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure medications for Residents #24 and #62 remained in view of the nurse and were not left unattended and unsecured during the medication administration pass.
May 8, 2025Standard inspection · 0 citations
May 16, 2024Standard inspection · 0 citations

Fire safety inspections

1 fire safety citation on file: 1 on May 8, 2025.

Every fire safety citation1 citation
  1. D
    Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
    K 353 · May 8, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homeMassachusettsUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)4.563.863.86
Registered nurses1.590.650.69
All nursing staff on weekends4.193.483.42
Nurse aides2.35
Licensed practical nurses0.62
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)not reported38.2%45.8%
Registered nurse turnovernot reported42.6%42.9%
Administrators who leftnot reported

CMS expects 3.71 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

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 4.71 on weekdays and 4.19 on weekends, 11% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 22.2% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.26 in April to June 2025 to 4.56 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20264.561.594.714.19 22.2%0 of 9038
Oct to Dec 20254.531.344.773.91 17.4%0 of 9236
Jul to Sep 20254.481.134.654.05 19.3%0 of 9235
Apr to Jun 20254.261.534.493.69 17.3%0 of 9134
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
Massachusetts, Jan to Mar 20263.790.613.943.415.0%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

Staff pay at this home

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.

Official wage estimates for Massachusetts

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
Massachusetts, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$22.44$21.32 to $23.9438,130
LPNs and LVNs$38.57$34.91 to $40.6613,210
Registered nurses$50.27$42.05 to $65.4488,200
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270

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.

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Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homeMassachusettsUS
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.91.41.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
27.125.723.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
9.611.912.0

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Newbridge on the Charles Skilled Nursing Facility's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (70.1% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

70.1% 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. 867 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

9.2% 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. 839 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

4.2% this home

Better than 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. 453 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

66.5% 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. 463 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.9% 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. 582 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

2.1% 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. 582 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

100.0% this home

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. 274 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.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: NEWBRIDGE ON THE CHARLES, INC..

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Hebrew Seniorlife, Inc.Direct ownership interestOrganization06/01/2009
Bane, HarrisonManaging control - governing bodyIndividual10/01/2023
Cohen, HowardManaging control - governing bodyIndividual01/01/2020
Cohen, MarshaManaging control - governing bodyIndividual11/07/2013
Desimone, ThomasManaging control - governing bodyIndividual01/01/2013
Drucker, JefferyManaging control - governing bodyIndividual11/14/2017
Edmonds, JaneManaging control - governing bodyIndividual01/01/2021
Fleishman, ValerieManaging control - governing bodyIndividual01/01/2021
Flier, StevenManaging control - governing bodyIndividual01/01/2015
Florence Smith, SusanManaging control - governing bodyIndividual01/01/2011
Genser, MauriceManaging control - governing bodyIndividual01/01/2014
Henken, RichardManaging control - governing bodyIndividual05/22/2024
Kotler, HaroldManaging control - governing bodyIndividual01/01/2011
Rosenthal, DavidManaging control - governing bodyIndividual01/01/2011
Zeidel, MarkManaging control - governing bodyIndividual01/01/2021
Bane, HarrisonCorporate directorIndividual10/01/2023
Cohen, HowardCorporate directorIndividual01/01/2020
Cohen, MarshaCorporate directorIndividual11/07/2013
Desimone, ThomasCorporate directorIndividual01/01/2013
Drucker, JefferyCorporate directorIndividual11/14/2017
Edmonds, JaneCorporate directorIndividual01/01/2021
Fleishman, ValerieCorporate directorIndividual01/01/2024
Flier, StevenCorporate directorIndividual01/01/2015
Henken, RichardCorporate directorIndividual05/22/2024
Johnson, MarkCorporate officerIndividual11/25/2024
Mandel, ErnestCorporate officerIndividual01/01/2023
Woolf, LouisCorporate officerIndividual10/15/2009
Hebrew Seniorlife, Inc.Operational/managerial controlOrganization06/01/2009
Barber, ErikaOperational/managerial controlIndividual09/16/2024
Fitzgerald, LuannOperational/managerial controlIndividual02/11/2008
Johnson, MarkOperational/managerial controlIndividual11/25/2024
Lerner, RachelOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/19/2012
Mandel, ErnestOperational/managerial controlIndividual01/01/2023
Manjikian, LaurieOperational/managerial controlIndividual05/11/1998
Masterson, AnnOperational/managerial controlIndividual01/01/2021
Retalic, TammyOperational/managerial controlIndividual09/13/2004
Rogers, EricOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/01/2012
Sjostrom, SarahOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/25/2025
Sykora, SarahOperational/managerial controlIndividual09/01/2016
Thompson, LindaOperational/managerial controlIndividual01/24/2022
Cliftonlarsonallen LLPAdp of the SNFOrganization01/01/2017
Forvis Mazars LLPAdp of the SNFOrganization01/01/2020
Hebrew Seniorlife, Inc.Adp of the SNFOrganization06/01/2009
Zimmet Healthcare Services Group LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization02/01/2024
Fitzgerald, LuannAdp of the SNFIndividual02/11/2008
Lerner, RachelAdp of the SNFIndividual03/19/2012
Mandel, ErnestAdp of the SNFIndividual01/01/2023
Manjikian, LaurieAdp of the SNFIndividual05/11/1998
Masterson, AnnAdp of the SNFIndividual04/11/2025
Retalic, TammyAdp of the SNFIndividual09/13/2004
Rogers, EricAdp of the SNFIndividual03/01/2012
Sjostrom, SarahAdp of the SNFIndividual03/25/2025
Sykora, SarahAdp of the SNFIndividual09/01/2016
Thompson, LindaAdp of the SNFIndividual09/21/2022

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.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

  1. How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 13, 2026: "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."

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Common questions

What is Newbridge on the Charles Skilled Nursing Facility's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Newbridge on the Charles Skilled Nursing Facility 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Newbridge on the Charles Skilled Nursing Facility get at its last inspection?
1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on May 13, 2026. The Massachusetts average is 6.8.
Has Newbridge on the Charles Skilled Nursing Facility been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Newbridge on the Charles Skilled Nursing Facility accept Medicaid?
CMS lists it as "Medicare", so it is not certified for Medicaid.
Who owns Newbridge on the Charles Skilled Nursing Facility?
CMS lists 54 owners and managers. Legal business name: NEWBRIDGE ON THE CHARLES, INC..

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