Palmer Healthcare Center

250 SHEARER STREET, PALMER, MA 01069 · CCN 225763 · 61 certified beds · Data as of 2026-07-01

CMS overall3 of 5CMS inspections4 of 5CMS staffing3 of 5CMS quality1 of 5

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No immediate-jeopardy or actual-harm citations, and no CMS enforcement fines, appear in this facility's current record.

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Serious inspection findings

No citations at CMS's actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy levels appear in this facility's current record.

Staffing, from payroll records

Nursing hours / resident / day

2.77

state median 3.36

Weekend staffing gap

−0%

fewer nursing hours on weekends · state median −4%

RN hours / resident / day

0.37

registered nurses only

Contract (agency) staff

24%

share of all nursing hours

Days with zero RN hours reported

with residents present

Nursing staff turnover

55%

per year, per CMS

Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal, 2026Q1, 90 reported days — actual payroll data, not the facility's own estimates.

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Penalties and enforcement

CMS records no penalties for this facility.

Ownership

Ownership type: For profit - Corporation.

Full citation history

By severity: Potential for more than minimal harm: 14

Survey date	Tag	Category	Severity	Corrected
2026-01-06	F0551	Resident Rights Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2026-01-06	F0641	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2025-12-16	F0557	Resident Rights Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2025-12-16	F0607	Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2025-09-02	F0607	Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2024-09-26	F0557	Resident Rights Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2024-09-26	F0558	Resident Rights Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2024-09-26	F0684	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2024-09-26	F0689	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2024-09-26	F0805	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2024-09-26	F0812	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	F	not recorded
2024-09-26	F0909	Environmental Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2023-08-10	F0660	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2023-08-10	F0801	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	F	not recorded

Sources: CMS Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, Penalties, and Ownership datasets (data.cms.gov/provider-data), processed 2026-07-01; CMS Payroll-Based Journal daily staffing. Find this facility on Care Compare: search “Palmer Healthcare Center, PALMER” at medicare.gov/care-compare.